Budget Showerhead Mag Drop-in.

magnetx said:
It is back in stock. i bought one, now it is 4 left
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when it comes in please let us know your review. thank you:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs..........🤢.......:green:...:twothumbs
 
Anyone know if these will work in an LED 3D maglight - the one I have is in a standard incandescent maglight body. I wasn't sure if they would work in an LED maglight.
 
I was wondering that myself but this is not possible. The incandescent or the non-led style will work. Then for the multi-mode or the 3w it WILL NOT WORK. You are stuck with the configuration that comes with it. As far as the single mode led 3w I am positive it will not work but I have not seen the guts of it.

The 3D led you have in not upgradeable as far as a drop in but I have seen people on her take theirs apart basically destroying it but if you are really really really good at doing these types of things then no. The rebel in your light is awesome and has great throw as is.

The answer is a definite no for the 3D led you have since the emitter is un-removeable. Only the lights with a removeable bulb inside or if it has a spare bulb in the tailcap.

Hope this helps...

Also since you ordered one, you should give a review and your thoughts as most on here would love to see it...:twothumbs
 
Ok, thanks for the info. I have another LED maglight, and I was just thinking that maybe I'd eventually upgrade it too. But, I had a suspicion that it wouldn't work.

I did make a post further up the thread. It is a nice upgrade, and I am glad I got it. But after reading the comments in the beginning of this thread, I was expecting more, I suppose.

While I was waiting on mine to come in, I thought I might buy 1 or 2 more Maglights and get some more of these.

Now, I think I'll just stick with the one. I will be getting an 800 lumen Eagletac soon, and that will likely replace this Maglight drop in combo that I am using for outdoor duty right now.
 
shipwreck said:
Anyone know if these will work in an LED 3D maglight - the one I have is in a standard incandescent maglight body. I wasn't sure if they would work in an LED maglight.
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It should work in the older '3W LED' version of the Mag.
It will not work with the newer Rebel Mag LED.
 
I have an old 2C Maglite ... At least 15 years old ... Just wondering if this unit would fit OK ... I assume it is just a matter of taking the old bulb and reflector out and putting the new unit in ... Is it the same size unit for both C and D bodies ? ... How long would the two C cells run on continuous ? ... I would use the Duracell Professional C cells unless someone can recommend better at a sensible price.

Is this really going to be more powerful than my Solarforce L2 on high ?

Is it worth converting the 2C to use a single 18650 with this multi LED unit ? ... If so , what would be the run time ?
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march.brown said:
I have an old 2C Maglite ... At least 15 years old ... Just wondering if this unit would fit OK ... I assume it is just a matter of taking the old bulb and reflector out and putting the new unit in ... Is it the same size unit for both C and D bodies ? ... How long would the two C cells run on continuous ? ... I would use the Duracell Professional C cells unless someone can recommend better at a sensible price.

Is this really going to be more powerful than my Solarforce L2 on high ?

Is it worth converting the 2C to use a single 18650 with this multi LED unit ? ... If so , what would be the run time ?
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A 2D will run for a hour and a half or so but this is what the manufacturer says. It does fit the C and D maglites with no problems. It would be alot better in a C cell light as its a bit smaller and would be a better profile. As for the D cell it allows for a larger capacity and cell configuration.

For 20bucks you should just get it as if you buy two for $46 shipped you could get a free penlight, do not forget to ask. Also if you get a holder or just put some lithium cell configuration with foam around it, it will last longer. Then again you could get a five mega holder and use AA's and Jash on here has provided a great runtime with the kai domain 2AA-D holders.

In my opinion you should get something with AA's to a dcell sonce aa's are cheap and easy to find and everything uses them. Just make sure you buy a quality rechargeables with a name brand since there a numerous counts of low capacity with rechargeables(Nimh, Li-ion, Li-poly, etc)

Then again it will have great runtime with any cell configuration but its going to be expensive to keep buying regular c-cells or d-cells. So check up on battery adapter and get something above 2000mah and you will be more than happy.

Then again with the post with the solarforce. I am assuming that its the 230lumen or 300lumen module, then it will be a bit brighter with just the regular c-ell configuration and then with a higher voltage than 3V it will be alot brighter as the minimun brightness is 400lumen and maximum brightness is in the range of 600lumen with 7-9v.

If you pick a cell configuration with anything higher than the 3v with 2c-cells it will work awesome and the flood is rediculous and with a great throw. But it the nit picky it will not have the hot spot to beat your solarforce. Then again the color rendition of this module will not be beat.

Then with the 3.7v 18650 @ 2600mah it will double the runtime than on two c-cells. All you have to do is get the plastic sleeve to fill up the gap. You just have to look around.

Hope this helps...
ERic
 
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ama230 said:
A 2D will run for a hour and a half or so but this is what the manufacturer says. It does fit the C and D maglites with no problems. It would be alot better in a C cell light as its a bit smaller and would be a better profile. As for the D cell it allows for a larger capacity and cell configuration.

For 20bucks you should just get it as if you buy two for $46 shipped you could get a free penlight, do not forget to ask. Also if you get a holder or just put some lithium cell configuration with foam around it, it will last longer. Then again you could get a five mega holder and use AA's and Jash on here has provided a great runtime with the kai domain 2AA-D holders.

In my opinion you should get something with AA's to a dcell sonce aa's are cheap and easy to find and everything uses them. Just make sure you buy a quality rechargeables with a name brand since there a numerous counts of low capacity with rechargeables(Nimh, Li-ion, Li-poly, etc)

Then again it will have great runtime with any cell configuration but its going to be expensive to keep buying regular c-cells or d-cells. So check up on battery adapter and get something above 2000mah and you will be more than happy.

Then again with the post with the solarforce. I am assuming that its the 230lumen or 300lumen module, then it will be a bit brighter with just the regular c-ell configuration and then with a higher voltage than 3V it will be alot brighter as the minimun brightness is 400lumen and maximum brightness is in the range of 600lumen with 7-9v.

If you pick a cell configuration with anything higher than the 3v with 2c-cells it will work awesome and the flood is rediculous and with a great throw. But it the nit picky it will not have the hot spot to beat your solarforce. Then again the color rendition of this module will not be beat.

Hope this helps...
ERic
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Many thanks for your reply ... I can either use 2 C cells or a 18650 at the moment ... I could also use two 50mm long Li-Ion batteries though that would be more expensive as I would probably buy a couple of spares too ... In a 2C body , what other options are there ?

I already have a few AA to C convertors but with two Eneloops we are down to about 2.4 Volts.

The only other option is to get a better dropin for my Solarforce L2 or even a 2 X 18650 body plus a dropin and put the old mag 2C back in the cupboard.

I'm trying to keep the costs down.
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march.brown said:
The only other option is to get a better dropin for my Solarforce L2 or even a 2 X 18650 body plus a dropin and put the old mag 2C back in the cupboard.
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A 3C mad will accomodate 2x18650's nicely and give you the maximum output for the module as well as some reasonable runtime.

I've only started back at work after being off for a month, but when I get some more cash I'm going to do the 3C with 2x18650 thing as a 4D is a little large to use all the time.

Besides, I need the 4D as a host for a triple XP-G module someone is working on.
 
it will run on 2.4v mine dose
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AAs in adapters will work OK how long it runs will depend on the mAh of the battery
if you are in the UK ALDI stores do rechargeable-AA and C for a few quid or you could go for 2x 18500 li-ion = 7.4v + charger you'd need to get these on the net KDs or DX are the best known

the ALDI C-cell are rated at 4000mAh each = 2,4v for 2 i will do a run time test on two of these tomorrow and let you know the run time
3 of these in my 2-D mag was over 2 hours continuous
i have know bought 8 of these fusion 36
some are for XMAS for the 2-D mags i gave my nephews last year
 
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Barrie said:
it will run on 2.4v mine dose
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AAs in adapters will work OK how long it runs will depend on the mAh of the battery
if you are in the UK ALDI stores do rechargeable-AA and C for a few quid or you could go for 2x 18500 li-ion = 7.4v + charger you'd need to get these on the net KDs or DX are the best known

the ALDI C-cell are rated at 4000mAh each = 2,4v for 2 i will do a run time test on two of these tomorrow and let you know the run time
3 of these in my 2-D mag was over 2 hours continuous
i have know bought 8 of these fusion 36
some are for XMAS for the 2-D mags i gave my nephews last year
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You are the best Uncle ever!!!! Can I be your nephew?:wave:
They are going to have an awesome xmas this year, might as well buy them good sunglasses as these are going to blind them.
 
Jash said:
A 3C mad will accomodate 2x18650's nicely and give you the maximum output for the module as well as some reasonable runtime.

I've only started back at work after being off for a month, but when I get some more cash I'm going to do the 3C with 2x18650 thing as a 4D is a little large to use all the time.

Besides, I need the 4D as a host for a triple XP-G module someone is working on.
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Mine is only a 2C mag , so two 18650s won't fit.
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Hi
march.brown

i just finished a run test with 2 x c-cell 1.2v 4000mAh fresh from the charger 2-hours 53-minutes from start to auto shut off :thumbsup:
hope this of some help to you
 
Barrie said:
Hi
march.brown

i just finished a run test with 2 x c-cell 1.2v 4000mAh fresh from the charger 2-hours 53-minutes from start to auto shut off :thumbsup:
hope this of some help to you
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Thanks Barrie

Is the torch more powerful than say a 200 lumens Solarforce when using the two C cells ? ... My Solarforce lasts for two hours thirty minutes on a single 18650.

I guess that two AA Eneloops in the 'AA to C' adaptors would be about half your value ... Nearly one and a half hours ... I've got eight of those adaptors already.

I'm going to price some Li-Ion 18500 cells as I've already got a charger that will take them ... Two C cells or two C adaptors will also fit ... That means that 2 18500 Li-ions or 2 C cells or 2 AAs will power it ... That is great.

Thanks for running the test , the results certainly seem good for using two NiMh C cells ... I only have chargers for AA NiMh cells though.

So I gotta work out whether it is more cost effective to go for the C cells plus a charger or just 18500 Li-Ions with my existing chargers.

Thanks again

George
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Well , you sort of talked me into it ! ... If I don't like it I will blame all of you for persuading me to upgrade my old Police issue Maglite 2C.

I have just bought a Fusion 36 LED unit for $23 and also two 18500 (1600mAh ?) protected cells for $7-98 (£5-44) ... So my total cost is £20-66 ... I could have bought a nice Solarforce and dropin for that money ... If the batteries are OK , I will probably have to get another two (just in case) ... I have Duracell C batteries also some AA to C adaptors ... That means that I will have the choice of using AA , C , 18500 or even a single 18650 with a spacer ... I will try the single 18650 and if it works OK then I might not have to get another two 18500s.

I just hope that I have done the right thing in getting these ... It will be used as a general purpose house torch ... My Wife will like it as she has had the torch for many years ... A Policeman accidentally left it with her after an attempted break-in ... After I bought my smaller LED lights the Mag 2C was put into a kitchen cupbourd and forgotten about ... It did seem a shame not to use it , but it isn't really a pocket torch ... Anyway , time will tell if it has proved to be an investment or just a waste of money ... I will keep you all informed.
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The only thing that this module is not going to do is throw as far as a light with a reflector so note this. Then again it will be substituted for an awesome flood. It will throw eighty+ meters and flood a 50+ meter at this distance. Also there is no heat, so good bye bugs and mosquitoes.

You are going to love this module as it being for around the house. I can see it now as your wife says "Damn that's a bright light" and then you say "I told it was a good investment". If you can compute this, as each led is 11+ lumen at 30mA+ and this is very easily done by a Nichia gs W rank led.

Also would like to thank barry for the runtime test as I get a little over 2hrs and 30min with a Fivemega 6AA to 2D adapter with 6 Tenergy 2600mah AA's @ 8.4V. This is very respectable as for as much light as your getting and for the amount of run time you're getting.

I can guarantee you will get over two hours with the li-ion configuration. Also dont blame us if you have to order more but just this time ill take partial blame for this incident only.:devil:
 
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