C cell right angle light mods

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What can I do with a right angle military light? It is powered by 2 c batteries. I want to put a LED in, but am a total rookie at this kinda thing.

Thanks.

Here is a picture, I hope. Just figuring out this whole posting thing works.

 

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I've seen the LED upgrade done to the D size lights, but nothing for the C size.

I am looking for a good all around light to put in my work truck to check tires,brakes,etc. when I go in at 4 in the morning.

Doesn't need to be super bright, but I would like it to be fairly bright with a decent battery life.

 

[Supernam]

Search for "PR" led drop-in or replacement.

 

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I found it. Thank you. Guess i should have looked harder.

 

[Monkeyboab]

Mag led upgraded to ssc would be spot on.

http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=166999

Rob

 

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Ok. I bought the Nite Ize LED PR upgrade. One more quick question: Since the LED says it will work with up to 6 batteries, would 2-3aaa adapters in the body of this flashlight make it brighter? I like the LED in it. Wish I had a bit more light out of it and possibly a bit more runtime. Thanks.

 

[wutzu]

Ok. I bought the Nite Ize LED PR upgrade. One more quick question: Since the LED says it will work with up to 6 batteries, would 2-3aaa adapters in the body of this flashlight make it brighter? I like the LED in it. Wish I had a bit more light out of it and possibly a bit more runtime. Thanks.

I don't think it would be any brighter. You still have two 1.5V-DC sources in series, so the bulb is still getting 3vDC. P=V*V/R, you haven't changed V or R (resistance of bulb) so there's no reason to think P (power converted to heat/light) would change.

Now if you had some strange 3aaa adapter that would put those 3aaas into series, and then your bulb would be getting 9v, and probably get brighter.

ETA: I got a few of these 2-c flashlights through .mil, and I thought they were terrible. They break too easily (if dropped onto their head, internal plastic parts will shear, and you won't have a complete circuit anymore). I'd dump epoxy into anything that's not likely to get removed once you put in your LED unit.

 

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I must be wrong then, I thought the 3AAA adapters were in series. The two I have appear to be in series. There is one battery in each one that is flipped from the others. If they were in parallel, they would all face the same direction.

I'll a quick multimeter chack of voltage, and it is 3.15V. Not the freshest batteries, but I am all out of fresh AAA batteries. Had to feed the E01 when it got here.