Difference between Badboy 400 and 500Ma?

[Zvi]

Hi All,
Basically the subj. Is it correct to assume that 50 is brighter, but with shorter lifetime?
Those can be dropped into for AA or AAA maglites?
And what is special/good about NX05 Optics?

 

[jtivat]

That is correct the 500 is a bit brighter but suffers a shorter runtime and they only fit in two AA lights. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Zvi]

Is there any 1W drop in for AAA? Or is it too much for the size?

 

[FalconFX]

The NX05 optics collect as much light as possible from top to ground region of the LED and project it. Unlike a reflector, or unlike a bare LED, it's a spot flood.

The 1AAA drop in is barely doable. As of right now, there's very little availability outside of CPF modders. If you do a search in the Homemade/Modified Lights section, you'll find a few 1AAA LS dropins...

 

[Gene]

REALLY, not much between the two. I've compared both of them together and I could not see ANY difference but LED's are strange and they differ from example to example. If a BB500 example IS slightly brighter than the 400, it's not worth the shorter run time and will only be brighter for a very short time. The BB400 is as bright as you'll ever need in a Mag AA conversion and it stays bright for a long time!