Flashaholic? Help me with a purchase.

[zoe17]

I have been a long time lurker. I have a large collection of lights from maglights to Surefires(6-9's and E2D's). M96 series etc.

I have not been able to find a LED head for my Ultra stinger's, maybe one day.

Then one day I found a link to dealextreme here. I would just go buy a single 123A light or a 2 cell primary, not knowing a P4 from a whatever. Then I found shining beam.

Now I have a collection of god knows what.

SOOO.. now I need a drop LED for my E2D and the 6-p or the Brinkman clone. All the ones are very confusing. I want bright and depenable. I have lots of 123's from battery station/junction and surefire.

Also can you guys help find me a 200 plus lumens LED with 2 primary 123's as power source for under $75.00? A flashlight war at work has been started, so now the lumens winners is a guy with a 190~ish he got from lowes. from what I have read there are drop-ins that would smoke the 200 lumen level.

With all the dealextreme lights I have, I have bodies with a tail clicky I could use as a donor body. So, a drop in at a good price, or complete light?

And all along I thought ARFCOM and black rifles where addictive.

Thanks in advance for helping the newb. And yes I searched, thus more confusion.

 

[AardvarkSagus]

As far as drop-ins go, I have to recommend Malkoff. That will work at least with the 6P and possibly with the Brinkmann depending on which one. He makes some of the absolute best drop-ins on the market currently and you even get to choose your ideal balance between beam shape, brightness, and runtime.

I recently had a chance to review the Elzetta ZFL-M60 which uses the standard Malkoff M60. Wow. That is one nice little unit.

 

[Badbeams3]

To "smoke the 200 lumen level" your going to need 400+ lumen...300 would appear to be...a little brighter. Don`t know of anything that would do it on 2x123 batts. But here is a link to one that might be a little brighter. http://www.pts-flashlights.com/products/product.aspx?pid=152-154-6591

 

[jhc37013]

Under $75 maybe try a Fenix PD30 or EagleTac T100C2.

 

[zoe17]

So, can I get into the 400-700 lumen range for $100-125? I want to use 123's as I have tons of them. But I would buy a combo with charger if needed.

So much to look at, and drool over. The Fenix TK-40?(the big bright one) is calling me.

 

[zoe17]

What about this one

MG PLI Cree MC-E 700

seemed to have a good review?

 

[strinq]

Under $75 maybe try a Fenix PD30 or EagleTac T100C2.

They only out about 200 or less lumens, there wouldn't be a noticeable difference.

Agreed with the poster above, you need a 300 minimum lumen output to be noticeably brighter.
Why not just go for the best and get the 600 lumen lights?
Fenix TK40, Eagletac M2XC4 or Olight M30.

 

[zoe17]

Ordered the MG PLI Cree MC-E 700 from shiningbeam. Will see how that one works for me. Thanks for the help.