Help make my Rebel minimag BRIGHTER?

[kramer5150]

Picked one up today and its not bright enough.
Can the 2D Rebel 90 pill drop into the 2AA?

Heres the mini pulled apart.

thanks!!

 

[elumen8]

I've switched the 2AA pill with the pill from the 2D...there's definitely a slight difference in brightness, but nothing to write home about. I kept the switch simply because I like having the multi-mode in the 2D host.

Kramer, don't just sit there, now that you have it out...be the first to actually mod the pill.

JB

 

[PCC]

The 2D pill will put that Rebel MM-LED right around 100 lumens but it will suck the batteries dry really fast because it will pull 1600+ mA from the batteries. If you want a more efficient setup then custom is the way to go.

 

[elumen8]

Kramer, I have an extra 2D pill you can throw into your 2AA if you want it.

PCC has a thread where it looks like he's on the right track to mod the MagLed pill. https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/279616

JB

 

[SmurfTacular]

If I where to mod a minimag, I'd use a driver that can take ~8.4v so I can use two 14500 lithium ion batteries.

Has anyone ever attempted using a P7 for this? It would obviously have some heatsinking issues, and would probably have a duty cycle. But if successfully built, it would leave little room for the OEM reflector, making it a flood monster.

 

[kramer5150]

Thanks for the 2D pill Jamie!!

Its a LOT brighter than the multi mode 2AA pill I swapped out. With the multi mode, it was noticeably dimmer than my 75 Lumen ITP A3, so it was probably only ~55-60 Lumens. Now with the 2D pill, its as bright as my 110L E2L-KX2:twothumbs, and a hair dimmer than my 125L Fenix MC10. Outstanding for a $10 light.

Oh yeah, the limited run times don't concern me too much. I am using 2000-2500 mah cells and I have other lights for long running efficiency.

Very nice little light:thumbsup:

 

[PAB]

Interesting. So, I guess that means you could swap the 3D pill into the 3A minimag that they stopped making? I have one of those.

 

[SmurfTacular]

Interesting. So, I guess that means you could swap the 3D pill into the 3A minimag that they stopped making? I have one of those.

They stopped making 3AA Maglites??? Because I for sure saw one at Lowes...

 

[kramer5150]

I am no expert on the mag-rebel series. But after a lengthy discussion today with Jamie (elumen8)... my understanding is the pills are all the same from light to light within the same cell count family. So the 2 cell pill can be used in the MM and 2D. Jamie showed me a really nice 2D with the MM multi mode pill. With the forward click switch of the 2D it resulted in a really nice 5-mode 2D mag.

The same 3 cell pill is used in the 3D and 3AAA (XL100). I don't think they make a 3AA version with the Luxeon rebel, but if they did, it stands to reason that it would use the 3 cell pill.

**edit**
Sorry if this all is old news... I am new to the mag rebel lights.

 

[Swordforthelord]

They stopped making 3AA Maglites??? Because I for sure saw one at Lowes...

That's because they can't get rid of them.

 

[PCC]

The 3AA MagLED is an older Luxeon III version. I am not sure if they are parts compatible with the newer Rebel MagLEDs or not. If they are I can see someone trying the 3D Rebel MagLED module in one but that light is so long that it's almost impractical to be carried.

 

[elumen8]

The first generation 3AA Luxeon III and the current generation 3D Luxeon Rebel 091 are completely different and in no ways compatible. MAG has not released a current generation 3AA Luxeon Rebel yet.

JB

 

[Phaserburn]

I've been using my 2AA minimag rebel with Nizn cells. The voltage boost seems to agree with it well. Substantially brighter, and low mode works fine, too.