CoolBreeze135
Newly Enlightened
Hey folks!
I picked up a SureFire E1e Executive Elite recently on the secondary market. I really like the size and the body design of this light, but the lumen output is pretty pathetic, even compared to my streamlight microstream that is 4 years old.
The same afternoon that I purchased the light, it died. It's not the battery, so I'm thinking it is the bulb. I have a few questions:
I would love to replace the bulb with an LED drop-in. I don't need anything crazy bright, but it would be nice to get it up to, say 50 lumens or more. This one by lumens factory is the only one I can find (http://www.lumensfactory.com/online_shop_product.php?id=336&cid=5&sid=11&page=1). Are there other options out there? I cannot spend $100 to fix this light, so extensive or expensive mods are out of the question.
Also, I need input on whether I can do an affordable LED upgrade to create a reliable, safe light. I am a newbie to this. I have been a casual user of decent flashlights (Fenix, Thrunite, Streamlight, Princeton Tec, etc...) for years, but I am not very knowledgeable about the details within the specs.
Any help I can get is greatly appreciated. Also, If this is in the wrong subforum, I apologize. Mods can move it if they see fit.
I picked up a SureFire E1e Executive Elite recently on the secondary market. I really like the size and the body design of this light, but the lumen output is pretty pathetic, even compared to my streamlight microstream that is 4 years old.
The same afternoon that I purchased the light, it died. It's not the battery, so I'm thinking it is the bulb. I have a few questions:
I would love to replace the bulb with an LED drop-in. I don't need anything crazy bright, but it would be nice to get it up to, say 50 lumens or more. This one by lumens factory is the only one I can find (http://www.lumensfactory.com/online_shop_product.php?id=336&cid=5&sid=11&page=1). Are there other options out there? I cannot spend $100 to fix this light, so extensive or expensive mods are out of the question.
Also, I need input on whether I can do an affordable LED upgrade to create a reliable, safe light. I am a newbie to this. I have been a casual user of decent flashlights (Fenix, Thrunite, Streamlight, Princeton Tec, etc...) for years, but I am not very knowledgeable about the details within the specs.
Any help I can get is greatly appreciated. Also, If this is in the wrong subforum, I apologize. Mods can move it if they see fit.