How many lumens do Mag-Lites put out?
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Mjolnir
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Not a lot. The LED could be pushing 50 on fresh batteries, but it will decline quickly. The AA incan maglite will be less, optimistically 40 with fresh batteries, but probably less than that. It will also dim very quickly, since there is no regulation at all.
Marduke
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AA incan is ~10-15
american lockpicker
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With what bulbs? Regular(argon?), krypton or xenon?
Marduke
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Current stock. But short of the auroalite hotwire mod, nothing will really help it.
tebore
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http://www.maglite.com/lampspecs_dcell.asp
http://www.maglite.com/lampspecs_aa.asp
http://www.maglite.com/lampspecs_solitaire.asp
http://www.maglite.com/lampspecs_ccell.asp
Nothing on the MagLEDs but tests show about 30-50lm from the LuxIII modules dimming to ~20lm after warm up.
http://www.maglite.com/lampspecs_aa.asp
http://www.maglite.com/lampspecs_solitaire.asp
http://www.maglite.com/lampspecs_ccell.asp
Nothing on the MagLEDs but tests show about 30-50lm from the LuxIII modules dimming to ~20lm after warm up.
Marduke
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Keep in mind the C and D cell figures need approximately halved to equal actual values.
american lockpicker
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Very optimistic.
Gunner12
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From what I recall, the MagLED should get 60 lumen on start up, and drop to 30-20 lumen when it heats up.
The Minimag 2 AA is a 10 lumen.
The Minimag 2 AA is a 10 lumen.
GPB
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The answer will depend on whether the MagLED is a Lux or a Rebel. The rebels are considerably brighter.
tebore
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jzmtl
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Rebel 2D is about 80 lumens, that's pretty decent.
rmteo
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The 2D Rebel compares pretty well with even the 3D Malkoff (at least in the throw department) and the Fenix TK11.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=224102
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=224102
Gunner12
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That's because the batteries start at a higher voltage, and also don't sag anywhere as close as alkalines at higher currents. I'd use the batteries for a better light though.
Juggernaut
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6D Maglite with xenon bulb and fresh batteries = 126 lumens out the front.
Marduke
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233.5 "average lumens" advertised vs 126 initial OTF
Perhaps that 50% derating factor should be even larger....
Where'd you get that figure from?
Back in the day (Jan '03 actually) when I got my first Surefire E2e (60 lumens), I did a comparison vs my 6D maglight... I have a very hard time believing it's over 100 lumens or even 60 lumens... Here are the photos:
Juggernaut
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According to MrGman in his 6" dia. Lab Sphere "I was off by 1 lumen
" technically this is off of Cr123 Lithiums, "not alkaline" so I'm not sure if this would help out or not "which sags more 3x Cr123s or 6x D cells:thinking:?"
Sorry, I miss read that, it's with bezel and window so that is the real value.
" technically this is off of Cr123 Lithiums, "not alkaline" so I'm not sure if this would help out or not "which sags more 3x Cr123s or 6x D cells:thinking:?"Sorry, I miss read that, it's with bezel and window so that is the real value.
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