Mag 100 Question

[wooniris]

Hi,

Whats a Mag 100?

Thanks

Woon

 

[MikeSalt]

I do apologise, but I have never heard of this flashlight.

 

[FILIPPO]

I have never heard of this flashlight.

me too

 

[Josey]

It usually means a Maglite modded to run a 100 watt bulb. For example, you can put an Osram 64623 (a 100 watt, 12 V bulb) into a Mag and overdrive it with 12 NiMH cells for an extremely bright light -- something like 3,000 to 4,000 lumens.

 

[Madvillian]

Hmmm... This sounds interesting.. What type of cells?

 

[Josey]

Hmmm... This sounds interesting.. What type of cells?

You will need high-current cells. I use GP2000 4/5 NiMH A cells welded into three sticks and used in a fivemega holder and a bored fivemega host. You might want to look at cmaccel's thread on the Torch. I think he uses 1400 or 1500 (Elites?) from CheapBatteryPacks. Something like that. His is a smaller form package. Bwaites and JS also run something very similar with their USL light. I don't remember what batteries they use, but those guys REALLY know batteries. Check out their thread. Someone else sells a premade version of this light with an extra cell, but I can't think of the name right now. Perhaps someone else can.

You could build one with 12 1/2D NiMH 4000mAh cells in a Mag 6D. That would give you a lot more runtime, but for long runtimes you'd need a good heat-management strategy.

This Mag100 (which I call a Mag623) is a very powerful light. It will quickly set paper on fire. And the runtimes are very short -- 4 to 8 minutes.

 

[wooniris]

Thanks for the info.

Will it need a driver?

Woon

 

[Josey]

Woon:

You'll need:
1) a host (the Maglite, usually bored to hold more cells),
2) the right number of cells and (usually) a battery holder,
3) a 100-watt bulb and a ceramic bulb holder,
4) a boro window,
5) a metal reflector.

You don't need a driver because these lights are direct drive, unless you can get a regulating circuit, which maintains a steady voltage to the bulb but is very, very hard to find.

 

[Patriot]

Someone else sells a premade version of this light with an extra cell, but I can't think of the name right now. Perhaps someone else can.

I believe you're thinking of Mad Maxabeam.

 

[VWTim]

I have a Mag100 setup using a Osram 62138 100 watt bulb being overdriven a bit. Using 12xCBP1650's in an FM holder and using an AWR hotdriver to round out the package in a bored/HA'd 3D host. I'm told this should be ~2800 lumens out the front.

 

[wooniris]

Thanks,

Found the thread... but how do I spli the 'C' socket?

Woon