Mag 3 D and 4 X 26500 cells?

[Bob96]

I think that 4 X 26500 cells total about 200mm total. 3 X D cells are about 180mm. Will they fit in a Mag 3D if tailcap spring is cut & shortened? Don't know cap will handle the extra 20mm requiring a custom extended caps.

 

[Kestrel]

There's currently a thread running on this exact topic here.

To obtain more usable interior length, Conte has a thread with some ingenious Mag tailcap mods here.

My favorite was using the spring from an old 6V lantern battery nestled inside the Mag's foam bulb holder. Using the positive cap from a D alkaline cell was cute as well.

A very slick mod I saw elsewhere was using a lathe to deepen the spring seat/shoulder in the tailcap so the stock spring sits deeper in the tailcap - looked very very slick.

Edit: I've got some pics of my el-cheapo Mag 3D -> 4C here, particularly two pictures showing the tailcap region. Pretty easy really, no

custom extended caps

needed.

Hope this helps,
K