MagLED 3D drop-in, in a 4D?

[wildstar87]

Ok simple question, will running a MagLED designed for 3D run in a 4D? Will it run any brighter or will it just fry it? I'm trying to do something on the cheap here, and just wondering if anyone has tried this at all? I already have the 3D MagLED, and have a friend who has a 4D that I want to put it in.

 

[carbine15]

It will just heat up faster and go dimmer faster.. with the thermal protection kicking in sooner you won't notice any brightness increase. Runtime might increase a bit.

 

[Henk_Lu]

Simple answer : I ran such a module in my 4C and I had to put a dummy cell in it.

Be aware : A module that is designed for 3 cells, which means normally 4.8 Volts maximum won't be any brighter with more cels, but fry. If you speak about that old-fashioned MagLED module, it exists in different versions, from 2 cells to 4 cells IIRC.

Don't buy one of these, have a look around here, you get Malkoff dropins e.g, which are supposed to be the best around. I have some from led4more, a german engineer who makes an uni module, whuch works with 3 to 6 cells, but the brightness will be the same (around 200 lumens at start, 170 working), only the runnig time will vary.

A LED has a driver, which is designed either to boost up the voltage or to reduce it, some can do both, but the LED needs always the same voltage to work properly. So, unlike incandescent bulbs, they can't profit from more voltage. Dittmann, the engineer from Led4more, told me even a trick to drain my cells : First use them in the 6D until the LED stops working. This happens, when the overall voltage drops below 3 volts or so. Then, put them in the 2D, which has another module and boosts up the voltage, as 3 volts is the maximum it can handle. In that way, "empty" cells "work" again...

Greets,

Henk

 

[MrGman]

+2.99999 for what Henk said. Get the Malkoff Drop in, its brighter, more reliable, worth the money. It will probably last your lifetime, that makes it very cost effective.

 

[wildstar87]

Right I know all that, I do my own mods, but I have some of these modules left over from my Lowes escapades over Thanksgiving. I was going to mod them with an SSC P4.

I understand the voltage thing, what I want to know is if anyone has actually TRIED this and had any experience, good/bad or different.

I get the impression from all that have replied so far is the answer is they have not.

 

[Stereodude]

I understand the voltage thing, what I want to know is if anyone has actually TRIED this and had any experience, good/bad or different.

I get the impression from all that have replied so far is the answer is they have not.

Sounds like you should take the plunge and let us know how it works out for you.

 

[carbine15]

I've put a 3cell module in a 4 cell light and nothing went pop in the first 5 minutes. It wasn't any brighter near as I could tell.

 

[Wolf359]

if you use 4 rechargable nimh you should be fine as that would be 4.8v close enough to 3 primary cells which would be 4.5 volts to make no differance. would be carefule using 4 primary cells with your light.

 

[MrGman]

Mine wasn't any brighter either, I didn't run it long enough to see if it would die. It didn't have the desired effect so there was no point for me to continue.

 

[divine]

There's a sale in the good deal section for $9 magled modules if you need a 4 cell module.