Joey
Newly Enlightened
Does anyone here know of some easy mods I can make to my 5D Maglite which is just gathering dust on my floor? How about some Welch Allyn bulb that would fit?
Maglite 5D in need of suping up
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Have you tried the Mag Xenon bulbs? Also I have heard of people running a 4-cell bulb on 5 batteries, although it is an iffy thing, I believe it varies with the individual bulbs. I do know for sure that most 3-cell bubls will not survive long with 4 batteries, although they are bright as heck (for a little while, at least)...
Joey
Newly Enlightened
Well, I currently have a Magnum Star Krpton in it. Will the Xenon bulb really make a huge difference? I might try the 4 cell bulb. I noticed that Inretech has a Helios(3 x 5W Luxeons) mod for a 6D. Will that just mean a weak Helios on the 5D?
Illuminated
Enlightened
If you want serious incandescent power, look here:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB14&Number=189190&page=10&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=14&fpart=1
I believe the Streamlight SL35X lamp is even more powerful than the TigerLight lamp, and appears to have very similar dimensions. I also think that it is rated for 6-volts.
5 D-cell NiMH rechargeable batteries would total 6-volts, and would drop right in there with no modifications necessary.
D-cell NiMH's are available in up to 9000mAh capacity ratings I think, and they should be able to deliver plenty of current to power that 20-watt SL35X for quite a while. I'm guessing that you could get close to 2 hours of run time out of that setup. That would be awesome IMHO.
I think the stock Mag switch could handle the 3+ amps of current, but I honestly don't know for certain.
The PR-based adapter I made used some Molex pin sockets that are rated for up to 3 amps. I don't know if the SL35X lamp pins are the same diameter as the TigerLight lamp's, as I don't actually have one.
This may not be as exciting as an LED mod, but I thought I'd just throw the idea out there anyway.
Have fun!
John
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB14&Number=189190&page=10&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=14&fpart=1
I believe the Streamlight SL35X lamp is even more powerful than the TigerLight lamp, and appears to have very similar dimensions. I also think that it is rated for 6-volts.
5 D-cell NiMH rechargeable batteries would total 6-volts, and would drop right in there with no modifications necessary.
D-cell NiMH's are available in up to 9000mAh capacity ratings I think, and they should be able to deliver plenty of current to power that 20-watt SL35X for quite a while. I'm guessing that you could get close to 2 hours of run time out of that setup. That would be awesome IMHO.
I think the stock Mag switch could handle the 3+ amps of current, but I honestly don't know for certain.
The PR-based adapter I made used some Molex pin sockets that are rated for up to 3 amps. I don't know if the SL35X lamp pins are the same diameter as the TigerLight lamp's, as I don't actually have one.
This may not be as exciting as an LED mod, but I thought I'd just throw the idea out there anyway.
Have fun!
John
Roy
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You can increase the light output of your Mag by 8% to 10% by simply replacing the OEM lens with a UCl coated lens from www.flashlightlens.com .
