Maglite C cell - great stuff

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Hi all,

Up until this week, I had never come across C cell Maglites - this after years of shopping. So I went a bit spend crazy.
I was in Home Depot - they had grey (pewter?) 2C lights - purchased two.
The next day I went to a local hardware store to purchase a floor lamp: surprise - came across one 2C, two 3C and one 4C lights, and bought them all :) . I also bought a 6D light (on mark down) just for kicks. (All black lights - no colours available - darn). All they have left now are D cell lights in the regular sizes:).
The salesman told me that the C cell and 6D cell lights had been in the store for a very long time - no one buys them.

I live in the suburbs, so lots of ambient light.
I woke up before sunrise this morning and went for a walk to test the 2C cell and 3C cell lights (both upgraded with their respective Mag LED module). For the price - fabulous. Both the 2C and 3C have great throw, lighting up alley ways and down the road for a good distance. Definitely bright enough to check out any boogers hiding away.
And the weight and size are perfect for "large" lights.
Now I hope that the runtimes are even "somewhat" close to the D cell lights as reviewed on flashlightreviews - or wishful thinking?

I will be upgrading all the remaining Mags with the Mag Led module as budget allows. I am not a modder so have no interest in "fancy" upgrades. The Mag Led upgrade suits my uses perfectly.

I am very glad I found these C cell lights.

Any one else find them to be great stuff ???

Cheers
Boet

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Well up in Canada here and I've only ever seen the 2C in black at Home Depot. They go for $12.99 Can dollars. Never seen a 3 or 4 C. I'm really trying to find a 4C, might have to call around. Anyway, I've never used a C M*glite in my life, but I think it's the form factor I want. How much did you pay for your C's? (Anyone know where I can 4C in Canada?)

M*gLED modules are ok, but have you considered that new drop in by TerraLux everyones talking about? Way brighter than M*gLED and it does not dim down 50% after 10 minutes. Run times for the M*gLED C's should be 1/2 that of the D's, assuming average C is 7.5ah and a D is 15ah.

Sad to say, but the ubiquitous common old M*g lite still seems the most versatile and economic bang for the buck, when upgraded with some type of LED module. If it gets lost, no biggie, if it gets beat up or the batteries leak, just get a new one dirt cheap and take the LED module out. The common dirt cheap alkalines make the M*g run for just cents an hour. My 3D costs me 4cents an hour to run. Compare that to these schizophrenic CR123A run time costs which easily get to $3 an hour for light! (Inova T3 for example) A box of 12 Surefire lithium up here work out to $3.75 each. So, $7.50 to run some of these old Surefire Incans for an hour? I could hire some guy to stand there holding a spotlight for that price an hour. okay okay, they last a hell of a lot longer than that in other lights, but you get my point.
 
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$12.99CDN for a 2C ?! At my local Home Depot they cost over $20.00. :( I got my old 4C years ago at Canadian Tire but they are pretty hard to find now in brick and mortar stores. The D-cell LED maglites pretty much dominates the shelves now. Le Baron often has items in the store that are not in their online catalogue but I don't think there is a store in BC.
 
Maglite C cells are sweet. They handle well. My experience indicates they have less resistance than Mag D cells. Copper tab instead of little anode spring.

Mag 2C pewter and black tuxedo CA1499
Mag 2C plum crazy purple Terralux UV drop in
Mag 3C jade WA1111
Mag 3C jade ROP
Mag 4C XPR103 with PMR
Mag 5C Elite 4500 ROP
Mag 6C pewter and black tuxedo WA1166
Mag 6C WA1185

With AW's protected Li-Ion "C" cells now available it's time to buy a couple more.

Yep. I like Mag C cell torches.
 
I love the size of a 2C maglite. It is pretty much the perfect size as far as holding a flashlight goes. I have a 2C ROP Lo with HS reflector and two protected 18650 cells, and I absolutely love it! It might be my favorite light! The output is fantastic and it gets around 1 hour of flat runtime at around 300 lumens! That 1 hour is also FREE since it uses rechargable cells.

Boet,

I think you should check out the P4 Mag Drop in that MattK is selling. It is going to be much brighter than your MagLED dropin, and it will also produce much less heat meaning that it will NOT dim down in a short period of time like the MagLED as well.


Icebreak,

What cells are you using in your 3C ROP?
 
Wow 12.99 for a 2c mag in canada. They sell for near 28$ here And the only place that sell's them is the homedepot wallmart seem's to be dropping the line very few light's left no bulb's in stock on clear out for 75cent's of course I see that after they have sold out:rant: canadian tire sell's the 3-4d magled for 47.99 lol i'd buy a couple of those 2c's for that price and sell them here to us canuk's :naughty:
 
Mag 2C really was $12.99 in Home Depot - the location up in South Surrey BC, on 120th street and 72nd. They had a stack of them on the lower shelf in the white cardboard tray. Big black on white price sticker on the orange steel shelf rack said $12.99. I'm usre it was for the 2C, convinced of it, I saw this not 5 weeks ago. Maybe it was some sort of clearance price? They had 4D with 4 Duracell batteries for $31 Canadian too. That's a normal everyday price, I paid the same 7 years ago for my 4D! Still the same price today. 2D incan was cheap too, under $20 for sure, I think around $17. They have the 2 cell and 3 cell M*gLED drop in's for $22.?? Canadian. 2AA MM was $36 I *think*. A few years ago I got 3D mag for $21 at the supermarket (Real Cndn Superstore).
 
Cydonia said: "Well up in Canada here and I've only ever seen the 2C in black at Home Depot. They go for $12.99 Can dollars. Never seen a 3 or 4 C. I'm really trying to find a 4C, might have to call around. Anyway, I've never used a C M*glite in my life, but I think it's the form factor I want. How much did you pay for your C's? (Anyone know where I can 4C in Canada?)"


Cydonia
Greetings from Vancouver.

Which Home Depot did you see the 2C cell at $12.99 Can ??? I paid $26. Tell me more !!! (edit: never mind - I see above. I've been struggling to send a reply - server issues?)
I picked up the other C cells at Rona in N. Van. There are two branches - the smaller store had the lights - the larger store does not stock any Maglites.
The salesman told me that the central warehouse from which they order had some 3C cell lights left - he did not mention whether the 2C or 4C stock was still available. Neither could he confirm that they would be replacing the lights in store. Maybe if you spoke to them and pre-paid for an order?

Here is the address and tel #:
Rona
915 West First Street
North Vancouver
Phone: 604-985-3000

Prepare for sticker shock though.
Hope this helps.

The form factor of these lights is great. Much lighter to carry and easier to hold onto than the D cells. As you say, cheap enough to use, abuse and replace. Just great for a "large" light.
My D cells have been retired – for now, anyway.
Cheers
Boet
 
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hmm mayby it was their greatneck brand light's? I know the homedepot near me had those on sale a few week's ago for 15$ 6d 10 for a 2-3d they are really poor quality though not worth the price in my opinion even being so cheap.

Cydonia said:
Mag 2C really was $12.99 in Home Depot - the location up in South Surrey BC, on 120th street and 72nd. They had a stack of them on the lower shelf in the white cardboard tray. Big black on white price sticker on the orange steel shelf rack said $12.99. I'm usre it was for the 2C, convinced of it,
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The C cell series have long been my favorite large Mag, they are much easier to carry and manipulate for longer periods than the larger D light in most hands except the very large.

I carry one 4 C in each vehicle, as a matter of fact I just this past weekend changed batteries in them, something I do twice a year when the time change occurs.
 
Icebreak said:
My experience indicates they have less resistance than Mag D cells. Copper tab instead of little anode spring.
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Icebreak,
Less resistance with copper tab is beneficial because.....?
Thanks.
Boet
 
Cydonia said:
A box of 12 Surefire lithium up here work out to $3.75 each. So, $7.50 to run some of these old Surefire Incans for an hour? I could hire some guy to stand there holding a spotlight for that price an hour.QUOTE]

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: LARF ..... hire some guy.....

.......but I agree.
That is why I like the "regular" batteries - even though I have three Surefires and two QIII clones which use 123 batteries
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. The QIII clones were purchased from The Source when they were on sale at $28 Can - item #6119048 for any Canucks interested. They work well, although not used often at all because of battery cost - worth the $28 I paid, however.
Cheers
Boet
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If the electricity were like water in a pipe, the size of the pipe would be the volts or volumn and the pressure in the pipe would be the amps. If the pipe has junk on the inside walls it will cause resistance to the flow or current.

Resistance in a circuit produces heat from the energy instead of light which means lowered efficiency. A good place for resistance to exist in an incandescent lamp is the filament. It's resistive. It heats up when current is applied, the tungstan filiment gets so hot it begins to glow and produce photons.
 
Icebreak said:
If the electricity were like water in a pipe, the size of the pipe would be the volts or volumn and the pressure in the pipe would be the amps. If the pipe has junk on the inside walls it will cause resistance to the flow or current.

Resistance in a circuit produces heat from the energy instead of light which means lowered efficiency. A good place for resistance to exist in an incandescent lamp is the filament. It's resistive. It heats up when current is applied, the tungstan filiment gets so hot it begins to glow and produce photons.
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Icebreak,
Thanks for your explanation:).
Cheers.
Boet
 
Icebreak said:
If the electricity were like water in a pipe, the size of the pipe would be the volts or volumn and the pressure in the pipe would be the amps. If the pipe has junk on the inside walls it will cause resistance to the flow or current.

Resistance in a circuit produces heat from the energy instead of light which means lowered efficiency. A good place for resistance to exist in an incandescent lamp is the filament. It's resistive. It heats up when current is applied, the tungstan filiment gets so hot it begins to glow and produce photons.
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This is not correct. Volts is the pressure driving current through resistance. Volts would be pressure, pipe size would be resistance, and flowrate is the current.

Typically the less resistance the better, there are switch mods and tail spring mod to lower them.
 
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