MagLite upgraded to a Rebel!! (pics in post 34)

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Found a pack of 4 D cell batteries in the house. Tossed them in the 3D Rebel Mag I got from Lowes. Like the funky gray color of the light. Anyways wow it throws crazy far and is bright. I wonder what the lumens are but must be over 100. Best 14.99 I spent in a long time. The little 2XAA is nice too. I don't trust the batteries as they are Heavy duty and expired in 08 :shakehead. But will hold off for a sale on these before replacement.
 
Picked up 3D and 2D at Lowes- $14.97 each.....
magnifying glass to Rebel indicates -091 on the 3D cell...
really pleased/suprised with the throw on it...need to open the 2D...or maybe exchange it for another 3D cell model...think the sale ends on 11.30.09....
 
Woods Walker said:
Anyways wow it throws crazy far and is bright. I wonder what the lumens are but must be over 100. Best 14.99 I spent in a long time. The little 2XAA is nice too.
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Couldn't agree more! I tested mine out yesterday at it has over 17,000 lux at 1m! I tested the overall lumens as well, but forget exactly what they were. It was over 120 out the front though.
 
adirondackdestroyer said:
Couldn't agree more! I tested mine out yesterday at it has over 17,000 lux at 1m! I tested the overall lumens as well, but forget exactly what they were. It was over 120 out the front though.
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If you don't mind, test it again, but leave it one for about 30 minutes and then take measurments. This will let us see if they have the same problem that the luxeon III maglites had.
 
went out and got a 3D mag yesterday.makes my terralux dropin on my older mag pointless. easily out throws my M20.
 
JamisonM said:
If you don't mind, test it again, but leave it one for about 30 minutes and then take measurments. This will let us see if they have the same problem that the luxeon III maglites had.
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I have done this with my 2D Rebel Mag. It does get dimmer, but it still ends up brighter than the old Luxeon version running fresh.

The good news is that if the Rebel circuit works like the Luxeon circuit, then it is reducing the current and extending the battery life beyond what you would expect from the initial output. But someone will have to make a runtime graph for the Rebel version before we can compare the overall performance to the Luxeon version.
 
Probedude said:
Found my D cell adapters that take an AA battery (came with my Eneloops) but using them in the Maglite is a problem as the spring on the Maglite fits around the AA cell and doesn't contact the end.

Realized I could just drop in a fender washer to make a wider base for the spring to press on. Fits in the bore great so it's centered and works great.
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I had the same problem, solved it with a Canadian quarter coin. Canadian quarters have real nickel in them. Way more conductive, I think.
 
ltiu said:
I had the same problem, solved it with a Canadian quarter coin. Canadian quarters have real nickel in them. Way more conductive, I think.
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Same problem here, its hard to describe but just use pliers to squeeze the smallest/end coil on spring inward to where it comes halfway across. The end contact on the spring is then in the middle of the coil, kind of oval shaped, smaller, and slightly raised- the end of the spring will then make contact with the neg end of the adapter. It works great with the adapter or with regular batteries. :thumbsup:
 
sabre7 said:
Same problem here, its hard to describe but just use pliers to squeeze the smallest/end coil on spring inward to where it comes halfway across. The end contact on the spring is then in the middle of the coil, kind of oval shaped, smaller, and slightly raised- the end of the spring will then make contact with the neg end of the adapter. It works great with the adapter or with regular batteries. :thumbsup:
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Yep, that does the trick and works great. The only thing you have to watch out for is the pressure the spring puts on the batteries. The spring is notoriously stiff and know for putting dents in rechargeables.

Here's a picture of how a maglite's tail cap spring looks like before the mod.
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Here's what it looks like after the mod.
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JamisonM said:
Yep, that does the trick and works great. The only thing you have to watch out for is the pressure the spring puts on the batteries. The spring is notoriously stiff and know for putting dents in rechargeables.

Here's a picture of how a maglite's tail cap spring looks like before the mod.
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Here's what it looks like after the mod.
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Bingo!! Thank you for the photos, they show exactly what I was trying to describe.
 
I purchased two 2D Maglites for use in the barn but after reading the enthusiasm for the 3D, I went out and bought one of the last remaining lights last night for the truck. It has the Rebel 091 emitter but the alignment with the reflector is awful and even with the best focus the hot spot is a large oval rather than a circle. The 2D maglites were very tight circles. I may have just got a bad one but is there any recourse with this. I have read where you can rotate the pill/emitter or reflector to try and find the sweet spot with this eccentricity is minimized. Any suggestions?
 
haul_n_horses2 said:
I purchased two 2D Maglites for use in the barn but after reading the enthusiasm for the 3D, I went out and bought one of the last remaining lights last night for the truck. It has the Rebel 091 emitter but the alignment with the reflector is awful and even with the best focus the hot spot is a large oval rather than a circle. The 2D maglites were very tight circles. I may have just got a bad one but is there any recourse with this. I have read where you can rotate the pill/emitter or reflector to try and find the sweet spot with this eccentricity is minimized. Any suggestions?
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Just go back and exchange it.

BTW was there any appreciable difference in output between the 2D and 3D?
 
cccpull;3181561 BTW was there any appreciable difference in output between the 2D and 3D?[/QUOTE said:
I bought both the 2D and two 3D Rebels.

At least in my case, both 3Ds are noticeably brighter than the 2D.

The 2D has a warmer tint, while the 3Ds are lightly lavender tinted.
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So, I did posted that I put a AA 4 mode rebel in a 3 d-cell body, It does not work for more then ten mintues. I think the led was getting too hot.
 
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Whats the best rechargable solution for the 3D rebel? Runtime isn't too important for me, I just don't want to have to wait for these D's to die before I can put in fresh cells. I want to beable to top of the cells every night/everytime I go somewhere and have it the brightest it can be.

I'm in love with this light
 
streetkid said:
Whats the best rechargable solution for the 3D rebel? Runtime isn't too important for me, I just don't want to have to wait for these D's to die before I can put in fresh cells. I want to beable to top of the cells every night/everytime I go somewhere and have it the brightest it can be.

I'm in love with this light
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If runtime isn't important, then just use a couple of NiMH AAs (normal ones if you use them every day, LSD ones otherwise) and a couple adapters.
 
If you do use AA you'll need a spacer for the difference in 3D against 3C or AA.

I like a stove bolt with a washer/nut - nut/washer/nut so I don't get rattle or the spacer gets knocked crooked.

The end of the stove bolt/nut generally goes up into the spring a bit and the washer takes the brunt of the spring.
 
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