Maglitte 5D Bulb Upgrade?
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StarHalo
Flashaholic
If you're willing to stretch your budget a bit, there's the TerraLUX TLE-300, ~550 lumens for $70:
http://www.batteryjunction.com/tle-300.html
It's essentially just three LEDs, each with its own optic, all in a self-contained drop-in puck with all the necessary circuitry. It's a minimal difficulty install, you remove the stock Mag reflector and bulb, put the TLE-300 in the socket, done.
Optic lenses mean *serious throw* and the TLE-300 doesn't disappoint, projecting a big fat hotspot with no corona or spill to speak of. You lose the Mag's focusing ability, but when you've got a glaring hotspot that's over two feet across from only ten feet away, you don't need it. The only con is that the hotspot looks a bit like a round, multi-pointed star (the optics to some degree project the square shape of the LEDs) but in normal use, especially outdoors, you don't notice it.
The TLE-300 is my fave Mag drop-in based on its ease of install, use of standard batteries, and good old "damn that's bright"-ness. I've always liked the idea of an LED hotwire/ROP that doesn't require any modding, and this certainly fills the bill.
http://www.batteryjunction.com/tle-300.html
It's essentially just three LEDs, each with its own optic, all in a self-contained drop-in puck with all the necessary circuitry. It's a minimal difficulty install, you remove the stock Mag reflector and bulb, put the TLE-300 in the socket, done.
Optic lenses mean *serious throw* and the TLE-300 doesn't disappoint, projecting a big fat hotspot with no corona or spill to speak of. You lose the Mag's focusing ability, but when you've got a glaring hotspot that's over two feet across from only ten feet away, you don't need it. The only con is that the hotspot looks a bit like a round, multi-pointed star (the optics to some degree project the square shape of the LEDs) but in normal use, especially outdoors, you don't notice it.
The TLE-300 is my fave Mag drop-in based on its ease of install, use of standard batteries, and good old "damn that's bright"-ness. I've always liked the idea of an LED hotwire/ROP that doesn't require any modding, and this certainly fills the bill.
Gunner12
Flashaholic
This thread might be helpful.
lctorana
Flashlight Enthusiast
Any of these three bulbs:
Philips HPR71 (sometimes branded Energizer or Eveready)
Pelican 3854L
Reflectalite GH24
will be a huge increase on the Maglite bulb, even the Xenon one.
If you change the reflector for a metal one (see the B/S/T forum) and replace the plastic window with the lens out of a 2" magnifying glass, then you can use the Pelican 3854H for awesome output. This should come under $40.
However, you need to buy 5 rechargeable D batteries. Zinc or alkaline will not manage at all.
