malkoff dropin maglite

[fireluvrandrew]

Well just got my malkoff dropin for my 3 d-cell maglite. It is awesome, had a little trouble at first cutting the reflector, luckily samsclub was open and I just bought a new maglite combo for 19 bucks, anywho, what kind of battery options do i have, can i go rechargeable? also is there anything else i can do to bump up the output a little? THX!!

 

[tslrc]

Congratulations! I just got mine today too, would have been yesterday, but I was out when initial delivery was attempted. Initial thoughts are it is awesome, Great job Gene !! I know some people setup with AA's and battery holders, but not sure how that works, so I will be watching this thread with interest.

 

[fireluvrandrew]

haha it looks like not al lot of people have done it. So Ill tell you the little i found out, I emailed gene himself to ask and this was his reply, "You can use 3 alkalines or up to 4 NIMH/NiCad. The Mag Charger Stick will have too much voltage."
so other than that im in the dark
more people talk to me!!!!!

 

[tslrc]

Thanks for the info. With the great runtimes, I will probably just use alkalines for now. If I do experiment with LSD rechargeables, I may start with using it in my 2D light and test it. The LSD 'D' cells are rather expensive, and the charger is also.

 

[RoyJ]

Too bad he doesn't ship internationally. I'd love to have one on my stock 6d Mag.

 

[supawabb]

Doesn't ship internationally? Well Gene is in Alabama, USA and I am in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada... Gene has shipped both the Mag and Surefire drop-ins to me. That is international no?


Give a phone call from the number on his site. I am sure he will ship just about anywheres if you talk to him

As for another battery set up, I am using 3 good ol' Duracells and it works great!

 

[fireluvrandrew]

well anyone with battery, or increased output knowledge?

 

[RoyJ]

Doesn't ship internationally? Well Gene is in Alabama, USA and I am in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada... Gene has shipped both the Mag and Surefire drop-ins to me. That is international no?


Give a phone call from the number on his site. I am sure he will ship just about anywheres if you talk to him

As for another battery set up, I am using 3 good ol' Duracells and it works great!

Whoa, didn't know that. I was almost sure that I've seen him post that he "didn't want the hasself of international shipping".

Thanks for letting me know.