MiniMag Bulb Upgrades

[scudinc]

A drop-in xenon replacement is what I'm after. Where would one find such a thing?

 

[bwaites]

The brightest are made by Brinkmann, the Nextstar series.

Do a search for Nextstar, Nexstar, Brinkmann, etc. here on CPF, and it should come up. If I find it, I'll post it here.

Bill

 

[bwaites]

Here it is:

http://www.thebrinkmanncorp.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=8&Product_ID=511&CATID=2

Bill

 

[smokinbasser]

Lowes has the bi pin xenon for MMags

 

[smokinbasser]

Lowes has the bi pin xenon for MMags. Look for the bulbs with the green base to get the xenons

 

[scudinc]

How is compatibility with rechargeables?

 

[bwaites]

They work fine.

The new Mag green bottom is brighter than the older lamp, but the Brinkmann is brighter than either.

Rechargeable AA's only provide 2.4 volts vs 3 for Alkalines and about 3.2-3.4 for Lithium AA's.

The brightest, whitest, light comes from the Brinkmanns on Lithiums.

However, the best light comes from a Lux III run on a MadMax or BadBoy sandwich.

Bill

 

[diggdug13]

What about the MJLED KIT by lambda they cost 10.00 and I hear they work great 35 hour runtime. and 180 lum at 1 meter.

Doug

 

[bwaites]

Haven't tried the MJLED's, but he ask for a XENON replacement.

Bill

 

[Tesla]

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diggdug13 said:
What about the MJLED KIT by lambda they cost 10.00 and I hear they work great 35 hour runtime. and 180 lum at 1 meter.

Doug

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I believe that's 180 Lux, not lumens. I wish you could get 180 lumens from a 5mm $6 LED upgrade.

 

[davidefromitaly]

if you want a REAL BRIGHT bulb for the minimag try the SL TT 1L bulb, it drawn about 1 amp

with 2 ni-mh cells you can obtain about 30lm

but with 2 lithium AA more than 40lm /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

very bright for a minimag /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Tesla]

Are any modifications required to the reflector to use the Streamlight TT 1L lamp?

 

[WDR65]

Like Tesla I'm wondering what kind of mod might be need for that. I can get the TT 1L lamp easily enough. But I'm not so sure about what might need to be done to allow it to fit.

 

[WDR65]

Like Tesla I'm wondering what kind of mod might be needed for that. I can get the TT 1L lamp easily enough. I'm not so sure about what might need to be done to allow it to fit.

 

[redbird]

I have tried the streamlight bulb upgrade. It does not fit the reflector as is but will require it to be drilled out. It does work though and it is bright! I have not yet drilled mine out yet but plan on doing so this weekend.

 

[WDR65]

That's good news Redbird. Thanks for the info. I'll start work on mine tomorrow.

 

[redbird]

I completed the upgrade by drilling out the reflector with an 11/64 bit and the new bulb went in without a hitch. I had to trim a little bit off the legs of the bulb and it worked fine.

I compared the light to another minimag with a brinkman bulb and the one with the Streamlight bulb was only slightly brighter to my eyes. I dont have any instruments to measure the output though.

All in all I believe the Brinkman bulbs represent the easiest way to go.