More 7C Maglites.........

[willrx]

Just scored 2 more 7C Maglites. Brand new in the boxes.
The box is dated 1987 and these have the larger recessed tailcap for a spare bulb.

 

[ABTOMAT]

Did you just pay over $200 for those?

 

[carbine15]

You know what you should do... cut them down to one cell each and post pictures here. There'll be screaming all over the world.

 

[willrx]

ABTOMAT,
Yes, just under that. Saved some on shipping by buying 2. The link to the store in Switzerland is real. Very nice folks to deal with. They even shipped the lights with brand new batteries. Shipping was roughly 2 and 1/2 weeks.

carbine15,
I love the humor on this forum-it keeps me coming back.

Thanks for replying.

 

[ABTOMAT]

That's quite something.

 

[willrx]

It's something alright, just ask my wife..........

 

[Trashman]

ABTOMAT,
Yes, just under that. Saved some on shipping by buying 2. The link to the store in Switzerland is real. Very nice folks to deal with. They even shipped the lights with brand new batteries. Shipping was roughly 2 and 1/2 weeks.

:thinking: eh heh, link?

 

[willrx]

This link, originally posted by molite:

 

[willrx]

Sorry, it's this one:
http://shop.waffenzimmermann.ch/cat...38_70&osCsid=fdff82a103bb85bdfbdac339cd881ab1

 

[Trashman]

Will, how long did it take for the 7C's to arrive? I just copied you and ordered two. I hope they're in stock!

 

[Raoul_Duke]

I just ordered two as well

I hope they have enough in stock.

20 years old, I think its time these were brought up to date, So, what mods do we have planned for these.

I'm thinking of making one a 21V -18.5V beast.

Anybody know any lamps, eg. osram, that will run well inbetween 21V and 18.5V?

 

[willrx]

Shipping took roughly 2 weeks. Ordered 3/15 arrived 3/30. Not sure how many they have in stock but the shop owners were very kind with any inquiry I had along the way.

As far as modding, be very careful. I'm pretty sure we won't have many more opportunities to buy brand new 7C's. CPF member Mad Maxabeam is very enlightened with regard to voltage, lamps, etc. Maybe he can suggest a few things.

I would like to thank molite for originally posting the link, otherwise we may never have known about these.

 

[Trashman]

I won't be doing any permanent mods. 7 NiMh cells, a metal reflector and a potted wa1111 or ROP will do just fine.

Thanks for the link, BTW. (even though, you did just make me spend $176 bucks!)

 

[Raoul_Duke]

Neither will I,

I will probably Rop one like you say, and for the other I will probably use another "C" switch and add a kiu socket, boro lense, 4 26700 cells and whatever lamp that can handle the 21V start up, and still look good on 18.5 volts.

I have westwing lamps that can handle 19.3V hot of the charger on 15 Nimh 2/3rd cells, so I will test one on that, and also try some others.

 

[willrx]

Those are great ideas. Please stay in touch with your findings. I'm sure the folks in Switzerland are scratching there heads:thinking: at the sudden interest.

 

[AndyTiedye]

You could fit 6 AW C's in there (they're a little long)

 

[icantsee]

Raoul_Duke,

You mentioned 26700 cells, are you working with emolis from a Milwaukee cordless pack?
John

 

[Trashman]

When you guys ordered, did you get an auto confirmation or anything? Nothing here, yet. I also sent an message asking them how many they had in stock, but haven't gotten a reply.

 

[willrx]

They may be on vacation for the Easter holiday-just a thought. I did get an order confirmation BTW.

 

[Icebreak]

willrx -

Nice. 20 year old mint, vintage 7C. Gee. When I type it my credit cards rattle. This is going to bug me.

Are you guys buying 2 to get an actual break on shipping or to spread the shipping over total cost so that each unit ships for less?

Trashman -

I've instaflashed a ROP bulb on 7 IB1400 high discharge 2/3 A cells so be careful. I guess it would depend on what type of cells you use. I have another idea for you. I know for a fact that WA1166 works great on 10 high discharge IB1200 cells. (11 AA is the usual recommendation). 9 GP2200 cells fit in a Mag 6C a little tight. So 10 4/5 C cells should fit in your Mag 7C just about perfectly. The WA1166 would be running a little over spec with about 1 hour of runtime.

Also, 8 Elite or IB SC cells would fit perfectly. I can't remember which lamps use 8 cells for HotWires but that would drive a WA1185 at spec for about an hour and 10 minutes of runtime.