I just got a madmax plus Q2 from Zipps sandwich shopp and I am going to mod it into my mag light of course. I have been reading the comments here and it sounds like it's not to hard any advice anyone might have would be great. by the way does anyone know what the differace is between the Q3 and the Q2 one of my co-workers has a Q3 and I was hoping my light will be brighter.
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red_robby said:
if you want brighter, get an R2,R3 or the LS3 S or T
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they are just different grade or "bin" of the luxeon star on the MadMax/Badboy from the sandwich shop.
the R2 and R3 are 1 watt luxeon
the S and T are the new Luxeon 3
red_robby said:
if you want brighter, get an R2,R3 or the LS3 S or T
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they are just different grade or "bin" of the luxeon star on the MadMax/Badboy from the sandwich shop.
the R2 and R3 are 1 watt luxeon
the S and T are the new Luxeon 3
Q is the brightness, R is supposed to be brighter than Q but isn't always.
3 is the color, 2 should be a little warmer, 2, 3, and 4 are the good bins, which you like is a matter of preference.
Don't believe the bin ratings too much, they vary all over the place. Think of them as sort of a rough guide.
Q3 is pretty good. Trying to change out a LED on an already assembled sandwich probably isn't a great idea.
I wouldn't put an S or T into a minimag. It's only worthwhile if you run it at 3 watts, and then it will get too hot, and getting enough power to it from alkaline AA's will be marginal. If you want to run at 3 watts, you need a better host than the Minimag.
If you really want a step up in brightness in a LED light, I think you have to give up on the Minimag. Look into a Surefire L4 or L5 something like that instead. If you want an absolute monster, look for a used Space Needle II which is based on a Mag 2C. But they are kind of scarce these days.
3 is the color, 2 should be a little warmer, 2, 3, and 4 are the good bins, which you like is a matter of preference.
Don't believe the bin ratings too much, they vary all over the place. Think of them as sort of a rough guide.
Q3 is pretty good. Trying to change out a LED on an already assembled sandwich probably isn't a great idea.
I wouldn't put an S or T into a minimag. It's only worthwhile if you run it at 3 watts, and then it will get too hot, and getting enough power to it from alkaline AA's will be marginal. If you want to run at 3 watts, you need a better host than the Minimag.
If you really want a step up in brightness in a LED light, I think you have to give up on the Minimag. Look into a Surefire L4 or L5 something like that instead. If you want an absolute monster, look for a used Space Needle II which is based on a Mag 2C. But they are kind of scarce these days.
Well sure, but the Q3/Madmax is about as good as you can really do with a Minimag. I should have been more clear, the next step up from the Q3/Madmax (not from the stock Minimag) is a 123-powered light, rather than trying to host a 3 watt sandwich in the Minimag. I guess with L91 lithium AA's it might sort of be doable, but heat could be an issue.
paulr,
I have quite a few modules to compare...
the Q3's MM's are not as bright(or white) as my R2's, they are also not as bright (or white)as my MM+LS3T.
after swapping the LS off one of the MM and one BB400, they
didn't come close in brightness or whiteness to the stock Q3 LS, the new LS's
were Q2's HD...
I have quite a few modules to compare...
the Q3's MM's are not as bright(or white) as my R2's, they are also not as bright (or white)as my MM+LS3T.
after swapping the LS off one of the MM and one BB400, they
didn't come close in brightness or whiteness to the stock Q3 LS, the new LS's
were Q2's HD...
