New Mini Mag 2AA

[a4d]

Hey guys i was at walmart and decided to stroll over to the outdoor section. What do you know i ended up bying a new mini mag 2 AA. What mods can i do to his light. I'm definetley goin to do the TerraLUX TLE-5EX led upgreade. Any other mods would be appreciated.

 

[MarNav1]

LedReplacement.com TLE 5EX I think the newer ones are Cree emitter. Mine is a Seoul emitter, completely transforms the light. You'll be amazed at the difference!

 

[a4d]

Ya the led is a must. Do you think that Duracell 1800mah rechargables is enough to get the full brightness.

 

[customh]

Over at batteryjunction Matt's got some of the seoul ones left, which are apparently better, as it works better with the reflector. The downfall of them though, is that they run a bit warmer and like to be heatsinked via a washer between the body and the module, which requires taking the little black plastic thing out that says "DO NOT REMOVE" and sticking a washer in there. This makes the twisty "switch" non-functioning and requires a tailcap switch, which i would reccommend getting the kroll switch from the sandwich shoppe. I'd always get a tailswitch, even if you stuck with the cree one and didnt 'sink it because they are nice to have.
The only other things that I can think of are glass lens and a strike bezel.

 

[a4d]

Where would i get the glass lens and strike bezel for it.

 

[Marduke]

Ya the led is a must. Do you think that Duracell 1800mah rechargables is enough to get the full brightness.

Brightness yes, runtime no.

The cell capacity has nothing to do with brightness, just runtime.

 

[a4d]

Brightness yes, runtime no.

The cell capacity has nothing to do with brightness, just runtime.

What batteries do you suggest then, because i have a Fenix L2D Q5 on the way. I want to be able to use the batteries between the two. I already have the duracell 1800mAh's. Should i buy different batteries?

 

[customh]

Glass lens- The sandwich shoppe http://theledguy.chainreactionweb.c...id=64&osCsid=d8953039f17d977bc853da3b2a3c604e
strike bezel used to be here:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=160064
but he sold out so watch the custom/mod b/s/t and the marketplace.
Edit: on the batteries, kodak pre-charged are good ones, they should fit in the new minmags....*tests....and they do, they dont fit in the old style minimags with . I don't know about eneloops, haven't been keeping up.

 

[Marduke]

What batteries do you suggest then, because i have a Fenix L2D Q5 on the way. I want to be able to use the batteries between the two. I already have the duracell 1800mAh's. Should i buy different batteries?

It depends on how you plan to use the light. If you will be recharging every couple weeks, high capacity cells will give you the best runtime. Something like Duracell 2650's. If you will only be charging the cells every month or more, you may want to look at Low Self Discharge (LSD) cells like Eneloop, Rayovac Hybrids, etc. They have a lower capacity (around 2000-2100mAh) but they don't self discharge nearly as quickly as regular NiMH cells do, which loose a good bit of their charge after a month or two.

You can start out with the 1800's, and see how you use your light. Worst case you just have to recharge more often.

 

[a4d]

It depends on how you plan to use the light. If you will be recharging every couple weeks, high capacity cells will give you the best runtime. Something like Duracell 2650's. If you will only be charging the cells every month or more, you may want to look at Low Self Discharge (LSD) cells like Eneloop, Rayovac Hybrids, etc. They have a lower capacity (around 2000-2100mAh) but they don't self discharge nearly as quickly as regular NiMH cells do, which loose a good bit of their charge after a month or two.

You can start out with the 1800's, and see how you use your light. Worst case you just have to recharge more often.

Having to charge them a good alont isn't to much of a bother. I'd want to be able to get the brightest output i can.

 

[customh]

Like he said, brightness really isn't affected by the batteries, check out my edit up there.

 

[a4d]

Alright, sorry the post about the batteries confused me at first becauase the first part said brightness yes, runtime no. Then the second part was brightness no, runtime yes. For the Seoul LED are you talking about this one. http://theledguy.chainreactionweb.com/product_info.php?cPath=48_52_85&products_id=942.

 

[customh]

The led on the dropin is that one, yes. The drop-in I am talking about is this one though:
http://batteryjunction.com/tle-5k2.html
You'll have to PM MattK and see about getting the Seoul one if you want to go the bit-o-modding route for a better beam.

 

[a4d]

Ya thats the one i wanted. No modifications for that one right? just plug and play. Will that melt the plastic lense do you recommend the glass lense.

 

[Gunner12]

The only way a LED can melt anything is if it was driven hard and has no way of removing that heat. Yes the module is essentially just plug and play, it comes with the reflector you need.

You might be thinking of the Aurorlite Hotwiremod, that might melt the reflector and window.

I would recommend a UCL lens if you want a bit more output.

 

[a4d]

The only way a LED can melt anything is if it was driven hard and has no way of removing that heat. Yes the module is essentially just plug and play, it comes with the reflector you need.

You might be thinking of the Aurorlite Hotwiremod, that might melt the reflector and window.

I would recommend a UCL lens if you want a bit more output.

Where would you get that UCL lense.

 

[customh]

Really not much difference but price mineral glass vs ucl iirc. Is material different or still glass? Someone enlighten us. Otherwise id get the kroll and mineral glass lens from the sandwich shoppe and the tle-5ex from battery junction. I linked to the lens up there somewhere.

 

[Gunner12]

Lighthound has some.

The AR coating prevents some of the light reflecting back. IIRC, normal glass transmits about 85% of the light while a UCL lens will transmit 97%. This post might help.

 

[a4d]

They don't have any of the lenses in stock. I tried to add it to cart and there was an error of them not having enough. Is there anywhere else where i can get the lense and led upgrade together.

 

[thermal guy]

ANY ONE KNOW WHAT THE LM ARE FOR A STOCK 2AA LED FROM MAG LIGHT?