noobie looking to upgrade maglite 2cell d

[neal8929]

I want to make my maglite 2cell d more bright. so would buying this be a smart thing to do? and is it easy to put in?

http://www.batteryjunction.com/tle-6exb.html

would it make my flashlight more bright at all? i thought that LEDs were generally less bright but I'm not sure...

thanks in advance

 

[tx101]

Have a look HERE


My first choice would be the Malkoff
Second choice the KD Q5 dropin

 

[Hill]

Hi Neal,

I own both Malkoff and Terralux 300M drop ins.. The Malkoff is a single SSC P4 emitter drop in for either a 2-3 D host or 4-5-6D host that can produce up to 240 lumens of light. The Terralux 300M is a 3xK2 drop in that can produce up to 600 lumens of light initially, with 500 lumens steady light thereafter. It depends how much you want to spend. The Malkoff units are ~$50 and are very well engineered and regulated. They can run for several hours of 2D cells. Gene himself is very knowledgeable in the flashlight modding industry and highly regarded here at CPF. The terralux 300M has dropped in price and can be purchased from batteryjunction for $70. It's more pricey, but gives much higher output. If you go with the terrlux, you will need a 6AA-2D adapter (sold by mdocod in this thread)
to give you enough voltage to drive it.

Good luck!
Hill

 

[wildstar87]

Another option is to get a H22A heatsink, an SSC P4 LED, and direct drive off 3C cells. I've done this mod a number of times, easy, cheap and bright! Do a search on the forum, there are threads to tell you how to mod 2D to 3C. Basically just some PVC pipe, and cutdown the spring and sanding off anodizing in the tailcap.

 

[smflorkey]

Welcome to Flashlight Modification 101. :wave:

I want to make my maglite 2cell d more bright. so would buying this be a smart thing to do? and is it easy to put in?

http://www.batteryjunction.com/tle-6exb.html

This is very easy since you're just replacing the stock incandescent bulb and its retaining nut. No other part of the flashlight is modified. I have one of these and like it a lot.

would it make my flashlight more bright at all? i thought that LEDs were generally less bright but I'm not sure...

It is a lot brighter than the stock incandescent bulb. We don't want to fuel the holy war between incandescent and LED; each has its features and handicaps. (And the "battles" stay pretty friendly on CPF.) You can find brighter or dimmer examples of each. This LED is a nice improvement for almost no effort and a reasonable expense. As others have pointed out, there are brighter options that involve a lot more money and a lot more work. Only you know how much time, money and elbow grease you want to invest for how bright a result.