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Purpleorchid
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Thanks! I'll check those sites for my
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Jay611j
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Wow The Dane, those are some cool looking Mags! I like that huge Mag, looks like 3 6D mags in one! :twothumbs
Locoboy5150
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Here are some photos of my 4 D cell Maglite with a Terralux TLE-300M-EX drop in upgrade and an UCL glass lens.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/locoboy5150/4331208321/in/set-72157623355387676/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/locoboy5150/4331211391/in/set-72157623355387676/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/locoboy5150/4331208321/in/set-72157623355387676/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/locoboy5150/4331211391/in/set-72157623355387676/
Finish my first Maglite incan mod this week. And I have to say that I really like the tint and the color-rendering. The tint is just great when you compare it to LEDs. It lets my Q3-5A lights look bluish :huh:. Used a Osram 64610 bulb with a KIU socket in a 3D Maglite with 3x protected 32650 from KD.
Here are the pictures:
I know it's not that high performance hotwire Maglite but the output is great and the runtime is about an hour of useable output.
rayman
Here are the pictures:
I know it's not that high performance hotwire Maglite but the output is great and the runtime is about an hour of useable output.
rayman
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alpg88
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from left to right.
3xp7 4d 6x18650, glotoob white flashcap
4,5d (3d +88mm extention) 50W halogen, 4x32650, aw soft start, 2,5in Throw master head, glotoob white flashcap
mag 85 4c deep reflector, 3x18650
2d p7 deep reflector 5 modes 6 x nimhAA
2d tle 300 glotoob green flashcap 6x lithium AA
4d mag with 12w porter cable bulb. basically stock except 12aa holder with eneloops, and 12v bulb, also glotoob white flashcap.
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Lambda VaraPower 2000 (before he started using the Mag Rebel LED reflectors) with download MagRingD, FM finned head, FM deep reflector and download SS bezel ring...
And with 50mm aspheric...
And ready for travel...
And with 50mm aspheric...
And ready for travel...
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Techjunkie
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Here's some of my more recent creations:
From left to right (follow the links for beamshots and build threads):
Mag1C SST-50 deep SMO homemade 1x26650 cut-down, 4500K SST-50 thrower, 4.3A regulated (12xAMC7135), Mag Rebel reflector, homemeade tail clicky using Judco fwd click switch, powered by 1 AW IMR26500 or 1 LiMn 26650.
Lil Giant: cut down Mag 1C, 3X MCE NW, 1xIMR26500 DD (used to be The Mark XII <- beamshots for this one here)
The Mark V: Purple Mag 2C, 5 XR-E (three neut/warm + 2 warm), 2 LiFePO4 18650, 5*CREE 5-mode DX 26106 boost driver. The purple ano on the bottom of the tailcap was blemished by the acid I was using to de-ano the inside of the tailcap, so I filed it flat, rubbed it with #000 steel wool, and then hit it with buffing compound and a cloth wheel on my dremel. Now the end of the cap has a chrome/mirror finish.
Silver old-style Mag 2C SST-50 thrower homemade copper heatsink, SST-50 4500K N3 GH400 emitter, 2 parallel DX20330 drivers, Mag Rebel reflector, 2 IMR26500 batteries
BigRed: Mag 2D, SST-90 F3 GM100, 3x8xAMC7135, 8xDuraloopAA, deep SMO (Mag Rebel)
More of my Mag mods can be found at the My Torches link in my signature
From left to right (follow the links for beamshots and build threads):
Mag1C SST-50 deep SMO homemade 1x26650 cut-down, 4500K SST-50 thrower, 4.3A regulated (12xAMC7135), Mag Rebel reflector, homemeade tail clicky using Judco fwd click switch, powered by 1 AW IMR26500 or 1 LiMn 26650.
Lil Giant: cut down Mag 1C, 3X MCE NW, 1xIMR26500 DD (used to be The Mark XII <- beamshots for this one here)
The Mark V: Purple Mag 2C, 5 XR-E (three neut/warm + 2 warm), 2 LiFePO4 18650, 5*CREE 5-mode DX 26106 boost driver. The purple ano on the bottom of the tailcap was blemished by the acid I was using to de-ano the inside of the tailcap, so I filed it flat, rubbed it with #000 steel wool, and then hit it with buffing compound and a cloth wheel on my dremel. Now the end of the cap has a chrome/mirror finish.
Silver old-style Mag 2C SST-50 thrower homemade copper heatsink, SST-50 4500K N3 GH400 emitter, 2 parallel DX20330 drivers, Mag Rebel reflector, 2 IMR26500 batteries
BigRed: Mag 2D, SST-90 F3 GM100, 3x8xAMC7135, 8xDuraloopAA, deep SMO (Mag Rebel)
More of my Mag mods can be found at the My Torches link in my signature
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alpg88
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that is a great mod, i like it:twothumbs
Justin Case
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Mag mods, top to bottom:
Mag623, 4D->5xIMR26500, FM 2.5" Throwmaster VLOP reflector, JimmyM regulator, Vbulb set to 15.5V
Mag440IRC, 4D->5xIMR26500, FM 2.5" Throwmaster VLOP reflector, JimmyM regulator, Vbulb set to 18.0V
Mag1111, old style 3D->3xIMR26650, FM Ver2 Deep Mag Reflector VLOP, JimmyM regulator, Vbulb set to 7.4V
ROP 2D Mag, 3854H bulb, mdocod 6AA->2D holder, 6xAA Eneloop, KD V3.1 MOP reflector, low resistance mods to tailcap and Mag switch tower spring
Reflector views left to right:
ROP, Mag1111, Mag440IRC, Mag623
One of the Mag623 switches, with Kiu socket and JimmyM regulator under the Kiu aluminum base:
Mod'ed Mag64623 switch installed in the 4D Mag, with alumina fiber insulation inserted:
Also, two Mag85s, using 3xIMR26500:
PVC spacer to hold the 3xIMR26500 stack:
Tail spring mod to incorporate a voltage drop resistor to protect the 1185 from instaflashing:
Mag623, 4D->5xIMR26500, FM 2.5" Throwmaster VLOP reflector, JimmyM regulator, Vbulb set to 15.5V
Mag440IRC, 4D->5xIMR26500, FM 2.5" Throwmaster VLOP reflector, JimmyM regulator, Vbulb set to 18.0V
Mag1111, old style 3D->3xIMR26650, FM Ver2 Deep Mag Reflector VLOP, JimmyM regulator, Vbulb set to 7.4V
ROP 2D Mag, 3854H bulb, mdocod 6AA->2D holder, 6xAA Eneloop, KD V3.1 MOP reflector, low resistance mods to tailcap and Mag switch tower spring
Reflector views left to right:
ROP, Mag1111, Mag440IRC, Mag623
One of the Mag623 switches, with Kiu socket and JimmyM regulator under the Kiu aluminum base:
Mod'ed Mag64623 switch installed in the 4D Mag, with alumina fiber insulation inserted:
Also, two Mag85s, using 3xIMR26500:
PVC spacer to hold the 3xIMR26500 stack:
Tail spring mod to incorporate a voltage drop resistor to protect the 1185 from instaflashing:
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iSHINE7909
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Superb work.Mag mods, top to bottom:
Mag623, 4D->5xIMR26500, FM 2.5" Throwmaster VLOP reflector, JimmyM regulator, Vbulb set to 15.5V
Mag440IRC, 4D->5xIMR26500, FM 2.5" Throwmaster VLOP reflector, JimmyM regulator, Vbulb set to 18.0V
Mag1111, old style 3D->3xIMR26650, FM Ver2 Deep Mag Reflector VLOP, JimmyM regulator, Vbulb set to 7.4V
ROP 2D Mag, 3854H bulb, mdocod 6AA->2D holder, 6xAA Eneloop, KD V3.1 MOP reflector, low resistance mods to tailcap and Mag switch tower spring
Reflector views left to right:
ROP, Mag1111, Mag440IRC, Mag623
One of the Mag623 switches, with Kiu socket and JimmyM regulator under the Kiu aluminum base:
Mod'ed Mag64623 switch installed in the 4D Mag, with alumina fiber insulation inserted:
Also, two Mag85s, using 3xIMR26500:
PVC spacer to hold the 3xIMR26500 stack:
Tail spring mod to incorporate a voltage drop resistor to protect the 1185 from instaflashing:
I have found my stock Mag 5D which does not have a D before the serial numbers. I am wanting to go with high incan or high led, but need power options. My initial look for lithium D cells was fruitless.
PCC
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Here's a trio of MagLites that I have kicking around the house. I have a few more Mags but they're relatively stock, for now.
The black 2D is a pre-"D" MagLite that I've owned since the '80s. It has a home-made heatsink with a Kaidomain P7 driver. The SSC P7 is a C-bin that I bought a long time ago and never used until this build. Yes, I know there are better bins out there but when I bought this I didn't know any better. Measured OTF lumens on Bigchelis' sphere is right at 500 but that was with a reflector that had been cut too deeply and some light was escaping between the star and the reflector.
The white paste is thermal compound and the heatsink is a slide-in fit. The raised lip is needed to hold the heatsink in place as the older heads have a lip that acts as a stop and I took advantage of this to hold the heatsink in place. The stock reflector was cut down to about where the base of the cam is. I have a PVC pipe battery adapter in there and it is running a pair of 18650s.
The jade green MagLite is an old MagLite that used to belong to my uncle. My cousin gave it to me after he passed away because there was a problem with the switch where it would drain fresh batteries dead overnight. Switching it to the 2-cell MagLED module fixed this. I've taken the MagLED module one step further than the typical SSC P4 mod by swapping the emitter with a Cree XP-G R4 on an 8mm board. Measured OTF lumens is 150. It is powered by two NiMH D cells.
The pewter 2C was something that I threw together for a simple, light weight EDC light. It goes with me to work as a spare light, "just in case", in my back pack that I can give away if I have to. It has a stock 4-cell MagLED module in it and I have a PVC sleeve in there with a spacer to allow me to use a single 18650 to power it. It's lighter than running it with 2 C cells but I probably won't get the run times that 2 C cells would give me. That's okay, I carry spare 18650 cells, too. I guess I could throw a Nite-Ize 3-Watt drop-in into it and run two 18650s but that would be too much work 🙂 WRT the 4-cell MagLED module, I had one that I really could not use anywhere else because of the voltage requirements so it was a pretty good fit here. I might swap the emitter with an SSC P4 U-bin that I have laying around but, again, that would be too much work.
The black 2D is a pre-"D" MagLite that I've owned since the '80s. It has a home-made heatsink with a Kaidomain P7 driver. The SSC P7 is a C-bin that I bought a long time ago and never used until this build. Yes, I know there are better bins out there but when I bought this I didn't know any better. Measured OTF lumens on Bigchelis' sphere is right at 500 but that was with a reflector that had been cut too deeply and some light was escaping between the star and the reflector.
The white paste is thermal compound and the heatsink is a slide-in fit. The raised lip is needed to hold the heatsink in place as the older heads have a lip that acts as a stop and I took advantage of this to hold the heatsink in place. The stock reflector was cut down to about where the base of the cam is. I have a PVC pipe battery adapter in there and it is running a pair of 18650s.
The jade green MagLite is an old MagLite that used to belong to my uncle. My cousin gave it to me after he passed away because there was a problem with the switch where it would drain fresh batteries dead overnight. Switching it to the 2-cell MagLED module fixed this. I've taken the MagLED module one step further than the typical SSC P4 mod by swapping the emitter with a Cree XP-G R4 on an 8mm board. Measured OTF lumens is 150. It is powered by two NiMH D cells.
The pewter 2C was something that I threw together for a simple, light weight EDC light. It goes with me to work as a spare light, "just in case", in my back pack that I can give away if I have to. It has a stock 4-cell MagLED module in it and I have a PVC sleeve in there with a spacer to allow me to use a single 18650 to power it. It's lighter than running it with 2 C cells but I probably won't get the run times that 2 C cells would give me. That's okay, I carry spare 18650 cells, too. I guess I could throw a Nite-Ize 3-Watt drop-in into it and run two 18650s but that would be too much work 🙂 WRT the 4-cell MagLED module, I had one that I really could not use anywhere else because of the voltage requirements so it was a pretty good fit here. I might swap the emitter with an SSC P4 U-bin that I have laying around but, again, that would be too much work.
garilla
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very nice indeed there
Hack On Wheels
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I really like the looks of this one, which reflectors and heatsink are you using in that?
