Upgrading 2D Maglite with LED

[killerdownhiller]

Hi,

I've been given a standard 2D Maglite - Standard non LED bulb which is rated at about 19 Lumens so not very bright!

I have looked around at other Maglites and have seen the same 2D light that I have with a 3W LED which produces a much brighter light than mine. I have seen that this version actually has a bulb like mine but that Maglite have now discontinued the 3W uprade and can't find one anywhere!

My question is, what advice do people have for "plug and play" LEDs that will ugrade my Maglite to match (or even possibly outperform) the 3W Maglite?

I have seen on another post someone recommending a: TerraLUX 140 lumens LED but after looking this up on Amazon one review thinks this isn't quite as good as the 3W Maglite LED.

Next question is what can I put in, with maybe a little bit of work which will then give even better performance? I'm not afraid of doing "some" modifications and I'm pretty good with DIY stuff but I don't really want to be hacking apart a new gift...

Thanks!

 

[ebow86]

Terralux is a good choice for upgrading an older model of maglite. A much more expensive option would be to drop in a malkoff LED, but then you would be better off maybe purchasing a whole new light for less money. If you're set on upgrading your maglite, any of the terralux upgrades would be you're best bet.

 

[Siliconti]

x2 on TerraLUX. I have a Mag brand 3W drop-in and a TerraLUX drop-in - the TerraLUX is brighter, and easy to install. I like it.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

I have a couple of those Terralux drop-ins also. Pretty bright and good bang for the buck. It will breathe new life into your Maglight.

 

[killerdownhiller]

Thanks all for your responses, think I might give the TerraLUX a go. Anyone know a good supplier in the UK? Best I've found is Amazon for about £14 delivered.

Out of interest Siliconti where did you pick up the mag brand 3W LED?

 

[PCC]

I have two of the 2-cell MagLED modules and neither of them is stock. One has an SSC P4 U-bin in it and it makes around 110 lumens OTF. The other one has an XP-G R4 that makes 160 lumens OTF. I don't know how these compare to a TerraLUX because I've never bought one of those. That's one of the nice things about the old MagLED module: it can be modified somewhat easily.