circa 1987 Mag 3xD

dca2 · Mar 13, 2006

I noticed my old Mag 3xD is about 3mm thicker than a newer one. Is this older body style better suited for a mod than a newer, thinner walled one? I can't give it up, I have abused this thing for years. Most notably, it rolled down a 50 ft damn back when I was in college. Beer had nothing to do with it :drunk:

Stormdrane · Mar 13, 2006

I have one I bought in 1988 at a Marine Base Exchange(El Toro MCAS). When I bought a Diamond 3W LED bulb for it last year, I found that it didn't fit. I had to put the bulb in a newer model Maglite. So evidently the specs have changed a bit since then.

juancho · Mar 13, 2006

Your old 3 D will accept the 4 across battery carriers without any need to bore out the inside.

dca2 · Mar 13, 2006

Stormdrane said:
I have one I bought in 1988 at a Marine Base Exchange(El Toro MCAS). When I bought a Diamond 3W LED bulb for it last year, I found that it didn't fit. I had to put the bulb in a newer model Maglite. So evidently the specs have changed a bit since then.

I put a reflector from a newer one and it fit. I also put in a diamond 3w withno trouble. The bezel is the same size as the newer ones but the head assemblies are not interchangeable.

bfg9000 · Mar 13, 2006

Besides the big bore that Black Bear mentioned, those old Mags also have a screw-on top plate for the switch which takes a MagC Kiu kit.

Sounds like the ideal platform for a Mag85.

IsaacHayes · Mar 13, 2006

Yeah sounds like a platform for hot-wire bulbs since led heatsinks are machined for the newer bodies.

circa 1987 Mag 3xD

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