Looking for a good LED flashlight that takes 2 to 3 D-sized cells?

I've got a bunch of D-size cells that I would want to find a home in a LED flashlight. I found the Maglite LED flashlight that takes this size battery but I was wondering what else is out there. Price range I'm looking at is anything less than $200. Also, 2 to 3 cell capacity would be okay.

Hello mauiblue and welcome to CPF

Like you said, Mag-D Led or drop in, multiple drop in like this ones:

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/135365

You can also take a search for some Mag-mods in the" B/S/T-forum", or create your own mod. Ideas and suggestions in the "Homemade and Modified lights-forum".

Best regards

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Tom

Mahalo Long John for your response. I'll try the Maglite LED for now since the price is right (a.k.a. "inexpensive").

Dorcy 3D Super 1W. The heat path on luxeon star is very good on this and you can do a direct-drive mod to make it quite bright.

I,v got this one,I like it alot but its heavy. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0028447516553a&navCount=1&podId=0028447&parentId=cat20158&masterpathid=&navAction=jump&cmCat=MainCatcat20075-cat20158&catalogCode=UG&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat20158&hasJS=true

moontroll said:

I,v got this one,I like it alot but its heavy. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0028447516553a&navCount=1&podId=0028447&parentId=cat20158&masterpathid=&navAction=jump&cmCat=MainCatcat20075-cat20158&catalogCode=UG&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat20158&hasJS=true

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6W & 390 hours on 3D cell implies it is not running at 6W except maybe the first few minutes with new batteries.

390 hrs x 6W = 2.34kWh, no that ain't gonna happen with three D-cells.

Yea I dont believe the run times either.I put 11,000 mha Titanium brand rechargables in it and it will run longer than I can,but dont know how long.It will throw about the same as the 4aa propoly with a much wider beam.The light coming from it is a nice tint of white,and the brightness seems constant for the life(at least 50%) of the batteries.It lights my barn up nicely at 50 yards,and the tops of tress at 70 yards.The lanyard that comes with it looks to be exactly like the ones from Fenix.The sheath it comes with seems cheap compared to the ones from Fenix and Streamlight propoly's,and its got a plastic lens and It's made in China.I took a chance when I bought this light,I couldnt find anything about it,if it was sold anywhere else I wouldnt of bought it,but I'm glad I did.

Lowes has the Dorcy 3D for about 30 bucks. This is the best D led that I've used. Has a smooth white beam with lots of throw plus long run-time. After I picked up the first one, I got 3 more!!!!! I would compare the beam to a pro-poly 4AA luxeon with a lot more throw and runtime.

Improvements has 2D Aluminum flashlights on sale for $3.99.

Pick up a couple of these at:

http://www.improvementscatalog.com/product.asp?product=265943bluzz&dept_id=301

And then get yourself a pair of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=230042326078&rd=1&rd=1

And you'll have yourself a couple of relatively bright and long lasting flashlights.

Oh and I agree with Fishx65, the Dorcy 3D "Super 1 Watt" is an excellent performer. For a single 1 Watt light and for its price, I think you'd be hard pressed to find a better 3D aluminum flashlight out there. They supposedly made 2 versions, one smooth bare aluminum (like a M*glite) and the other with rubberized grip (the latest version it seems and very smelly at first).

Here's the manufacturer's product link:
http://www.dorcy.com/products.aspx?p=414250

For emergency lighting and extremely long runtimes it is hard to beat the Lightwave 4000 in D size.

Handlobraesing said:

6W & 390 hours on 3D cell implies it is not running at 6W except maybe the first few minutes with new batteries.

390 hrs x 6W = 2.34kWh, no that ain't gonna happen with three D-cells.

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Good point. I find it misleading how they call it a 6W light, perhaps implying that the LED is rated at 6W, but then state, "We achieved this extreme efficiency with two 3-watt Luxeon™ LEDs... "

mauiblue wrote: "I've got a bunch of D-size cells that I would want to find a home in a LED flashlight. I found the Maglite LED flashlight that takes this size battery but I was wondering what else is out there. Price range I'm looking at is anything less than $200. Also, 2 to 3 cell capacity would be okay."

If the object is to use-up those D-cells then you should really be getting incandescents
as almost any LED flashlight on 2 to 3 D cells is going to take quite a long time to drain those batteries

You might want to think about the sMJLED PR2 (replacement) bulb for any 2 D (or C) battery flashlight that uses a PR2 bulb.

Take a look at my review in Post #90 (link) which is buried in the very long thread -
Suggest SMJLED PR2 hosts?
this thread should give you some ideas for possible hosts......

The aforementioned Dorcy Super 1watt 3D is also a good light -
please take a look at my comparison review where I was very pleasently surprised -

Dorcy 1watt 3D - huh? WoW!

Thanks guys for all the responses. I've been looking for a Internet vendor for this Dorcy flashlight but I've not been able to locate one. I tried Coolflashlights.com and brightguy.com but they don't have the one that is item #41-4250 Dorcy 1 watt 3D LED flashlight. Any leads to a website storefront that stocks this bad boy?

Can't believe nobody mentioned Elektrolumens? http://www.elektrolumens.com

+1 for Electrolumens. Carrot's right, can't believe the Blaster 3P Lux-III wasn't mentioned.

Unless Wayne discontinued that line.

I have one, it's built like a tank. It will outlast me!

I've seen some good prices for the Dorcy on E-bay or you could order it from Lowes.com.

gl22man has a Dorcy 3D for sale for $15 in another thread.

Update: I would have tried purchasing a Dorcy LED flashlight like the one you guys mentioned in the thread but I couldn't find a vendor that had one. I was able to purchase the Maglite 2D LED flashlight though. The brightness is okay and I was a bit disappointed at how the uneven the light beam was. It is all good though and I appreciate the suggestions. BTW, Zbattery was quick to ship my new Maglite torch and even sent an email when I was shipped out.