Dorcy Metal gear 1W as brite as MAGLED 3W
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Bozzlite
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You may have gotten a poor quality specimen of the MAGLED bulb. I have both of these lights, and to my eyes, the 3D MAGLED has a least twice the output of my Dorcy Metal Gear.
Or maybe I have a poor specimen of the DMG. I was never too happy with it's ringy beam and green tint either. On the other hand, the Dorcy Super 1 Watt with the same battery configuration, has a very bright white and smooth beam.
Or maybe I have a poor specimen of the DMG. I was never too happy with it's ringy beam and green tint either. On the other hand, the Dorcy Super 1 Watt with the same battery configuration, has a very bright white and smooth beam.
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Flying Turtle
Flashaholic
My Metal Gear comes close, but it's not quite as bright as my 3AA MiniMagLED. Beam color is nice, though.
Geoff
Geoff
Illum
Flashaholic
well the magLED is a 3watt yes, but due to lack of decent heatsink on the assembly its driven around half of its intended output throughout most of its life.
Refer to the runtime plots by quickbeam
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/maglite_mag-led.htm
the 3W can be compared to a 1 watt and you'll still feel the 1 watts more powerful. :mecry:
Refer to the runtime plots by quickbeam
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/maglite_mag-led.htm
the 3W can be compared to a 1 watt and you'll still feel the 1 watts more powerful. :mecry:
frasera
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yea you might want to test outside. shine on something far away.
bondr006
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Well, I am pretty impressed with my 4D MagLED. I can hit houses down the street with it. In a couple of weeks I am going to put the TerraLUX TLE-6EX MiniStar5 SSC P4 U bin LED in it. I can't wait to see what that does.
It is very hard to differentiate between the "brightness" of two lights using just your visual impression, especially if it is at a close range like a wall or something a few feet away. I have found it to be a "mirage" almost where the smaller light my look favorable and when you take it out for any distance or larger scale test the differrences become more readily apparent.
However as has been pointed out, the Mag might be faulty also, it could happen.
However as has been pointed out, the Mag might be faulty also, it could happen.
Just swap out the Luxeon I star in the Metal Gear with an SSCP4 star and bam, you'll have a pretty bright flashlight. A lot of Dorcy's flashlights use Luxeon I, III or K2 stars--which makes them good candidates for basic modding. You can get SSCP4 stars from Deal Extreme or Kaidomain for around $6-$7 shipped each.
PlayboyJoeShmoe
Flashaholic
You MUST have either one or both a really good Metal Gear or a BAD M*gled.
My 2C M*gled here on my desk BLOWS AWAY my Metal Gear!
And I even have a diffusing lense on the M*gled!!!
My 2C M*gled here on my desk BLOWS AWAY my Metal Gear!
And I even have a diffusing lense on the M*gled!!!
RebelXTNC
Enlightened
I agree that something may be wrong with your MagLED. I have what I consider to be an excellent example of a DMG, bought in June '05 before I even knew of CPF. It startled me in comparison to my SF E2e with early KL1 head that was my EDC then. It even competes with my first L2P bought after I started here, another luxeon lottery winner.
My 2C Mag with LED conversion is quite a bit brighter and with adjustable throw it's a little more flexible too. I just hate the beam artifacts in my Mag...
My 2C Mag with LED conversion is quite a bit brighter and with adjustable throw it's a little more flexible too. I just hate the beam artifacts in my Mag...
PlayboyJoeShmoe
Flashaholic
Get a diffusing lense! I know one of our vendors has such a thing.
It doesn't eat enough output for me to put up with an icky beam!
It doesn't eat enough output for me to put up with an icky beam!
