Mag light Lumens
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Those Lumen ratings look way high, (compared to my SF lights and their ratings). Old news to anyone hanging around here for a while-I know.
Interesting too that with the krypton lamp the 5cell puts out less light than the 4 cell.
Interesting too that with the krypton lamp the 5cell puts out less light than the 4 cell.
dulridge
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Not enough? :laughing:
woodrow
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One thing I do have to say for maglight. True, my Q5 lights kill them in performance....especially in size/weight. But, with Mag lights, you can find them anywhere...don't have to pay shipping...no 123a's to buy and you are looking at 8-16 bucks per light.
Don't get me wrong...I only use mine for comparison purposes... but the MRV-SE Q5 that I know will obliterate it in output, cost $160 plus $19 for 2nd day air (which did not happen). With a maglight, I just would have to go to target.
I can see why so many people buy these things.
Don't get me wrong...I only use mine for comparison purposes... but the MRV-SE Q5 that I know will obliterate it in output, cost $160 plus $19 for 2nd day air (which did not happen). With a maglight, I just would have to go to target.
I can see why so many people buy these things.
That is kind of what I was going for.
I have a couple maglights. Everyone I know, has a couple maglights.
If I had accurate information, I could make a comparison.
Is it worth upgrading a 3D maglight to a 50 Lumen LED or is 50 Lumens actually less light? I could also go for a 150 Lumen kit TLE-6EXA.
Is it worth upgrading a mini-maglight 2 AA to a TLE-5 at 50 lumens or a CREE XRE-7090 at 100 lumens?
Is it worth upgrading a micro-maglight 2 AAA to a TLE-20 at 25 lumins?
Of course more light costs more money. I have to know where I am starting from guy.
2xTrinity
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Keep in mind that the maglite incan ratings for lumens are initial lumens. It is not regulated, so will fall as the voltage on the batteries falls. With standard alkalines, that means the light will be much dimmer and yellower for the majority of the runtime. With LEDs upgrades, there will be no tint-shifting, and output will stay consistent throughout the battery runtime (the exception is the MagLED, that one gets dimmer but due to heat buildup, not battery drain -- if you mainly use the light intermittently, that won't be a problem).
Toohotruk
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The old numbers were probably more realistic.
Yes...much more accurate...lol :laughing:
I got a good chuckle out of the enthusiastic figures that they're posting these days. :shakehead I guess honesty in marketing is very rare these days.
Toohotruk
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:welcome:You guys are a bad influence on me.
I will be making multiple upgrades.
This place will definitely produce a drain on your wallet if you hang around here long enough. :shakehead
FWIW...I am VERY happy with my Malkoffs!!! IMHO, they are THE Maglite upgrade to get for "D" or "C" Mags (Surefires too for that matter). :rock::rock::rock:
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JimH
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Maglites are among my very most favorite lights. They are soooo easy to make soooo much better. Whether it's LED mods or hotwires, almost every flashaholic I know has at least a few Maglites in their collection. The old standbys, Mag11 and Mag85 will both easily turn out a sensor controlled street light.
I just finished putting together a Mag610 - Mag 3D body, FM3H head, AW softstart 3 level switch, and 4 AW C Li-ion cells driving an Osram 64610 bulb at roughly 14.8 volts yielding an out the front brightness of approximately 2000 lumens ( (14.8V actual / 12V rated )**3.5 * 1600 lumens rated * 60% average reflector-lens efficiency = 2000 lumens actual out the front).
I just finished putting together a Mag610 - Mag 3D body, FM3H head, AW softstart 3 level switch, and 4 AW C Li-ion cells driving an Osram 64610 bulb at roughly 14.8 volts yielding an out the front brightness of approximately 2000 lumens ( (14.8V actual / 12V rated )**3.5 * 1600 lumens rated * 60% average reflector-lens efficiency = 2000 lumens actual out the front).
JimH
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What a silly question. For FUN of course
The same thing I use my USL for
Please re-read my sig-line.
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