Advice on mod for 2D Mag to make throw monster

I ordered a custom color (olive drab green) 2D Maglite last year just because I liked the color. I put one of those Wal-Mart LED thingys ($13) in it that replaces the bulb but it's still crap. It's been hanging on the wall collecting dust ever since. Now I've decided to try to have it upgraded for real. I think the focusing reflector system on Maglites is the biggest piece of junk ever designed so I want all of that gone. I'd like to have the whole reflector replaced with a fixed reflector that doesn't twist and really good LED. I want it for throw not spill. Does anyone perform such magic? If so how expensive? Also, sorry if this is the wrong forum.

Re: Advice on mod for 3D Mag to make throw monster

You can make it a Mag85. The amount of light they put out is amazing, and it will throw much farther than a stock Maglite.


BTW, is your avatar Carl from Slingblade?

Re: Advice on mod for 3D Mag to make throw monster

You could procure an aspheric lens and a Cree on a heatsink. Search 'aspheric mag' in the search at the top of the page. Alternatively, you could mount an SSC on a LITEmania heatsink and run it at an amp with the stock reflector and that will also throw like a mofo and won't stick out past the aluminum bezel of the Mag. There's a thread somewhere that shows an aspheric mag outthrowing a Mag85. The thread has a comparison of various throw lights, including a Maxabeam and a modified Coleman spotlight.

Re: Advice on mod for 3D Mag to make throw monster

Yeah thats Carl, we kind of look alike I've been told. I'm not as mechanically inclined as Carl though. I wish I could find somone I could send the light to and get it modded. If I try to do it myself it's going to look like a bulls a$$ sewn up with a grape vine and would probably be dimmer than stock. Also I realized it's a 2D not a 3D.

ConstableScott --- I recently got a drop in for my 4 D cell Mag Light. It has a tight spot with amazing throw surrounded by a wide flood of soft light and has a long run time as well. It makes me giggle every time I turn it on. My favorite light so far. http://www.malkoffdevices.com/

Since it's a 2D then you could go with a ROP mod. I just built mine, and it is pretty bright. Very simple to build too!

BTW, I have a few Kai reflectors on the way. The are supposed to be cam or camless. I will try them camless and let you know how good they are. That would do away with the whole focusing system that you said you don't want.:thumbsup:

someone modified a MAG with this huge reflector off a X million candlepower spotlight, it has massive throw. He called it the MAG PLunger, but i cant find it, honestly, the search system is seriously flawed

Crenshaw

Crenshaw said:

someone modified a MAG with this huge reflector off a X million candlepower spotlight, it has massive throw. He called it the MAG PLunger, but i cant find it, honestly, the search system is seriously flawed

Crenshaw

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"Mag Plunger" LOL, thats funny! I bet it does have awsome throw though.

EDIT: I found it!

+1 on LukeA's suggestion. If you're looking for an LED mod, an SSC led with the stock Mag reflector makes for good throw - well almost stock, you just have to trim the cam off the reflector. If you drive it at ~750mA you will still get good throw with better runtime IMHO.

where did you get the olive drab 2d mag =) i want one point me in the right direction please

PhotonAddict said:

+1 on LukeA's suggestion. If you're looking for an LED mod, an SSC led with the stock Mag reflector makes for good throw - well almost stock, you just have to trim the cam off the reflector. If you drive it at ~750mA you will still get good throw with better runtime IMHO.

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I actually built a pair of SSC mags that each run at 500mA. They'll throw about 300-400 feet, and last about 6 hours regulated, followed by 2-3 of dimming from 2 alkaline C cells.

Thanks averybody for the advice. I honestly don't remember where I got the OD light from. I do know it was from someone here on CPF though on the BST forum.

decide whether you want an incandescent mod or a led mod... then we can go from there...

Sounds like you got the cheap NiteIze PR dropin, which is not meant for output, but rather lots of runtime.

Simple suggestion, how about just the 2-3 cell TerraLux SSC dropin and leave everything else the way it is? Relatively cheap, very simple, and more light that I think you would expect.

You can still do the aspheric stuff later if you want.

LukeA's got my vote. A Q5 or R2 driven at 1A with an aspheric lens will throw like mad.

sell me your olive mag 2d

Ledean is just the person for you.https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/161748&page=4

Here is the shootout of the aspherical mag vs. other lights. And it's only a p4 Cree.https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/175386