Hi!
I presently have a Maglite 6D and I am planning to replace it. For years, I have been using it in Asian jungle for night bio-study at 50 meters high. Now, with LEDs becoming common, I would like to move on.
My core requirement is that the throw has to be same or greater, the flooding ability is not important.
My budget is tight, hopefully its < $30.
Hope its from sites like DealExtreme and DinoDirect as they ship to Asia.
It has to use commonly available batteries types like AAA, AA, C or D. I can afford to use several sets of battery throughout the night so run time is not a problem.
I note that Terralux produced a cheap dropin providing 150 lm but I became wary after reading in this forum that the bulb would be running at temperature higher than 100C, as I would need a light running continuously for an hour. Can the Terralux bulb (at 100C) run for such a period of time without melting the Maglite's plastic reflector? If yes, I would most likely just buy this bulb.
Thanks for all your replies!
I presently have a Maglite 6D and I am planning to replace it. For years, I have been using it in Asian jungle for night bio-study at 50 meters high. Now, with LEDs becoming common, I would like to move on.
My core requirement is that the throw has to be same or greater, the flooding ability is not important.
My budget is tight, hopefully its < $30.
Hope its from sites like DealExtreme and DinoDirect as they ship to Asia.
It has to use commonly available batteries types like AAA, AA, C or D. I can afford to use several sets of battery throughout the night so run time is not a problem.
I note that Terralux produced a cheap dropin providing 150 lm but I became wary after reading in this forum that the bulb would be running at temperature higher than 100C, as I would need a light running continuously for an hour. Can the Terralux bulb (at 100C) run for such a period of time without melting the Maglite's plastic reflector? If yes, I would most likely just buy this bulb.
Thanks for all your replies!