maglite led 3aa

I found a mag lite led 3 aa torch along the side of the road. Put new batts in and it works just fine. I was wondering if anybody knows what the lumen output is for this torch? All I can find, is that it is a 3 watt led.

I've been looking for that, can you ship it to me?

Roughly 50 lumens. And it just uses resistors behind the LED, no regulation, so it dims notably over time like an incan Mag. Doesn't hold a candle to the $20, 225 lumen 2xAA MiniMag PRO at your local store, but could be a cool host..

StarHalo said:

Roughly 50 lumens. And it just uses resistors behind the LED, no regulation, so it dims notably over time like an incan Mag. Doesn't hold a candle to the $20, 225 lumen 2xAA MiniMag PRO at your local store, but could be a cool host..

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I find it a big improvement over the old 2xAA LED mini maglites. The 2xAA is regulated, but when the batteries get low it suddenly goes out. Very annoying!

StarHalo said:

Roughly 50 lumens. And it just uses resistors behind the LED, no regulation, so it dims notably over time like an incan Mag. Doesn't hold a candle to the $20, 225 lumen 2xAA MiniMag PRO at your local store, but could be a cool host..

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What do you mean cool host....?

jjmarells said:

What do you mean cool host....?

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Meaning the body of the flashlight itself would be a good vehicle for modifications and upgrades.

jjmarells said:

What do you mean cool host....?

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He means rip out the LED, and replace it with a better LED and driver of your choice. Some people like to do this with Maglites, because they're relatively easy to modify. Not my thing... I'd just buy the light I wanted, but customizing can be fun for some.

jjmarells said:

What do you mean cool host....?

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One thing about this light that makes it a particularly good host is the fact that it uses three cells. This means that, unlike the 2xAA lights, you are not limited by the fact that there are no high current 2xNiMH boost drivers available. You can build an XM-L light that actually drives the XM-L at more than .5-1A.

Where can you find instruction on how to this?