I have a large Mag-Lite and i seen some conversion kits for LED , has anyone had good luck with the conversions .
I need a bulb so i thought of changing over instead to the LED
I need a bulb so i thought of changing over instead to the LED
I have a large Mag-Lite and i seen some conversion kits for LED , has anyone had good luck with the conversions .
I need a bulb so i thought of changing over instead to the LED
Just ordered a Malkoff , pricey but i think it will be just fine for me . Plus this Mag-Lite is heavy and could be used to defend if need be .
Mine is 5 - D batteries
Al Neri approves
This guy does nice ones:
https://malkoffdevices.com/collections/maglite-drop-ins-and-accessories
I've had one for at least eight years. It's been great. Nice & bright, although obviously not as bright as the newer ones.
For what those cost you can just buy an LED Maglite. I have both an ML50L 2 cell and an ML300LX 3 cell. Both are great. The ML300LX is 625 lumen on high and throws pretty far. You can get online for around $45.
I have a large Mag-Lite and i seen some conversion kits for LED , has anyone had good luck with the conversions .
I need a bulb so i thought of changing over instead to the LED
If I had seen this earlier, I would have told you to hold off till I could get home and look at the packages for the mag lites I bought kits for them.
They weren't that expensive and have been some of the best money I've spent in a while. I was ready to scrap them before I tried these LED's.
What kits did you buy?
There are a ton of self-contained LED conversion bulbs out there, basically just swap the original bulb to one of these for $10 and done
https://www.amazon.com/ABN-Maglite-Flashlight-Replacement-Conversion/dp/B0195I3XA6
The main issue is that LED bulbs and even some kits can give a goofy light pattern being the reflector was designed for a light source sticking 1/2" out in front of the bulb base, not flush with it. The other issues are that battery tech has come further than LED tech, so even with a retrofit, you still have a giant heavy light with giant heavy batteries that can't match the capacity or performance of a small modern LED/Li-ion pocket light. The retrofits can't push more than maybe 3 watts being there is no real way to cool the circuit(new lights can put out 10+ watts) .If you want a giant heavy light, then by all means, swap in a $10 LED bulb, but if you want an actual improvement in output in a usable size, then look into a new light.