Thread: Maglite LED upgrade

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Certainly nothing new but rummaging around in our junk i came across my old 2D maglite that hasnt been used since probably the first or second set of batteries went flat, jumped on Amazon and bought an LED upgrade kit and wow what a difference.
Actually makes it useful now, i put new batteries in it yesterday and the yellow light output was wore than one of those cheap 2AA torches you pick up at a servo or auto parts store near the register. $14 well spent.

Totally agree. I tried it with a large one once with a cheap globe, and was disappointed that the Maglite lost its focus, but I got a decent one made for the Mag and it's excellent. It means the $$$ I spent on the about four of the things is not wasted as Maglites are virtually indestructible otherwise, and the batteries last for ages.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

the yellow light output was wore than one of those cheap 2AA torches you pick up at a servo or auto parts store near the register.

"wore" or "more"?

I might have to check into those. I have a 2-D Maglite and a 3-D Maglite.

Got a link?

Originally Posted by p38arover

"wore" or "more"?

I might have to check into those. I have a 2-D Maglite and a 3-D Maglite.

Got a link?

It was meant to be " less".

This is the one i chose and i cant fault it.

https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product...0?ie=UTF8&th=1

Hi,
Hmm, I have a few old Dolphin torches somewhere in storage.
I might have to mount an expedition into the depths.
Cheers

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
Hmm, I have a few old Dolphin torches somewhere in storage.
I might have to mount an expedition into the depths.
Cheers

Looks like the same kit will fit the dolphin, just need to get the correct voltage version and cheaper.

LED UPGRADE DOLPHIN MAGLITE 3.2-9V 3W BULB GLOBE FLASHLIGHT TORCH LANTERN 250lm | eBay

Something else for a maglite i just found on thingiverse, holding brackets and 18650/21700 LIO cell adapters.

Hmm, I have an unused Dolphin. It gets so little use that its battery dies between one use and the next. I recently tossed its battery.

Convert to LED and lithium batteries?

A question that I do have is: what is the purpose of the reflector with a point source of light? An incandescent filament radiates light in all directions and reflects off the reflector and is focussed into a beam.

Originally Posted by p38arover

Hmm, I have an unused Dolphin. It gets so little use that its battery dies between one use and the next. I recently tossed its battery.

Convert to LED and lithium batteries?

A question that I do have is: what is the purpose of the reflector with a point source of light? An incandescent filament radiates light in all directions and reflects off the reflector and is focussed into a beam.

And therein lies the problem with most LED upgrades, with the maglite it seems ok with the single top mounted LED .