New to me pretty cool

[dusto2]

so while shopping at local hardware store today misc. stuff i needed a new bulb for my mag light, so i am looking around for them and find that maglight now makes a replacement bulb for their lights that is a led set up fits in regular bulb spot and this things is bright as hell it was only 20 bucks i think it was money well spent

 

[predator]

they also make a button that goes on the back of a mini-mag so instead of twisting the head you just push a button



you spent 20 bucks on it??? i think i spent 20 bucks total converting ALL my maglights....

 

[srteach]

Mag doesn't make that button, another company does.

You will find that your batteries last about 10 times longer than they used to, and LED lights themselves will not blow out when you drop the light.

 

[dusto2]

yup true they will last alot longer and predator where did you find them cheaper i just found this at local hardware store is there a better place i have like 3 more i want to change over

 

[metalmacguyver]

i bought the $20 made by Maglight one for my 4-cell . the first time i looked at it, i had a spot in my eyes for about 20 minutes. i would call it comparable to being flashed by a TIG welder. i will eventually have them in all my mags. the batteries do last way longer too.

 

[eminart]

Yep, I bought one (LED) at wal-mart for my mini-mag last year. Big improvement. My 3cell mag came with an LED.

 

[kunar]

yup true they will last alot longer and predator where did you find them cheaper i just found this at local hardware store is there a better place i have like 3 more i want to change over

+1, the best i can find is $20 each.

 

[predator]

i got them at fleet farm.....the one for my 4-cell cost me 12 bucks and the ones for my minimags were 4 bucks.....

 

[AllanD]

You can save about $1 by shopping for the genuine mag light LED replacement
at WalMart or Lowes.

The 3 LED conversion for the mini-mag is made by "NiteEyez"
The little button on the tailcap is actually a PITA, because the
conversion doesn't eliminate the twist-on, twist-off.

NiteEyes also makes a BETTER tail cap conversion that has what they call a "smart switch" so it has "hi, Lo and off" positions that comes with a higher powered
single LED, but that conversion costs around $20 and a new 2cell minimage LED light is only a couple bucks more.

I have two of those maglite conversion bulbs for the big lights,
one in a three D-cell light and another in a 2 C-cell light.
The C-cells used to be very short lived, but now they last
several times longer than the D-cells do with a halogen bulb.

it's $20 for the bulb, it's around $30 for a new lamp that already
comes with the LED in it.
It isn't that the LED is that much brighter than the "upgrade" bulbs,
it isn't, atleast not by much though they are brighter than the original
"stock" bulbs. and much of the improvement is because it's pulling less
current off of the batteries, so.... with less voltage drop....

The big difference is the increase in battery life.
With D-cells at over $1 each in 8-packs at the usual discount stores
if you use your light much it doesn't take all that long for the $20 bulb
(or a complete $32 light) to pay for itself.

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[metalmacguyver]

It isn't that the LED is that much brighter than the "upgrade" bulbs,
it isn't, atleast not by much though they are brighter than the original
"stock" bulbs. and much of the improvement is because it's pulling less
current off of the batteries, so.... with less voltage drop....

thats some cool stuff. didnt know that.