I'd like to convert a Maglite from incandescent into LED?

[mikeschn]

Good point? and do they come in rechargeables?

Mike...

[madjack]

Good point? and do they come in rechargeables?

Mike...

...can y'all state what flashlite and batts y'all are talking about?????????.....

[mikeschn]

Mike, I recently bought 2 of these http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultrafire- ... light-3371 they are the BRIGHTEST flashlites

Sure MJ,

I was talking about the first one you posted... and the 18650 batteries... I'm a rechargeable kind of guy, so I wondered if they came in rechargeables?

Mike...

[madjack]

Mike, these are the batts I am using...and they are rechargeable and protected...ALWAYS use protected Li-Ion batts, otherwise they can can "blowup" on ya...
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/trustfire- ... pack-20392
...this is the best price(by far) I have found on these and they are available from other vendors as well..........
...as far as the lumens go, in one spot they state 90 lumens...having used led flashlites for a few years, I can confirm the lite is brighter than that and is the brightest flashlite I have ever used....
madjack

[Joey]

That's perfect MJ. I'm going to get 2 flashlights, and plenty of batteries!

[peppernjoey]

I can definitely confirm that if your flashlight gets too bright, it gets uncomfortable.

[mikeschn]

And it goes without saying that you don't want to blind people by shinning one of those superbright flashlights into someone's eyes.

Mike...

[madjack]

I can personally confirm, these lites are as bright as any of the SureFire tactical flashlites the po-po use and if you look into it, you will see nothing but spots for a time...maybe a long time .......
madjack

[madjack]

...FYI on the numeric designation of those type batts...the first 2 digits are the cross-section in millimeters...the second two are the length in millimeters and the last # indicates its shape(round/flat/etc)...........
madjack

[Joey]

That's an interesting tidbit. So it's bigger than a AA which is 14mm.

[mikeschn]

A C sized battery is 26mm.

Mike...

[mikeschn]

I think that's the 18650 on the right...



Mike...

[WarPony]

I got 2 new D-cel Maglites for Christmas and was VERY suprised at how bright they were so I bought an LED upgrade for another one that I already had. It was a Terralux bulb and I wasn't very impressed, it wasn't as bright as the Maglite and was actually a wierd geen color. Spinnernut had a flashlight at MJ's gathering last year that was bright as hell, is that the one you bought, Madjack?

Jeff

[Joey]

Which teralux bulb did you get?

[madjack]

I got 2 new D-cel Maglites for Christmas and was VERY suprised at how bright they were so I bought an LED upgrade for another one that I already had. It was a Terralux bulb and I wasn't very impressed, it wasn't as bright as the Maglite and was actually a wierd geen color. Spinnernut had a flashlight at MJ's gathering last year that was bright as hell, is that the one you bought, Madjack?

Jeff

Jeff, the link I gave above is to the ones I bought, they are very similar to the one Mark(planovet) had...I didn't like the one Danny had because it had 5modes(hi/med/lo/strobe/sos) and you had to cycle thru all of them to get to the one you wanted or to turn off or on...the one I linked to has one mode...Hi...and it does not have an adjustable(flood/spot) bezel, it is simply on or off...and very bright..........
madjack
p.s.

That's an interesting tidbit. So it's bigger than a AA which is 14mm.

...the 14500s are the same size as a AA...I use 2 of them in one of my e-cigs, known as a box mod, which is about the size/shape of a box of "penny" matches(slightly larger)...the 18650s are 4mm wider and 15mm longer(25mm=1")..............mj