LED conversion for MAG lights???

fausto nasafiaschi · Oct 19, 2003

Is there any conversion kit commercially available to convert mag lights from incandescent bulbs to leds? If yes, has anybody tried them already?
I have a mini mag, a 2 C and a 3 D light that I would like to convert to leds
Fausto

Steven Andrews · Oct 19, 2003

I highly recommend the Opalec NewBeam for the AA. It replaces the bulb with three 5mm LED's.

Inretech make conversions for the AA,3D and 6D lights. I own a AA conversion which has proved to be a great purchase too.

smokinbasser · Oct 19, 2003

head over to the Candle Power forum there are long threads on all of the mods involving maglights

sph3ric pyramid · Oct 19, 2003

You can see dat2zip's Luxeon star drop-ins here.

fausto nasafiaschi · Oct 20, 2003

Tks everybody!
Fausto

uncleknife · Oct 22, 2003

https://www.brightguy.com/detail.html?cart=1058219855683289&sku=EVE03010W

smokinbasser · Oct 22, 2003

There are AA mini maglights that will not work for certain LED conversions. They identify the ones that will work and the ones that won't to help you to determine if yours will work as a host.the older MMs wont work but I don't know the cutoff date. I do know I have TWO that are too old. lol. Keep in mind this refers to drop in conversions only. If your willing to do some trimming soldering and potting you can put anything in it.

soa · Oct 24, 2003

Originally posted by Steven Andrews
I highly recommend the Opalec NewBeam for the AA. It replaces the bulb with three 5mm LED's.

worked well for me too.

I sourced mine from www.7dayshop.com (better named 14 day shop)

Nathan S · Oct 24, 2003

Fausto - I have the Opalec drop in for two of my minimags, and can conferm that it's a good product. You can order one from Toolshop. They're good people. It's a European Comunity company, so there are no customs duties to be paid, plus they offer free shipping.

fausto nasafiaschi · Oct 24, 2003

Thanks again everybody!
Fausto

ZENGHOST · Oct 24, 2003

The Sandwich drop-ins for the 2AA minimags are great. If you want to see something cool, check out this MiniMiniMag (right):

It's a MiniMag that was cut down by a CPF forumite to take one AA cell. It works great even with just a regular alkaline AA cell, but it kicks some ass with a 3v AA lithium batt.

I've been meaning to check out the Opalec, Inretech and Everled mods, but haven't gotten around to doing it yet. The Opalec is supposed to have good runtime and the low batt indicator should come in handy. If I recall correctly, the Everled is the brightest with the 3 cell mag and then after that (4, 5, and 6 cell) is just additional runtime. In any case, with all the stuff currently available, there's just no reason to carry a plain 'ole mag.