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Old 10-13-2006, 04:04 PM
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Replacement LED for maglite flashlights...

So I finally got my sorry *** around to buying one, and HOLY c4rp! What a difference.

About 4x brighter than standard and uses much less battery power. Pure white light and it is focusable like the regular maglites!

It's the maglite brand LED replacment... Got it at wallyworld for $18.



Thats the specific one, and here's a link if you're too lazy to go to wallyworld (walmart)

http://www.tooltopia.com/index.asp?P...D&ProdID=29384
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thx for the heads up.....been meaning to get one an LED bulb for my 3 D cell Maglite. $18 is more than I paid for the the whole flashlight, but I guess it's worth it if the LED bulb is brighter AND lasts longer.


anyone know of a local spot closer to SF w/good deals on these?

or even a reputable Ebay seller?
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sweet. I've got a 3 cell that's beggin to be more scary.
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dammit, I don't see a 6 cell version
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The bulbs for all the D cell maglites are the same, so I don't see why it wouldn't work.
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You sure? I think LED bulbs would be more sensitive about having twice the voltage run through them...
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Yea that bulb rocks, get rechargable batteries too they are way lighter than alkaline.Makes a big diff. if you use your light for your job or whatever.
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Originally Posted by SilverBlitzkeig
Yea that bulb rocks, get rechargable batteries too they are way lighter than alkaline.Makes a big diff. if you use your light for your job or whatever.
not really... 1.5v for alkalines vs. 1.2 for the all rechargables...

so a 6 cell, it's 9 volts vs 7.2...
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Umm ok, i think i know that my own flashlight is lighter with my rechargables than the copper tops i used to use .
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Boo Maglights. It's all about SureFire.

http://www.surefire.com/
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Originally Posted by kidatari
Boo Maglights. It's all about SureFire.

http://www.surefire.com/

Have some of those too... too damn expensive for what you get. Maglites are cool once you replace the bulb with an LED... Changes the entire flashlight. Plus you can beat someone with it.
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Plus you can beat someone with it.
+1 for that.
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Surefire's are the shiz. Definitely worth the money. +1 for buying the batteries from them too, as those are damn expensive batteries.

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Streamlights are the way to go. A friend and I have our own ditribution company that deals in flashlights, among other things. Surefire is not the best company if one also consideres value. They're great but not worth the additional cost. Streamlights are more than suitable for almost any need, and cost 1/3 to 1/2 that of a SureFire. Pentagon lights are also vary good (made by a former SureFire engineer I belive) with nearly the exact build quality of SureFires but at maybe 4/5ths or less of the price.

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Originally Posted by CLsmooth71
thx for the heads up.....been meaning to get one an LED bulb for my 3 D cell Maglite. $18 is more than I paid for the the whole flashlight, but I guess it's worth it if the LED bulb is brighter AND lasts longer.


anyone know of a local spot closer to SF w/good deals on these?

or even a reputable Ebay seller?
I found one at the HomeDepot in Colma, they might have them at Target as well. There are different bulbs for 2 cell's vs 3 cells, battery size (C or D) doesn't matter.

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