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Old 11-12-2008, 01:49 AM
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Any of you guys have the Maglight LED conversion bulbs?? Are they worth the $$
 
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Got me a 4 cell and the kit. Talk about bright and you can still focus the beam.
 
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Thats the thing I like a really bright light. I switched from Mag to Pelican and they were allright for a bit. Then got a couple of Streamlight LEDs and they are better. Believe it or not, some of my favs are cheapies from a discount store. $4 for a 19 LED light and they are pretty good (except the body is plastic).

I would like to upgrade my Mags though - mainly because they make a nice club.
 

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Never done the conversion but LED's are definately the way to go especially for a work light
 
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I do not have the conversion, I bought new LED Maglights a few weeks back and they are great.
 
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Old 11-12-2008, 09:16 AM
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I also got one of those dual light flashlights. Has a 5 led, 2nd click gets you 10, then the 3rd click has an xeon or incandescent. Thing I like about it most is if the batteries get weak, the leds are still bright, but the other bulb barely lights up.
 

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Old 11-12-2008, 09:32 AM
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Is there a kit for the lights? If so, I'm in as I have a few mags that could use that.
 
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Originally Posted by Wyatt Earp
Evil,

Is there a kit for the lights? If so, I'm in as I have a few mags that could use that.


Heres the Maglight one: http://defensedevices.com/maglite-le...rsion-kit.html

This one looks pretty good: AA - http://www.defensedevices.com/minstar2-led-kit.html

Others - http://defensedevices.com/terralux-l...-products.html
 

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Picked one up at lunch...
 
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Old 11-12-2008, 07:32 PM
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Just spend the money for a Streamlight or a nice Sure Fire. They are a little more, but when I was in Iraq this last time we worked nights for 15 months straight, the nature of my job is inherently hard on flashlights. I had more problems with my Mag-lite, both with the LED and without. Everyone with the Sure Fires and Streamlights had no problems.
 


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