3 C cell maglite...any LED conversions available?

[scottishwolf]

As the title says... I have an old 3 C cell maglite and was wondering if there are any LED conversions about? The battery life on it is rubbish and hopefully an led conversion should extend that a bit. I actually like the size of the C cell mag due the the other use....chib.... just in case ye understand.

Cheers, Davie

 

[Ogri the trog]

There certainly is, I've had mine for years.
Can't currently recall where I got the replacement lamp but it was a "one out, one in" job to do the conversion with no other parts necessary.

Not a huge amount of help, but I'll try for some more info tomorrow.

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[scottishwolf]

There certainly is, I've had mine for years.
Can't currently recall where I got the replacement lamp but it was a "one out, one in" job to do the conversion with no other parts necessary.

Not a huge amount of help, but I'll try for some more info tomorrow.

ATB

Ogri the trog

Cheers dude

 

[jimfbte]

As the title says... I have an old 3 C cell maglite and was wondering if there are any LED conversions about? The battery life on it is rubbish and hopefully an led conversion should extend that a bit. I actually like the size of the C cell mag due the the other use....chib.... just in case ye understand.

Cheers, Davie

No connection with either company or store, but here's some possibilities.

http://www.batteryjunction.com/maglite3cor3d.html

http://www.niteize.com/productdetail.php?category_id=28&product_id=127

I just purchased two Terralux TLE-1F (MiniStar 1) LED bulbs for my 2-D cell flashlights and am well pleased with the 1-watt output in warm white.

 

[Phil6201]

There's really only one game in town for quality LED drop ins:

http://www.malkoffdevices.com/shop/c-23-cell-dropin-to-fit-maglite-p-4.html

Gene Malkoff makes the highest quality LED drop ins for both Maglite and Surefire.

 

[DavidJT]

There's really only one game in town for quality LED drop ins:

http://www.malkoffdevices.com/shop/c-23-cell-dropin-to-fit-maglite-p-4.html

Gene Malkoff makes the highest quality LED drop ins for both Maglite and Surefire.

They look good, but $65 for a bulb!

 

[Adrian]

You can pick up niteize(is that the spelling?) conversion at a Cotswolds Outdoors shop, and Maglite also do a conversion - I bought one for my 4-c. Works beautifully It was I think from Maglite uk - but I can't now recall the website.

 

[crazydave]

check ebay, its a standard led replacement for 2-4 cell units I did mine a few years back

 

[Phil6201]

If $65 is a bit much

try: http://www.led-replacement.com/tle-6exb.html

However... these tend to be a bit underwhelming, although better than the niteize.

The main issue is the heatsinking. There is no mass to draw away the heat from the LED, so performance and lifespan is severely limited. You'll note the malkoff has a large heatsink to protect the LED. They will run for ages on a set of batteries though.