got two that have bult up all oner the battary compartment
got two that have bult up all oner the battary compartment
Last edited by wgr; 02-05-2024 at 06:32 PM.
You can repair them pretty easily,,,, unless you need a new switch.
Then it gets complicated.
With the new generation rechargeable flashlights, they're sort of becoming obsolete.
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I have 3 old 5 cell maglites some have other names one says Prolight I had rebuilt them several times and looked at the L.E.D. bulb but decided against it as it was not bright enough and to get bright enough a better heat sink needs to be added .
For Years I ran those old 5 cell lights with a 4 cell Kypton bulb and thought the was bright until the L.E.D. lights came out now they outperform some of the older Q Beam lights !
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The new LED flashlights are much lighter and brighter than my old Mag Lights.
The Mag Lights are now obsolete as far as I'm concerned.
IMO, they were the best in their day.
Eveready replaced two of my mini mag lites and Duracell sent me a $10 check for damage to a third one caused by their batteries. File a claim with the battery maker. Here is where it pays to buy a US name brand battery.
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I changed my 3 D-cell over to LED years back and it was a dim disappointment. The 200 lumen advertisement is not accurate at all. Keep in mind you have 1 LED vs even a cheapo Harbor Freight $1 light having a dozen.
Ultimately I retired all 6 of my old Mag-Lites because the cost of D-cell batteries for 1 light is greater than the cost of an entire new LED flashlight that is 100X brighter and uses cheaper AA batteries.
Sadly it is time to move on from them. All of my battery powered tools are 18V Ryobi and I have 2 flashlights that use those batteries. They put the brightest Mag-Lite to shame and the batteries are rechargeable.
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Worthy to convert the AA minis, did both of mine, huge improvement in lumen output with reduced battery drain. Left the C & D versions as is.
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Not relevant to the OP question but last year I was going through an old tool box and found 2 Energizer "D" cells in a package that had a use before date in 1992. Put them in an old flashlight and they are still going strong!
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I use a Maglite 3D and a Mini AA. They are good lights, but they are old school. I primarily use a Streamlight Stylus Pro that I carry in my back pocket next to my wallet.
they can not be rebuilt if they have been "bult uu all oner "
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It's been brought up before. There was even a thread a while back about this very same topic. The real question is: Why bother?
Sure you can get LED conversions, and if you're decently smart with electronics you can wire up a LiPo batter/charging circuit for it. But again, why bother? You can buy a quality LED light for almost nothing these days, lights that will last for decades. The Maglite has been outdated for over 20 years. Seriously! I have a Surefire Weaponlight I picked up in the early days of the Afghan war that I changed out the bulb for a $5 LED bulb, and CR123A batteries for a single $3 LiPo 18650 rechargeable, and it's 10x brighter than my last Maglite ever was. And that Surefire is far more durable than that Maglite could ever think about being.
To answer the question directly, yes you can repair and upgrade the light. But I point back to my previous question: Why bother?
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Why bother? A very close buddy was a LEO, and he often said he'd never go out on a call without his 6- or 8- (?) D-cell mag-lite flashlight -- even in mid-afternoon on a bright, sunny day . With all the paperwork, etc., following, say, an arrest, there was none for using your flashlight.
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