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ngamer007 location: Upstate NY Gender: Male Time for some thrilling heroics. \|	If you have a 4D Maglite, do yourself a favor, get the 3W LED Upgrade. < on 1/13/2007 9:02 AM >

	The stock krypton lamp drops most of its brightness within the first hour, and then decreases evenly for the rest of its life, which is usually around 14 hours. The 3W LED upgrade starts off at slightly higher brightness, drops down a bit, but maintains this brightness for most of its life, which is over 20 hours. It can supposedly last up to 120 hours (not sure how accurate that is, I haven't tested it, I just got this). Either way, it's a cleaner light, brighter, last longer, and it's only $20 for the LED upgrade.

Explorer Zero

Re: If you have a 4D Maglite, do yourself a favor, get the 3W LED Upgrade.
<Reply # 1 on 1/13/2007 1:54 PM >

Posted by ngamer007
The stock krypton lamp drops most of its brightness within the first hour, and then decreases evenly for the rest of its life, which is usually around 14 hours. The 3W LED upgrade starts off at slightly higher brightness, drops down a bit, but maintains this brightness for most of its life, which is over 20 hours. It can supposedly last up to 120 hours (not sure how accurate that is, I haven't tested it, I just got this).

Either way, it's a cleaner light, brighter, last longer, and it's only $20 for the LED upgrade.

while Im not a advocate of MAG-LITEs I own several and Home Depot put these LED replacements on sale for $15.03. I bought enough to convert all my C & D MAGs to LED and they seem to put out more useable light than the Xenons I had been using. They dont have the throw (distance) but for urbX buildings and drains theyre ideal

I did notice the MAG LEDs run the batts down faster than fully regulated LEDs such as everLED, Ive been using one of those in a 3D for over a year now on the same batteries estimating about 40 hours and it hasnt lost any brightness (due the internal regulation I guess)

ps theres a user forum here on UER for flashlight discussions Id like to offer to anyone that wants to join its open to all http://www.uer.ca/...id=1&catid=1000386 just subscribe yourself to it and show us your gear or reviews

bryguy17 location: san luis obispo/fullerton Gender: Male Welcome to SLOcal \| \|	Re: If you have a 4D Maglite, do yourself a favor, get the 3W LED Upgrade. <Reply # 2 on 1/15/2007 7:35 AM >

	ya, i really like the mag LED. just got a 4D with the LED and it works great. stayed nice and bright for the 2 hours we were underground. good stuff, and it comes with a regular bulb if you really need it. "crap! tractor! tree!" points

Deuterium

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PNW
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Re: If you have a 4D Maglite, do yourself a favor, get the 3W LED Upgrade.
<Reply # 3 on 1/16/2007 6:54 PM >

I have the 4D Maglite with LED. It lasts around 40 hours of regulated output. I use it for long power outages and such, but it's just not something I carry around because I don't need 40 hrs of light and I don't want to be lugging around the battery to sustain 40 hrs.

Shawn W.

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Niagara Falls, NY
Gender: Male

Optimistic Pessimist

Re: If you have a 4D Maglite, do yourself a favor, get the 3W LED Upgrade.
<Reply # 4 on 1/17/2007 3:11 AM >

Posted by 2Xplorations

while Im not a advocate of MAG-LITEs I own several and Home Depot put these LED replacements on sale for $15.03. I bought enough to convert all my C & D MAGs to LED and they seem to put out more useable light than the Xenons I had been using. They dont have the throw (distance) but for urbX buildings and drains theyre ideal

I did notice the MAG LEDs run the batts down faster than fully regulated LEDs such as everLED, Ive been using one of those in a 3D for over a year now on the same batteries estimating about 40 hours and it hasnt lost any brightness (due the internal regulation I guess)

ps theres a user forum here on UER for flashlight discussions Id like to offer to anyone that wants to join its open to all http://www.uer.ca/...id=1&catid=1000386 just subscribe yourself to it and show us your gear or reviews

Are there any regular stores that sell everLEDs? All I see on their website are listings for online stores.

What is a rebel? A man who says no. - Albert Camus

Explorer Zero

Re: If you have a 4D Maglite, do yourself a favor, get the 3W LED Upgrade.
<Reply # 5 on 1/17/2007 5:04 AM >

Posted by Shawn W.

Are there any regular stores that sell everLEDs? All I see on their website are listings for online stores.

I have not seen them at any brick and mortar stores

Shawn W. location: Niagara Falls, NY Gender: Male Optimistic Pessimist \| \| \|	Re: If you have a 4D Maglite, do yourself a favor, get the 3W LED Upgrade. <Reply # 6 on 1/19/2007 10:17 PM >

	I got a 4D Maglite with a LED last night. It's a lot bigger than I'm used to seeing, and probably isn't especially practical for my purposes, so I'm taking it back today and exchanging it for a 3AA Mini Maglite with LED. What is a rebel? A man who says no. - Albert Camus

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