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toad · 01-09-2012, 10:03 AM

i've upgraded every older flashlight in our house with led bulbs. it started when we needed new lights for our christmas tree last year and the wife bought some 'pure white' sylvania leds. at first i didn't like them, but they grew on me. now i can't look at any bulb in our house(or yaris) without wondering 'do they make an led version of that?'. i'll only buy lights from now on with led already in them, but it was cheaper for me to buy just the replacement kits since i already have the flashlights and i don't believe in throwing something away that still works.

the conversion kits i use are made by nite-ize and they make ones for maglite minimags(2AA) to any standard C or D cell(from 2-6 batteries). in fact, the last one i did was an old 2D that we keep in the nightstand. the duracells had been in this flashlight for over 10 years and the light was starting to dim. i put in http://www.amazon.com/LRB-07-PR-Upgr...6116836&sr=8-2 and now it's brighter and uses a fraction of the wattage as the old bulb - all without touching the batteries!

here's the link for the minimag kit:
http://www.amazon.com/LUC2-07-Upgrad...6116836&sr=8-7
the kit comes with a push-button tailcap. yes, i'm a nerd.

01-09-2012, 10:03 AM	#15
toad Drives: street-legal go-kart Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: bowser's castle Posts: 627	i've upgraded every older flashlight in our house with led bulbs. it started when we needed new lights for our christmas tree last year and the wife bought some 'pure white' sylvania leds. at first i didn't like them, but they grew on me. now i can't look at any bulb in our house(or yaris) without wondering 'do they make an led version of that?'. i'll only buy lights from now on with led already in them, but it was cheaper for me to buy just the replacement kits since i already have the flashlights and i don't believe in throwing something away that still works. the conversion kits i use are made by nite-ize and they make ones for maglite minimags(2AA) to any standard C or D cell(from 2-6 batteries). in fact, the last one i did was an old 2D that we keep in the nightstand. the duracells had been in this flashlight for over 10 years and the light was starting to dim. i put in http://www.amazon.com/LRB-07-PR-Upgr...6116836&sr=8-2 and now it's brighter and uses a fraction of the wattage as the old bulb - all without touching the batteries! here's the link for the minimag kit: http://www.amazon.com/LUC2-07-Upgrad...6116836&sr=8-7 the kit comes with a push-button tailcap. yes, i'm a nerd.