What to do with D cell maglites?

[mylof1tz]

I've been sorting out the garage and come across three maglite torches, one 2D cell and two 3D cell torches. I've much better torches for brightness but seems a shame to bin them. I've seen the niteize replacement LED's but they don't seem particularly bright and rather expensive considering it's only an average output led.

Interested in polite suggestions as to what to do with these old maglites.

[se7en]

terralux do a 200 lumen led upgrades for the d cells.They're here : http://www.thetorchsite.co.uk/TTS-3W...PG-R5_LED.html

Stick a glass breaker cap on one end and a new bezel on t'other and bob's your very bright uncle!

Ade

[Essexman]

For the 2D google roar of the pelican (ROP)
For the 2D google Mag85

enjoy

[Dr Zoid]

Genuine advice: bin them.

I have modded numerous Mags and always end up selling them. They are just too dam big and heavy and even with decent drop-ins end up not very bright.

[carbongerber]

The torchsite do a 700 lumen dropin for Dcell Maglites. Theres still plenty life in these old dogs yet,
dont bin em sell em or donate them if not wanted.

[Iron Hoarder]

I'm too cheap to buy new flashlights. I just use the old D-cell mag lights. They are good enough for what I do. I don't feel bad if I drop them either.

[richp]

Hey, thanks for this! Just last week SWMBO was saying she'd throw out my old (20 years or so) 2D maglite unless I did something with it. It can have some new tech breathed into it and it can go in the cupboard next to the back door for when I need to find stuff in the garden when it's dark. It can go next to the Innova x5 I retired there when the batteries in the Maglite ran out. And on the other side of the 1D Maglite I got from TobyPra last month to replace the Innova when I thought it just wasn't bright enough.
Oh dear...

[earthman]

Genuine advice: bin them.

I have modded numerous Mags and always end up selling them. They are just too dam big and heavy and even with decent drop-ins end up not very bright.

I think that to bin them is a bit harsh, admittedly they are too big and heavy to use for EDC purposes. Either trade them on or keep them as backups/lend out to clumsy guests, never know when you might have a power cut.

[JabaliHunter]

I put the NiteIze LED into my mini maglites and they are brilliant (IMHO, pun intended)
Are the D cell ones not as good?

[johnknights]

The night eyes maglite drop ins were pants for the bigger lights, I ended up with the genuine maglite drop ins which where a bit better but still nowhere near the output of "current" leds, mine are 4d maglites so not all the non genuine replacements were rated for 4d
My maglites are the spare spare reserve torches, I only really keep them because it isn't really worth selling them. All our car emergency torches run CR123's so they are likely to work when we need them, and the main use torches are 18650 or rcr123 driven.
I'm afraid maglites days in the big format must be numbered.

[Jerry Cornelius]

I disagree. Easy to mod, bog standard D or C cells you can get anywhere, and sometimes you want a big torch. The torch in my pocket is a malkoff , sure, but the torch by my bed is a 4D maglite.

With a malkoff drop in...

[se7en]

The torch in my pocket is a malkoff , sure, but the torch by my bed is a 4D maglite.

...and that seems to be the whole point of a big Maglite

[devon stalker]

R.O.P definitely And talk to tx101

[Uriel]

Hmmm... interesting thread. I have a 6 D cell maglite in the loft somewhere. What sort of drop in would you suggest for that?

[Dr Gonzo]

Hmmm... interesting thread. I have a 6 D cell maglite in the loft somewhere. What sort of drop in would you suggest for that?

One of these as a drop in and to upgrade the body one of these and one of these