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andrew-theasby

posted on 13/2/10 at 09:45 PM Reply With Quote
Maglite or dewalt LED torch D-Cell size

I want to buy a decent led torch and ive narrowed it down to the Maglite or Dewalt D cell range. Maglite is 3Watt dewalt is 180 lumens, which from google seems similar but not a direct comparison. Maglite can be focused, dewalt cant but has a hex head so it doesnt roll. Which should i go for?
Also what effect does the number of cells have as they are the same rating from 2 upto 6 cells. Dewalt comes with batteries and slightly cheaper too.



[Edited on 13/2/10 by andrew-theasby]

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jlparsons

posted on 13/2/10 at 09:53 PM Reply With Quote
More cells or bigger cells will give you more battery life per watt output.





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maskell01

posted on 13/2/10 at 09:53 PM Reply With Quote
i would personally go for maglite as the bulbs for dewalt are a bit of a bitch to get a hold of!whereas maglite are available everywhere!even w h smiths!






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maskell01

posted on 13/2/10 at 09:53 PM Reply With Quote
i would personally go for maglite as the bulbs for dewalt are a bit of a bitch to get a hold of!whereas maglite are available everywhere!even w h smiths!






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hobbsy

posted on 13/2/10 at 10:27 PM Reply With Quote
You can get a hex head rubber slip on thing form the maglite to stop it rolling. One of mine came with one.

Also check out "nite ize" upgrades from maglites - LED bulbs etc.

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MakeEverything

posted on 13/2/10 at 10:37 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by hobbsy
You can get a hex head rubber slip on thing form the maglite to stop it rolling. One of mine came with one.

Also check out "nite ize" upgrades from maglites - LED bulbs etc.


Exactly what i was going to say.

I think in europe, you can still ge the 6 x D Cell for "Added Protection" in the dark!





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DavidM

posted on 13/2/10 at 10:56 PM Reply With Quote
I've got a maglite 2D LED torch and it's really good, brilliant in fact.

There are some really good deals on ebay.

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PhilCross66

posted on 14/2/10 at 01:39 AM Reply With Quote
3 watt means nothing, it bears no relation to the light ouput of the torch. It could be like a candle but uses 3 watts, all depends on the efficiency of the led used.
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Blackbird Rush

posted on 14/2/10 at 08:09 AM Reply With Quote
Maglite everytime, got a rechargeable one like the photo, had it for about 15 years and its never faultered, its a std bulb type and very bright.
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AndyW

posted on 14/2/10 at 08:46 AM Reply With Quote
the vote should read Maglite or black and decker....

would not be such a difficult choice then

Maglite very time......

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Danozeman

posted on 14/2/10 at 08:50 AM Reply With Quote
Iv got a 4 D cell maglite. Excellent thing. Its not an LED one mind they are excellent too and you can get all the bits for a maglite whereas dewalt you cant.
I want to convert my maglite over to led. Iv done my little maglite hell of a lot better light.





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whitestu

posted on 14/2/10 at 10:39 AM Reply With Quote
I got a Wickes on which looks the same as the Dewalt one. 3w LED 3 cell, for £9.99. Not sure if they still do them.

Maglite are good, as are these: LED Lenser

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carpmart

posted on 14/2/10 at 10:51 AM Reply With Quote
All the talk on the shooting websites (used for lamping for rabbits at night) a few months back was of the LED aluminium torches for sale in Tesco's and own branded. I have to say the three I have bought have been excellent. They do D cell and AA ones!





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UncleFista

posted on 14/2/10 at 11:50 AM Reply With Quote
For less than £30 I got a Trustfire 900 lumen (5 settings) LED torch from Hong Kong including a charger and 2 x li-ion batteries (with PCB) from DealExtreme it's small yet unbelievably bright.
The battery lasts around 4 hours on the "low" setting, which is still very bright

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MikeRJ

posted on 15/2/10 at 02:00 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by DavidM
I've got a maglite 2D LED torch and it's really good, brilliant in fact.




I've got a 2D LED Mag and it's pretty average IMO. They have about 50 lumen output initially, but it drops off within 15 minutes as the LED warms up and the current is reduced. It does have pretty decent battery life though.

LED technology advances very quickly these days, and Maglites offerings aren't really keeping up. My dad showed me a tiny LED Lenser headlamp he bought recently, and it's considerably better than my D cell Maglight in almost every way, much brighter (~140 Lumens), much better beam control and variable brightness. It's definitely not as good for whacking burglars though...

Some very good LED upgrades are available for the Maglite, but they aren't cheap. If you want a really good LED torch then go for a brand that specialise in this technology, e.g. Suerfire, Fenix, LEDLenser etc. The downsides are that the best torches don't tend to use alkaline cells like D's, but rather Lithium (CR123A) or Lithium-ion rechargables.

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