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I recieved a replacement for the DealExtreme LED. This new bulb works.

I haven't had a lot of time to test it, but removing the outer spring it will fit into the Surefire G2. For whatever reason, I had to adjust the tailcap of the G2 just right to get it to work. I have an older model G2. Don't know if that's a factor.

Candlepowerforums seems to recommend this bulb a little more for the Surefire G2:

http://dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1447


While I can't recommend this bulb for weaponlights as I haven't seen any testing for it, I tried it out in my weaponlights just to see if it would work.

The DealExtreme(sku 6090) will NOT fit in my Surefire Nitrolon handgun light.

The DealExtreme(sku 6090) does fit nicely in the Digilight T6 weaponlight I have on my AR-15. Appears to function perfectly. Much brighter than the standard bulb. Huge improvement over the standard incandesent bulb. The DealExtreme beam is not quite as pretty a beam as the Fenix "P3D Premium 100" as there is a dark ring just outside of the center hotspot.

I'm thinking about testing the new bulb on the range. It would have to hold up to a couple hundred rounds of live fire before I could trust it.

frankie_the_yankee wrote:3) When focus is changed to give a wide beam (floodlight mode?) a dark spot appears in the center of the main spot. This doesn't seem to happen with the incandescent bulb, which just smoothly spreads into a wide spot beam. Also, I haven't noticed others mentioning this.

I get that dark spot too if I adjust the beam (on both the original bulb and the TerraLux). But you really don't want a dark spot in the middle, so I keep my light focused into a tight beam with no dark spot in the middle. Focus no tighter than it has to be to remove the dark spot.

I've estimated about a 3x improvement in battery life with the TerraLux (based on the standard MAGLITE info on flashlightreviews.com)

I just received a TerraLUX upgrade for my 3-cell MAGLITE (don't ask how many MAGLITEs I have ). The LED is a tad smaller, but still puts out great light.

I also received the "DealExtreme" LED drop-in for my G2. Unfortunately mine appears to be a dud, so I'll have to return it. I'll also note that the bulb is a tight fit in a G2. It may work better in the 6P. Found some info here:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/sho ... 748&page=1

The brightness is increadible. And apparently I'm not the first to get a defective unit.

I'll see if I can repair the DealExtreme LED before I send it back.

Zero_G wrote:As to the light quality, I can't tell any difference visually in the TerraLUX and the Maglight LEDs. They appear the same slightly blue white and don't appear any different in brightness.

Have you tried them both outdoors at night?

There was a dramatic contrast for me.

More info here:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/sho ... 679&page=8

Got my MiniStar5 today. Don't have a digital camera to take pictures or any fancy equipment to measure it with, but I got two eyes, a 4-D mag, and a 4-cell MagLED module to compare it against.

First off, with the reflector head and housing removed, you can instantly tell the MiniStar5 is brighter at the emitter than the MagLED when you compare the two next to each other and see the way the light up a dark room. Plus, the MagLED has a blue/purple tint to it, and the MiniStar5 has a much more white sunlight-color to it, it looks just slightly yellow by comparison a first.

When it comes to throw, it lights up the trees that are over 100 yards from my window better than the MagLED did. Plus, you have the bonus of not loosing half your output after 15 min because of heat.

My conclusion, a little pricey, but superior to the MagLED in just about every aspect.

My MagLED(4-cell) starts out around ~60 lumens out the front with fresh batteries. After about 10 minutes, it's output drops down to ~40 lumens.

The terralux drop-in I have is running off 4C cells in a 3D Mag. It's output starts off around ~100 lumens out the front, and only drops to ~90 lumens after 10min. When both lights are first turned on, it does not appear to be a big difference in output. But once they are left on for a little while, the terralux stands out as the brighter light.

Glad you like it AEA!

Mine should arrive any day now <crossfingers>

With the advent of the "Cree LED" the flashlight world is changing rapidly.

Many folks out there already have MAGLITE flashlights and Surefire G2 or P6 lights. So I thought I would share my knowledge on the somewhat recent upgrades available for these old warhorses.

I own a 4 D-cell MAGLITE. While the MAGLITE may make a great club, its factory brightness and beam quality leave much to be desired.

A while back I purchased an "official" MAGLITE LED upgrade. This LED greatly extends battery life and somewhat increases brightness. The LED color is purplish and the beam quality is still poor.

Recently I purchased a TerraLUX TLE-6EX MiniStar5 LED upgrade for $25+shipping. This upgrade is based on a Cree LED.

It is worlds better than the MAGLITE LED upgrade. The MiniStar5 gives off a white light with good beam quality. It is also very powerful and has an estimated runtime of 20 hours in my 4 D-cell MAGLITE. My MAGLITE now performs like a Surefire light with a slightly narrow beam.

This single upgrade greatly increased the usefulness of my MAGLITE. I couldn't be happier with it.

You can find this upgrade here:
http://www.batteryjunction.com/tle-6k2.html


Surefire has recently offered LED versions of their 6P and G2 lights. These new Surefire lights aren't cheap, but do offer more light with a dramatically longer runtime(11-12x).

http://www.surefire.com/maxexp/main/max ... attery-led


But there are upgrade Cree LEDs that you can drop into the Surefire 6P or G2 that you already own.

I haven't tried it yet, but this upgrade LED for the 6P/G2 goes for ~$10 with free shipping:

http://dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.6090