UpLED Maglite LED Conversion Upgrade 630 Lumen 4.5 watt Bulb for 3 to 6 D or C Cell Flashlights

I ordered one of these for my 2 "D" Call Maglite. It installed in less than a minute - and it was significantly brighter than the original "Krypton" bulb. While I can't speak to battery life - I fully expect the battery life will more than double. A very worthwhile upgrade. Only negative is that I compared the upgraded Maglite to a new LED Flashlight that I just bought from a Major Big Box Retailer - that was designed from the ground up as an LED flashlight. This new flashlight was was a bit cheaper than this upgrade, and the new "designed from scratch with an LED Bulb" flashlight was brighter (but not focusable). But - I was kind of expecting that was going to be the caseI will say that I think the LED conversion bulbs work "better" on the 3 Cell and up lights than they do on the 2 Cell lights. I believe that has to do with the LED driver circuitry. If you look at the new LED Maglights - the 3 cell (and higher) models seem to have higher output (more lumens) AND significantly better battery lie than the 2 cell models.Let's just say that I ordered a few more of these LED conversion bulbs for a few other Maglites I have laying around.

This is the one you are looking for! It can be an epic quest attempting to find an led upgrade for your old incandescent maglite that meets two important criteria: 1) drastically brighter, to help validate the flashlights size and 2) doesn’t cost a fortune! Seriously there are led upgrades here on Amazon for maglites that cost $70-$130! That’s double the price of buying a new led maglite!This bulb matches both of those criteria perfectly.I’ve included to photos that show this thing off, in both this 4.5 watt bulb is the beam on the left. In one photo I’ve compared it to a generic 3 watt led bulb I got from an auction site, in the other photo I’ve got it next to my old incandescent maglite, which will be getting upgraded to this bulb soon based on its performance.Pros:Bright pure white light, not bluish like some others, and not yellowish like my generic led upgrade.Extremely bright, I’ve no way to test if it’s really 630 lumens as stated, but I can say it litterally DROWNS out my 3 watt generic led bulb thing is rated at 300 lumens.Budget friendly priceCons: believe it or not, I don’t really have any except that battery life on this based on draw isn’t much better than incandescent. Expect about 6 hours off a set of 3 d cell batteries, but if you have a 4-6 cell maglite battery life will go up probably a couple hours each additional cell.All in all this is a great upgrade to bring and old friend back into service. Recommended!Ninja Edit: this bulb will not work in 2 cell maglites! Only 3-6 cell mags. I tried it in a 2 d cell maglite and it barely came on at all, even with fresh cells.

This went into a 5 cell unit, and yup, it's noticeably and nicely brighter. Honestly MagLite should actually make and sell these to their vintage customers, but since they don't, this one works nicely, and projects a nice and expected beam pattern based on your cone placement. Wish I'd gotten one years ago for the MagLite that lives in my car.

Brightens up old flashlight

It is a very easy upgrade and converting an existing flashlight is cheaper than buying a new LED one. It did improve the light quality though I do wish the light produced was a cleaner white versus a yellowish tint. All things considered I do not regret the purchase as the light quality is an improvement.

This Cree bulb is mounted in a MagLite threaded cap. I believe the purpose is two-fold -- to center the bulb and to raise the LED so that it is spread (diffused) by the built-in reflector onto the MagLite reflector. This is at least twice as bright as the other LED I tried first. Also, there are a few MagLites with different threads that are not compatible. I had one of these and the seller immediately knew what the problem was and sent me a bulb with that thread for no charge. Now I am very happy to have both my MagLites sporting this superior Cree bulb. I have added photos of the Cree bulb installed and illuminated and the near perfect beam spot on an interior wall in daytime.It is a great product to revitalize your MagLite.

When we need a flashlight, we want to see what we are looking at. This kit does the job and so much more. I saved a lot of money installing the upgrade kit over purchasing a new flashlight. It was easy to do, the directions are clear and easy to follow.

Seems like 5 to 10 times brighter. Easy 1,000 foot beam. Super fast ship, ordered evening August 10, 2019, arrived August 16, from Ireland, so a 5 day ship, WOW. I hemmed and hawed for almost 2 months before going for the LED upgrade. Should have done sooner. I had two old perfectly fine 2 C cell Maglight flashlights and when I saw these upgrade LED 'bulbs' thought OK maybe, maybe not. Somewhat pricey but moving forward on the tech curve turned out to be well worth it. BE SURE to buy the GLASS replacement lens as well, as these let much more light through than the original plastic lens. KEEP the plastic lens in case you break the glass lens. I am going to figure out some sort of plastic lens cap cover to protect the front of the flashlight. Maybe some plastic lid off some container.

My Maglite is probably nearly 30 years old. Quite sometime ago I replace the original bulb with an LED bulb but it wasn’t that bright. This is much much brighter and is almost as bright as a brand new 700+ lumen maglite I bought. Great value and easy to fit. Has given an old torch a new lease of life.

Die LED Lampe kam in einer festen Blister-Verpackung auf der eine kleine Einbauanleitung aufgedruckt ist. Damit ging der Einbau problemlos. Die LED Lampe hat einen etwas grösseren Durchmesser als die Original-Birne, sitzt aber trotzdem perfekt. MIt der LED ist die MAG viel heller als mit der Glühbirne, allerdings ist der Lichtkegel ungefähr so ungleichmässig wie mit der alten Birne, eher ein wenig besser. Das liegt daran, dass die alte MAG nicht auf den Abstrahlwinkel von LEDs ausgelegt ist und z.B. keine Fokussierungslinse wie "native" LED Taschenlampen hat. Alles in allem hat sich das Upgrade bei dem Preis gelohnt, jetzt wird die Taschenlamnpe wieder genutzt, davor lag sie nur rum weil der Helligkeitsabfall gegenüer einer neueren LED Taschenlampe einfach zu krass war. Über die Batterielebensdauer kann ich noch nichts sagen, da noch nicht lange genug in Betrieb.

I installed this LED replaced in a late 1990s (ish) 2xD cell Maglite.The bulb fits in perfectly in the same slot as the original and is wonderfully bright. The twist / focus still works with this replacement and it gives a new lease of life to an old favourite Maglite.Obvioulsy this isn't a cheap upgrade, but it's considerably cheaper than a new Maglite and is a huge improvement on the old style bulbs.

Die Umrüstung einer alten Mag-Lite-Taschenlampe mit 2C/D-Zellen von einem Xenon-Birnchen auf das LED Cree XP-G2-Birnchen war problemlos und einfach. Es passte genau in die Halterung. Das Ergebnis: Eine nun enorm lichtstarke und helle Mag-Lite-Taschenlampe, die nicht mehr vergleichbar ist mit dem vorherigen Zustand. Sie entspricht nun (fast) den modernen LED-Taschenlampen und hat weiterhin den Vorteil einer der typischen Mag-Lite-Technik als eine solide mechanische und sehr stabile Taschenlampe mit einem zuverlässigen Druckschalter. Der dunkle Fleck in der Mitte bei einer Einstellung der Taschenlampe auf Streulicht ist natürlich wie bei dem Xennonlämpchen verblieben. Dies liegt an der Konstruktion des Refelektors der Mag-Lite.Der Umbau hat sich aber gelohnt, auch wenn die Lieferung aus Großbritannien etwa anderthalb Wochen gedauert hat. Sollte die Lebensdauer der LED so sein, wie es der Artikel verspricht, ist die Umrüstung einer doch sehr wertstabilen Mag-Lite-Taschenlampe eine reine Kaufempfehlung.FDC, 12.01.2017

Das Teil entspricht meiner Erwartung. Einfacher Austausch der originalen "Glimmlampe" durch dieses "Birnchen" - der Strahl ist hell und ich habe keine Einschränkungen. Batterien werden jetzt sicher länger halten als schon zuvor.Kann ich bisher bedenkenlos empfehlen.