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]
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]
More cells or bigger cells will give you more battery life per watt output.
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!
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!
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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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.
I've got a maglite 2D LED torch and it's really good, brilliant in fact.
There are some really good deals on ebay.
David
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.
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.
the vote should read Maglite or black and decker....
would not be such a difficult choice then
Maglite very time......
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.
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
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!
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
I'd heartily recommend it
[Edited on 14/2/10 by UncleFista]
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Originally posted by DavidM
I've got a maglite 2D LED torch and it's really good, brilliant in fact.