Mac's Mods: Micro "Mac"-Light

Sent you a pm over johnnymac

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Whipped up a sweet little custom holster for the Micro-Mag last night.

+1 :bigsmile:

Excellent .

I finally took some ceiling bounce and beam shots last night. Here are the results. These pics were taken with a point & shoot digital camera with auto white balance turned off and the ISO set to 100. I have no control over shutter speed so I can't tell you what it was set to for the pics.

This first picture is the control shot...

This first set of pictures are ceiling bounce shots to show the amount of light put out.

The first shot is my custom 3D Cell Maglite sporting an XM-L T6 driven at 3A by 12V (3x18650) set on High mode. This light will be used as the comparison light to give you a reference for the ones that follow.

Next is The Micro Mag on High so you can easily compare it to it's big brother. Ceiling bounce gives the best way to visually compare the amount of light put out by a torch and I think the Micro really holds it's own compared to it's big brother!

Next is the Micro Mag on Medium.

This one is the Micro Mag on Low.

Now I'll show you the beam shots so you can see how large the hotspot is and compare it to the reference light. They are not blue at all in person, they just came out that way on camera for some reason.

First is the reference light, my 3D Mag on High. You can see the intense hotspot given by the large reflector combined with a very smooth and even spill.

Now here is the Micro Mag's beam on High. Since the hotspot is so much larger and not as intense, it would appear to be no where near as bright but as the ceiling bounce showed, the amount of light as a total from the broad center and distinguished zones of flood is really impressive. Clearly not a thrower, it's specialty is flooding.

Here are the two beams (High mode) next to each other in the same shot for a direct comparison.

Here is one last view again of both bounce results on high in a mouse-over view for easy comparison (more for my own curiosity)

I hope this helps to give an idea of what an impressive little torch this is. Thanks for looking! :)

How much would one cost?

I've sold others at $80 shipped but $70 is my current price and I include a nylon holster and a custom lanyard. PM me if interested and we'll see what we can work out.

So a P60 drop-in fits a AA Maglite? Hmm . . . opens up another avenue for modding for me! How much work is involved getting the drop-in into the Mag? Does the reflector fit, or just the heatsink? And if I were to cut down my own, would that tap be available at my local Lowes or Home Depot?

-Garry

It's called the Match mod there is a tutorial post around here somewhere that Match put up.You need a 25/32 drill bit and a drill press or a steady hand. You reuse the mag lights reflector after some minor trimming. I made a couple fire breathing mini mags they are great fun.

I think I came across that in the past, but don't remember it using a P60 drop in. I'll have to take another look.

-Garry

It doesn’t use the whole drop-in, just the pill itself. Match’s thread gives very detailed info on what’s needed to do the mod. I found the needed bits on ebay and other online places. You won’t find the stuff at your local hardware stores.

I'd LOVE to do a triple XP-G in a mini-mag! I saw Match's mod with the triple XP-G sometime ago and couldn't figure out which driver was used nor what was used for a heatsink. Is Match's triple XP-G the same thread you are referring to for use of the P60 pill? Or is there another. I haven't had time to look yet, been very busy at work (like I said in another thread, work always gets in the way!).

Oh, and yeah I want flood. I am finding more use for floody lights, although having a thrower or two in the toolbelt is good too. I'd also prefer a driver with at least two modes.

-Garry

Match used the same technique in his XP-G triple. The only difference is he made his own copper pill for better heat sinking. Same deal though.

I'm in the process of making an XP-G triple as well. I was just waiting for the right driver to come along. I think I might have it but am not ready to mess with it yet. One day soon though. ;)

Ok, found Match's thread here. I know I've read it before, but not sure why I missed the use of the P60 pill and the simplicity of it! Gonna have to put this on the "to do list". I'll probably go with the 2AA route so I can easily gift them. Seems like the low voltage Solarforce drop-in's are the easiest way to get the parts - that right? I see there is no low voltage XM-L though.

-Garry

Gary I have the DX high voltage ramping R5 module in one with two 14500s and I have the single mode high voltage KD U2 XML in the other with two 14500s, both work extremely well with no overheating. I did use the low voltage Solarforce drop in for a while with 2 Duraloops and it worked fine also.

Links please Erik?

Found these XP-G's at KD. High voltage, multimode, just not sure what current on high would be like. I like the U2, but it is only available in single mode.

Thanks,
Garry

Those taps are expensive and hard to find! I stumbled on this one on Ebay. It's 5/8-27. Any idea whether 27 is close enough to work?

-Garry

Garry, I wouldn't risk it. I get all of my taps and milling bits from huronindustrial.com

Huron has every size you could need, the prices are good, service is great, and shipping is fast! But yes, it is a pricey endeavor to undertake. Some things are just worth it!

Johnny,
I checked them out but I can't find a 5/8-28! When I search "5/8-28" I get no results. I then searched "5/8 tap" and waded through those results to no avail. You have a link?

Best I could find was at Drills & Cutters at $13.97 + $7.99 shipping.

-Garry