Do you have a Magcharger?

I need a bit of help from someone who has a Magcharger AC adapter with the round coaxial-type plug. I have the flashlight, charging cradle, and a new NiMh battery stick. I don’t have the OEM AC adapter.

I have a generic 12vdc 500ma adapter but it has the wrong connector on the end. I have a correct one that I’ll be soldering in.

What I need to know is if the original AC adapter is center positive or negative. I suspect that it is positive, but I want to be sure, lest I damage the electronics in the cradle. Maybe it says so right on the adapter like most do, or someone would know or be kind enough to do a quick test with a meter?

Hi, I have a couple and center pin is positive. FYI, stock charger is 12v 0.41A. Great light when lightly modded to accept Philips 5761 bulbs!

I’ve been wanting to mod upgrade mine for a while
is there any more info you can give on this procedure?

Google is your friend. A search for magcharger 5761 will give you a whole page of great information. Basically you just need to ream the hole in your reflector to accept the larger bulb and add a heat shield between bulb and bulb tower. Hotwires have fallen by the wayside with the advent of better LEDs, but I still like them!

Perfect! Just what I needed to know. Thank you!

At this point, I’m perfectly happy with the bulb it it.

yea I searched before with no luck. i shouldn’t have any problems now that I know what I’m looking for . thx a lot for the info

I had one of these back in the day and thought it was the most amazing thing ever, that a handheld light could trip the light sensor on streetlights and turn them off... lol :p

The stock halogen bulb seems pretty bright to me. How much brighter is the Philips 5761?

Stock bulb does 218 lumens at 6.0v, mild overdrive does 382L at 7.2v, hard o/d does 469L at 7.8v, self-destructs(instaflash) at8.3v, I have no information on bulb lifespan.

5761 does 765L at 6.0v with 100 hour lifespan, mild o/d does 1237L at 7.2v with 11 hour life, hard o/d does 1424L at 7.6v with 5.9 hour life, instaflashes at 7.9v.

Lifetimes may be severely short compared to ANY LED, but these incans are just freaking old school hot pieces of wire! I still like ’em.