Posted by Avatar-X Because nobody reads it?

Posted by Avatar-X You seem to equate "quality" with "high prices" -- all of the brands you listed basically just resell the cheap Chinese flashlights with their brand stamp on it. AA or D batteries are a thing of the past, man. I've been using 18650 Lithium-Ion batteries in all my lights for years now and I'm never going back to crappy AAs or heavy Ds. -av

Hopefully people have a sense of humor and I don't get banned too. ;)


I just got a Terralux 300-M 3-emmiter upgrade for my 6-cell mag and I tought I would do a write up on it. I know most explorers think mags are a thing of the past but this thing is awesome for the type of stuff I do.




The good:

500 lumen

Regulated output (constant output even on regular alkaline batteries)

The super tough, hobo bashing, window smashing, waterproof body of a maglite.

Good price $61 before shipping which I know is a bit for some people but find me a light with that type of output in a body thats of comparable quality.





The bad:

No focus (but I'm very happy with the throw and spill)

Its big really big

No modes just on or off



Other thoughts:

If you are creeping around trying to be stealthy don't buy this thing. My friends and I refer to it as the daylight-stick. But if you go in drains, areas where stealth isn't a priority, or need something bright for light painting this thing is awesome.

I know some won't want this much light but in my defense I sometimes recover broke down vehicles on the roadside for my work and I do alot of night time raccoon hunting. This thing will light road signs and eyes or anything else that reflects for at least 1/2 a mile.

I wouldn't change a thing if I had it to do over.
Just my $.02

Pictures (I'll try and put up some beam shots later.)

Banneration for you!

$61 sounds like a great price. Local stores here were selling feeble LED upgrades for more than that a while back, and six-cell versions weren't even supported.

So, does it eat batteries now, or is it too expensive to test that on a 6D mag body?

As far as the batteries I put the conversion in with the old batteries that ran the incandescent bulb and I haven't had to change them. Its been used for at least 2 hours and I haven't noticed any change in output. I had it on for about 30 min. straight the other night and it gets rather warm to the touch but no other complaints.

But I should add that when I'm at work they supply the batteries and I'm cheap so I ran it the other night on a fresh set and could tell a small difference so mine are probably about done.

They claim 1.5 hrs regulated output with a 4-D cell but I can't find a figure for the 6 cell. I want to get a set of rechargeable cells and see how they do.


Oh and I forgot to add a link to it in the first post

http://www.battery...n.com/tle-300.html