Who needs another light?

[Guest BCMFAN]

Here's agreat deal on a good light. The surefire G3 is a good light especially at $30.00. It's not LED but it get's the job done. Sale ends end of the month.

Surefire G3 Flashlight Xenon Bulb with Batteries (3 CR123A Lithium) Nitrolon Black - MidwayUSA

[Hershmeister]

great tip - thanks!

[East_TN_Patriot]

I had one. It was total junk. I went through three lamp assemblies in less than 6 months of very light use. I tried contacting Surefire multiple times about the problem and I have yet to get a reply (been waiting about a year now since the first attempt and about 3 months since my last attempt). I finally threw it in the trash. The lamps cost as much as the light and based on my experience, you'll be spending much more than the light is worth. Get a Streamlight. Super durable, fantastic customer service, and a good price for the quality you get.

[Guest 73challenger]

I have had multiple Surefires and have never had any problems. I have a Surefire 6P and a G2.

[Guest BCMFAN]

Several guys I work with also have this light. This light is not LED so it produces a large amount heat. This has a tendency to shorten the life of the lamp. I've not had any problems out of mine, but I it's not my main use light. Yes there are alot better options out there and the technology in the G3 is dated, but for 30 bucks it's a good choice as a back up or to keep in a bob or disaster kit.

[QuietDan]

Thanks for the tip. I have four Surefires, including the smaller-brother G2. Good service.

[Magiccarpetrides]

you guys and your fancy lights....im still rockin the D cell maglight....sure it might only put out 1/4 of the lumens and weigh a ton, but when push comes to shove it will still crush a skull without breaking ;-D

[QuietDan]

you guys and your fancy lights....im still rockin the D cell maglight....sure it might only put out 1/4 of the lumens and weigh a ton, but when push comes to shove it will still crush a skull without breaking ;-D

Is there an LED conversion kit for the 3 D-cell maglite?

[JAB]

Is there an LED conversion kit for the 3 D-cell maglite?

I'm not sure how good the conversions for the full-size Maglites are. I put a 3 LED conversion in one of my mini-mags, along with the tail switch conversion. The LED conversion is pretty bright but you lose both the ability to adjust the light (from 'flood' to 'tight' beam) and the ability to screw the front part of the base off and use the light like a candle (one of the features of a Maglite, both the minis and the full-size, I think would be most useful in certain situations.) I also have a Mini-Mag that came from the factory as an LED light. It has a single LED, the beam can be focused or broadened and it can still be used in 'candle' mode. Since the light is 'tuned' for the LED, I think it is actually as bright as - maybe brighter than - the 3 LED conversion. The tailswitch mod (at least the one I have) won't work on the factory LED Mini-Maglite. I think a Mini-Mag would be more useful if it had a pushbutton on/off like my full-size D cell light has rather than having to twist the front of the light to turn it on and off (which can be hard to do quickly, one-handed.) I think I might have seen some newer Mini-Maglites which have that option. I also saw a new Maglite model somewhere the other day that had a straight-sided body (unlike the more 'traditional' flashlight shape of other Maglites) that, iirc, had a tail-switch.

The tailswitch conversion I used (Nite-Ize, I think) has a little, red LED that constantly flashes and allows selection of bright, dim or flashing settings. It doesn't always work all that great, though. In fact, I have considered putting that Mini-Mag back into factory trim but since I have a couple of others I haven't done that, yet. That one was my EDC light until I found the much smaller and brighter Inova X1 that I like much better.

Edited September 27, 2011 by JAB

[poak]

Good heads-up.

As someone that uses a light daily (or shall I say nightly) at work, I do have somewhat of a disdain for CR123A batteries, but $30 is definitely good deal.

[56FordGuy]

I'm a big Surefire fan. A quick search here will reveal that.

That said, I've always had much better luck calling them for support issues as opposed to emailing them.

[Magiccarpetrides]

Palmetto State Armory has the Surefire CR123's for $19.99 per 12 pack

[Tedro2022]

Is there an LED conversion kit for the 3 D-cell maglite?

Yes there is, on their web site and you can find them at a few mil surp stores (stores are cheaper, think I paid $13 for mine). Love mine now that it's LED. Battery life seems to be the same, but obviously much brighter!

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