How to Make a Maglite Brighter
If your MagLite's not bright enough, a few modifications can be all you need to improve its performance. The company offers a few types of parts to bolster its flashlights' light-producing capabilities. When done correctly with compatible parts for your specific model, these improvements could add hundreds of lumens to your MagLite's specifications.
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Turn off your MagLite.
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Unscrew the top bulb compartment. Pull out the reflector from the bulb compartment and the lens disk from the top screw-on cap. Write down the model number.
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Press down gently on the bulb and twist it counterclockwise to remove it. Identify the type of bulb from the writing on or near the threads.
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Remove your batteries by unscrewing the door to the battery compartment, which is under the hand grip. Make sure your batteries are fully charged. Make note of the battery type.
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Order from MagLite an upgraded LED bulb and metallic bulb reflector that's specifically made for your model. Also, to avoid melting, replace your plastic lens cap with a glass version. (For larger models of MagLites, a new battery compartment may be available to transform a supply of two D's or C's into one that contains several more AA's or AAA's.)
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Install your new reflector, bulb, glass lens disk and battery compartment after they arrive in the mail. Test out your bolstered illumination.
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Dan Harkins has been a full-time journalist since 1997. Prior to working in the alternative press, he served as a staff writer and editor for daily publications such as the "St. Petersburg Times" and "Elyria Chronicle-Telegram." Harkins holds a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from the University of South Florida.
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