menowantsmellyfish
Newly Enlightened
- Joined
- Mar 19, 2014
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I wonder if the 300+ uses a heat transfer similar to the 1000 lumen MagCharger, which would allow it to stay brighter longer due to lack of heat build up causing the LED to dim.
Or perhaps added efficiency to the LED allows it to remain brighter with less voltage? Perhaps it's better regulated?
Maglite invents a lot of things not noticed by the typical consumer.
Why doesn't Maglite just fix this issue? Is it just a question of using a metal reflector? I noticed this dimming issue with my 271 Pro, although the timing of the dim down varies it's always there. I also notice that it had got warm. On the other hand, my multi mode 77 never did this dimming thing. Also, while the Pro gets quite warm on the head the 77 does not get warm at all. Of course this has something to do with the dim down. I had just purchased the O-Light key ring light and I believe even that one has some sort of heat sync and it's tiny and puts out a huge amount of light.