<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by alex cooper:
Joking? Who is joking? Maglites rule!!! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yep, this is true. You need to know about the special top-secret hidden ultra-bright 500lumen manufacturer mode that they don't advertise though.
Here is how to make your Mag 5D as bright as an SF M6:
1. Remove tailcap.
2. Remove spare lamp. Keep this as you will need it.
3. Remove reflector assembly.
4. Remove lamp, keep this as you will need it also.
5. Take out the batteries, and put them aside.
6. Get a roll of cellotape, a small piece of paper, and one of those green fluorescent pens.
7. Put the 2 maglite lamps and batteries in a drawer for later. These are the only really useful parts in the Maglite.
8. Throw away the remaining Maglite parts.
9. Buy a SureFire M6.
10. Write 'Maglite' on the piece of paper with the green pen, and tape it to the M6.
And there you have it! The top-secret 500 lumen Maglite mod that they don't tell you about.
Graham