TURBO QUADLITE

Turbo QUADLITE, retail $150.00 (www.inretech.net)
Manufactured by InReTECH (www.inretech.net)
Last updated 01-01-08






The Turbo QUADLITE is a ***VERY*** high output flashlight built using a Mag-Lite body and a thick aluminum slug outfitted with four (4) Luxeon K2 emitters. The unit is designed to operate at maximum brightness with no regards for battery life.
This differs from the original QUADLITE in that its LEDs are significantly brighter (rated at 275 lumens vs. 150 lumens for the LEDs used in the original).

You'll need a 4xD cell Mag first, as this retrofit does not include one.

Regarding the two photographs above: the first one is of the module itself, and the second is of the finished flashlight.

Price of $150.00 includes the High Quality (glass) lens which improves brightness by ~10%.



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This retrofit requires you to have a 4xD cell Mag-Lite.
To install this retrofit, just follow the easy instructions directly below:
  1. Unscrew the head, and set it aside.
  2. Unscrew the collar that holds the light bulb in (as you would for replacing the bulb), and remove the bulb. Do not replace the collar you took off when you removed the old bulb. Throw the collar & bulb in a drawer or somewhere else you can find them in case you ever want to go back to a regular bulb.
  3. Screw the head assembly back onto the Mag's body.
  4. Now, unscrew the TOP of the head (this is the lens retaining ring), from the main part of the head assembly as you would do to change the lens.
  5. Remove the reflector (throw it in the same drawer as the bulb collar & bulb).
  6. Put the Turbo QUADLITE module in the opening, and screw it into the bulb holder (clockwise) until it stops turning. DO NOT use the LEDs as "grip points" while turning - they may become broken if you do!!!
  7. Hold the flashlight upright, and lay the four optics directly over the LEDs; small end-down.
  8. Still holding the flashlight upright, carefully screw the top of the head assembly back onto the bottom of the head assembly. The plastic lens should not fall off. Replace the lens with the included glass one before completing this step.
  9. Do not aim at face. Place on a hard surface. Light fuse and get away.
***VERY IMPORTANT!!!***
Tighten the focus of the flashlight all the way down and never attempt to focus the flashlight


A photograph of me with sunglasses on shining the Turbo QUADLITE up.
This photograph was requested of me by the Turbo QUADLITE's inventor.
That blacked out space over my left eye is necessary because it points off in a bizarre manner; it has ever since I had (Crash Course in) brain surgery in late-2002.



To refill the Turbo QUADLITE, unscrew & remove the tailcap, gently place it on the ground, and kick it into the garden so the hungry, hungry praying mantids will think it's something yummy to eat and subsequently strike at it...O WAIT!!! YOU'LL NEED THAT!!! So just set it aside instead.

Dump the dead D cells out of the barrel into a large, heavy-duty garbage can and kiss ther sorry butts goodbye (we don't have a battery reclamation program here in California - please recycle them if you do).
Be sure you empty that garbage can every now and again; you don't want baby scorpions or swallowtail butterfly larvae.

Slide four new D cells into the barrel with the button-end (+) positive going in first.

Screw the tailcap firmly back on, and go about your business.
Aren't you glad you didn't kick that tailcap into the garden with all those hungry, hungry praying mantids now?


Here is what a praying mantis looks like.
I found this guy on the morning of 09-08-06 clinging to the basket of my scooter.

Measures 1,570mA (1.57A) on my DMM's 10A scale.
Known-new store brand brand alkaline cells were used for this test.



As a retrofit, it appears to have been professionally assembled. The LEDs are mounted in a commercial-looking round PCB, and a very thick and heavy aluminum slug on the bottom provides heat sinking for the LEDs. The PCB has four Luxeon K2 emitters.

As a flashlight, the unit is sturdy, and is of a proven physical design. Mag Instruments (of which InReTECH has *no* affiliation!) has been making flashlights for years, and they have a long track record for durability. This LED module appears that it should live up to those standards, and allow you to get many more useful years out of your Mag-Lite.


And here is a photograph showing the reflectors of the Turbo QUADLITE.

The color of the emitted light is a pure white, with no red, pink, yellow, blue, purple, or "rotten squid urine green" in it. Not in the hotspot, not in the corona either.

This web page look a lot like the one I made for the orginal QUADLITE?
Thought you'd say so...I used that web page as a template for this one.



Beam photograph on the test target at 12".
***VERY IMPORTANT!!!*** The "rotten squid urine green" color does not exist in reality.

Measures 5,270,000mcd on a Meterman LM631 light meter.
The original Quadlight measures 2,670,000 using the same measurement parameters.



Beam photograph on a wall at ~10'.


Those rectangular graphic things in the upper left quadrant of this photograph are marquees from:

Atari ''Tempest''
Nintendo ''R-Type''
Super Tiger...er...uh...Konami ''Super Cobra''
Midway ''Omega Race''
Sega ''Star Trek''
Williams ''Joust''
Venture Line ''Looping''
Universal ''Mr. Do!'s Castle''
Jaleco ''Exerion''
Gremlin/Sega ''Astro Blaster''
Gottlieb ''Q*bert''

upright coin-op arcade video games from the 1980s.

That graphic toward the right is:
A "BIG SCARY LASER" poster sent by www.megagreen.co.uk

And that clock to the right of the "Big Scary Laser" poster is an Infinity Optics Clock.



Shot taken outdoors well after sunset - photograph taken at 5:24pm PST 12-17-07.
Range to that rock "fence" is ~200 feet, and the window shades above that ~275 feet.


Spectrographic plot
Spectrographic analysis of the LEDs in the Turbo QUADLITE.


ProMetric analysis
Beam cross-sectional analysis.
Image made using the ProMetric System by Radiant Imaging.






TEST NOTES:
Test unit was sent by Mike Boyd, and was received on 12-17-07.

Product was made in the United States. A product's country of origin really does matter to some people, which is why I published it on this web page.

This adapter comes in white only; if you require other colors, you'll want the original QUADLITE.


UPDATE: 00-00-00






PROS:
Insanely bright
Uses a host body that's relatively inexpensive and easily available
Uses batteries that are common and relatively inexpensive
Reasonably durable (as a finished product)


CONS:
None that I have yet to discover


    MANUFACTURER: InReTECH
    PRODUCT TYPE: Drop-in adapter for 4xD Mag-Lite
    LAMP TYPE: White Lumileds K2 LED
    No. OF LAMPS: 4
    BEAM TYPE: Medium spot w/wide corona
    SWITCH TYPE: Pushbutton momentary/on/off on side of barrel
    CASE MATERIAL: Aluminum
    BEZEL: Metal; LEDs & reflectors protected by glass window
    BATTERY: 4xD cells
    CURRENT CONSUMPTION: 1,570mA
    WATER RESISTANT: Yes (as a finished flashlight)
    SUBMERSIBLE: No
    ACCESSORIES: 4 reflectors, glass window (or "lens" if you prefer)
    WARRANTY: 1 year

    PRODUCT RATING:

    Star Rating





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