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7/16/2017 6:04:33 AM EDT
I have a older Surefire M511A weapon light. Is it possible to upgrade this to LED?
Any chance I could upgrade the head to the newer vampire units?

Thanks,
TacCar
7/18/2017 2:00:49 AM EDT
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Are these guys still in business?
8/14/2017 12:50:20 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By TacCar:
Are these guys still in business?
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They are.  Just give Kevin a call.


Dan
Sheep, Sheepdog or Wolf? What are you?
8/14/2017 10:32:19 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By TacCar:
I have a older Surefire M511A weapon light. Is it possible to upgrade this to LED?
Any chance I could upgrade the head to the newer vampire units?

Thanks,
TacCar
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Sorry for missing your post...

Yes, you can upgrade it with a drop-in LED module (Lumens Factory SF-M3-LED lamp = $52.00) but that will limit you to white light only as it will not work with an IR filter.

The M3/M96x/M500/M900 series do not have a Vampire conv. module.
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8/14/2017 10:50:37 PM EDT
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How many lumens does the led produce?  Runtime. I'm interested in this too
8/16/2017 8:04:31 AM EDT
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Malkoff Devices has upgrade bezels that work with M500 series Surefire weaponlights.  You can then use his M61 or M91 drop-in lamps.
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8/17/2017 7:26:37 PM EDT
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The L.F. lamp is rated 800 lumens but it's not truly that strong... I'd have to estimate it at around 550 lumens and these drop-ins offer more of a flood pattern than long throw.

Yes, there is the Malkoff conversion but they are more expensive and do drastically change the look of the light setup.  For the M951/M952/618FA/618FGA we modify the Malkoff M61's to drop right in ($43.50 delivered on an M61 or M61L) so no conversion bezel is needed.  In the case of the Millennium 9v & 12v lights I'm not sure the MDM4 conversions that use the M61 or M91 lamps will satisfy all users but the M91T variant certainly provides a worthy price-to-performance ratio.

IF, you want to keep it all Surefire then there is always the KX9 Turbohead LED conversion but it will be over $200.
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