Re: Fenix's latest announcement
Ok... let me jump in here to clarify some things...
1) T1 is not going to be discontinued
2) Natural is being discontinued and to be replaced by Olive Drab finishes.
3) L1T/L2T v2.0 is being discontinued due to a) lack of demand b) defect
rate of the switches is high. So they are not coming back until we source
better switches.
4) E0, E1's are being discontinued.
The T1 is NOT going to be discontinued anytime in the near future.
It's not cool that rumors are being spread like this because it's causing
widespread panic as well as it's generating tons of email that it's
jamming our system :lolsign:
The black and natural finishes were outsourced to outside companies.
Fenix has been working hard to build their own HA finishing plants. The
Olive Drab and the Red in the L0D are the first of the fruit of their labor.
Look for Olive Drab in many other models soon! Honestly, the naturals
were a bit of a problem because the outside companies would ruin lots
of parts and that increased the costs. Having an in-house plant allows
Fenix to exercise more control over the final finishing process and thus
reduce the per unit cost due to reduced scrap rates.
The L1T/L2T v2.0 and E0 and E1's are being discontinued simply because
there was not enough demand to make big runs of them. Making small runs
increases the cost dramatically.
I hope I got all the bases covered here...