Fenix TK20: Is the Hype in the Light?

[ninjaboigt]

Hey everybody! i just got my TK20, and i love it for the most part! it has a nice tint to my eyes, i donno about others. it wasnt bluish it wasnt sickly yellow or brown,...it was nice...i think people that are use to incans ( like someone has mention already ) will like this led

the beam on a white wall does have some weird rings and i can notice some kinda weird blank spot in the hot spot? i donno if that makes sence...but i believe this has to do with the smooth reflector.

mines is running in alkilines...im kinda surpized, cant wait to get eneloops this sunday!

my personal cons of the light, the light is a bit long for my taste, and its head is heavy. and i hate hate hate the grip im tempted to cut it off....

EDIT: well my hands were kinda damp yesterady, so i decided " hey let me check out the grip on the TK20, and its pretty good with wet hands! i think i might just keep it on.....maybe...LOL

but besides that, this light fits my needs really well =] im happy

 

[kurni]

I don't have any TK20, but Dereelight 5A Q2; Fenix can't be warmer than 5A.

I enjoy the warm tint very much. It's good outdoor; and I'm getting used to the indoor. It may look slightly off if I use it beside white LEDs, but it's it's a very good trade off IMO. Again, it's subjective as I'm really getting used to the warm tint.

 

[Screwball]

qualityflashlights have them in stock
http://qualityflashlights.co.uk/termekekmain.php?csoportid=69

Cheers Mate

 

[22hornet]

Hello,
Last night I ordered a TK20 from Fenix-store. I am a bit surprised there seem to be no reviews of this light. Little is found on it, here on cpf. To me it seems an interesting light though: running on 2AA and having decent throw (though not as much as my Tiablo A9, I guess).

Are there any others who can exchange experiences with a Fenix TK20?

Many thanks,
Joris

 

[StandardBattery]

Hello,
Are there any others who can exchange experiences with a Fenix TK20?

Check this message in General: https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/206686


I like the light because it is 2AA, but I feel the price was a little high for 2AA and Fenix since I don't have an immediate need for the light. I'm also waiting for more reviews though.

 

[ninjaboigt]

lol, i dont think many people like this light for some reason. and i think the main reason is the grip LOL..but thats just my guess. and maybe a weaker ammount of lumens,

at far range, outside, the TK20 throws pretty far, compared to my p3d Q5, i know the reflector is diffrent sizes, but yea it def throws pretty well. up close, the hot spot is quite small compared to my p3d or my E2d ( sorry i dont have anything better to refrence it to )

oh ya, its pretty much as long as the tiablo a9....and heavyer than the tiablo a9



Question, is there a beam diffuser for this tk20? its head diamiter i believe is: 34.1 millimeters = 1.34251969 in

any body?

 

[thermal guy]

Hello,
Last night I ordered a TK20 from Fenix-store. I am a bit surprised there seem to be no reviews of this light. Little is found on it, here on cpf. To me it seems an interesting light though: running on 2AA and having decent throw (though not as much as my Tiablo A9, I guess).

Are there any others who can exchange experiences with a Fenix TK20?

Many thanks,
Joris

I ordered one last night as well.I think that most people that have an issue with this light is because they most likely are not going to use it as it was designed for .I'm a hunter,hiker camper and spend a bunch of time in the woods so the size works good for me as i don't have it yet all i can say is that a rubber grip should work very well in the rain/snow and the tint should be great outdoors.An every day carry it ain't, but it should make a great backwoods light Ill let u all know how it is in that department when i get it.Hey anyone notice it's getting dark a lot earlier now!

 

[22hornet]

Hello,

For many years I carried a Maglite 6C (with rechargeable batteries for "regulated" output). It had a good throw and could illuminate objects at quite a distance. It may not be a Tiablo A9, but it did the job anyway.
Do you think the TK20 would throw as far as a 6 cell Maglite?

Kind regards,
Joris

 

[thermal guy]

Hello,

For many years I carried a Maglite 6C (with rechargeable batteries for "regulated" output). It had a good throw and could illuminate objects at quite a distance. It may not be a Tiablo A9, but it did the job anyway.
Do you think the TK20 would throw as far as a 6 cell Maglite?

Kind regards,
Joris

No chance of the TK20 out throwing a 6 cell mag! If the mag does one thing well it' throw.

 

[22hornet]

No chance of the TK20 out throwing a 6 cell mag! If the mag does one thing well it' throw.

Thanks for the reply. So I guess the TK20 will not replace the Tiablo A9 or the 6C.


Kind regards,
Joris

 

[Jarl]

The 6D is a bit of a beast in terms of throw. Despite an awful lumens/size ratio, it does pump out a respectable amount of output and with the large reflector at full focus puts most of it in a very small hotspot. TBH, in terms of throw/lux numbers, you're hard pressed to beat a 6D mag. The TK20 certainly won't.

 

[Modern_Major_General]

Runtime is slightly shorter than advertised.

Any chance of doing an alkaline runtime test? Thanks for the results.

 

[ninjaboigt]

the TK20 isnt a major thrower like the 6 cell mag or tiablo, but it def surpized me when i saw how far it can go. i got a tiablo also...but i need to find some where to test it out...because so far im not impressed by the tiablo......22hornet did make a good point, this flashlight was made for the outdoors! i gotta keep that in mind.

 

[ninjaboigt]

Any chance of doing an alkaline runtime test? Thanks for the results.

thats what i was wondering too....

 

[qip]

can the head come apart for led or reflector swapping?

 

[Rat6P]

Ok. Where can I get Eneloop 2700mah???????

I was under the impression they were only 2000mah!
All the ones I see in the shops are only 2000mah

Looking at the runtimes I am assuming this is a mistake


:shrug:

 

[TONY M]

Ok. Where can I get Eneloop 2700mah???????

I was under the impression they were only 2000mah!
All the ones I see in the shops are only 2000mah

Looking at the runtimes I am assuming this is a mistake

:shrug:

It is a mistake, I assume jirik_cz was using NIMH Sanyo 2700's.

 

[jirik_cz]

Ok. Where can I get Eneloop 2700mah???????

Sorry, just a copy&paste typo

Runtime in general mode:

Modern_Major_General: Sorry no alkalines, but I would expect the same runtime as L2T has (here)

qip: The head is glued

 

[Rat6P]

Damn...got me over excited there!!!

 

[TONY M]

qip: The head is glued

I hate it when they do that! :shakehead
How are you finding the grip?

Thanks