Fenix TK75 (3xXM-L U2, 4x18650) Review: RUNTIMES, BEAMSHOTS, VIDEO and more!

[herosemblem]

Kick, I know you already resolved your question, but when you asked if one could clean the "reflector", did you mean to ask if one could clean the lens​?

 

[Kick]

Yes, I did. Was in a huge hurry and clearly not thinking correctly. I would like to know a safe way to clean the lens, as to not damage it.

 

[herosemblem]

I clean the lens with anything, really.
Now, cleaning the inside of the lens may be a different story because a) the head isn't really/easily removable, and b)there appears to be an anti-glare purple-green coating on the inside of the lens, in which case I wouldn't even bother touching it.
My TK75 does have dust on the inside of the lens, but it is more just an eyesore that I notice while oogling the light, rather than anything which affects actual performance of the light.

 

[Kick]

I e-mailed Fenix about cleaning the lenses on all my Fenix lights. They responded that they use alcohol to clean the lenses. Of course, YMMV .

 

[SureAddicted]

I e-mailed Fenix about cleaning the lenses on all my Fenix lights. They responded that they use alcohol to clean the lenses. Of course, YMMV .

I would avoid using alcohol on any kind of lens, be it camera lens, glasses etc.
Lens usually have some sort of coating, I would avoid using alcohol. To get best results, use a clean microfibre cleaning cloth.
Awesome review, selfbuilt...as usual. Keep up the great work.

 

[Risky]

I would avoid using alcohol on any kind of lens, be it camera lens, glasses etc.
Lens usually have some sort of coating, I would avoid using alcohol. To get best results, use a clean microfibre cleaning cloth.
Awesome review, selfbuilt...as usual. Keep up the great work.

I use Zeiss Lens wipes on my Fenix and Surefire lenses and they are fine.

 

[jaylang]

great review, thanks for the help! New to CPF. i just ordered a tk75. it was cheaper then i have ever seen it before so i jumped on it. i have a few "old" 18650's that are NOT protected. can i use these while i wait for my new ARB-L2's to arrive? or is that a bad idea in this type of light. thanks.

 

[kj2]

great review, thanks for the help! New to CPF. i just ordered a tk75. it was cheaper then i have ever seen it before so i jumped on it. i have a few "old" 18650's that are NOT protected. can i use these while i wait for my new ARB-L2's to arrive? or is that a bad idea in this type of light. thanks.

I know it will be hard, but best is to wait until those ARB-L2 batteries are in

 

[selfbuilt]

I know it will be hard, but best is to wait until those ARB-L2 batteries are in

Yes, you especially want to use well-matched cells in these sorts of high-output lights (i.e., same brand, same capacity, same batch, similar number of cycles, etc.)

 

[jaylang]

haha i thought so, its not going to be easy but i think i can wait a few days :scowl:. thanks for the help!

 

[jaylang]

thanks for the help, also something i forgot, i have been looking around and cant find anything about a specific tint or temp on the light i have seen people saying its maybe around 5500k?. im more of a fan of the cooler temps. TY again!

 

[herosemblem]

TK75 definitely not toward the warm side of spectrum. Mine is blueish green.

 

[holylight]

TK75 definitely not toward the warm side of spectrum. Mine is blueish green.

That sound horrible. Or is it normal?

 

[kj2]

That sound horrible. Or is it normal?

On medium my TK75 is more green. On high and turbo it's white. My first TK75 (that I've send back because of fogging-problems) was all white in every mode.

 

[BLUE LED]

Mine is a nice cool white on all levels and does not suffer from fogging in cold temperatures. My only concern is the lack of electronic lock-out. I have forwarded my results to Fenix.

 

[herosemblem]

On high and turbo, mine is a nice white, but certainly not warm or warmish, or warm-tending. It is fine.

 

[holylight]

Fasttech is selling tk75 .......

 

[kj2]

Fasttech is selling tk75 .......

Found it nice price

 

[whatswrongwithmee]

Do the green Panasonic NCR18650 PCB ones fit in the battery carrier? They have issues fitting into some of my smaller lights due to their size.

 

[Led_Blind]

yes.... quite easily