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Hi,
I have a couple of inova flashlights and I really wanted to know how they where in wet conditions, I mailed Inovalights and got the following answer:
Hello,
All INOVA lights are 'water resistant', meaning they are not 'water proof'. These lights can handle moisture, as well as contact with water, but they cannot be submerged for long periods of time. For example, the light may withstand falling into a puddle, but we do not recommend taking them diving or using them underwater. Doing this would void the limited lifetime warranty.
I hope this answers your questions, please don't hesitate to contact me should you need further assistance.
So after reading this story I took a couple of my inova's for a spin:
INOVA 2007 T4 125 lumen
I took my New 2007 Inova T4 125 Lumen out in the pouring rain and dropt it 2 times in a puddle that was deep enough to just submerge the light and took it out of the puddle just seconds I dropped it ( first time I counted 5 seconds and the second time 3 seconds) so the light was submerged for just a couple of seconds. And after I got home there was water on the battery and the switch was also a bit wet and the worse: between the reflector and the lens. The size of the drop of water was as big as the led. It took me several days of trying different techniques to remove the water and the one that worked was taking the switch and the charging connectors pushing the contacts that connect the other side of the switch to the head down by putting a pin in it and hold it in place with the tail cap screwed on and putting the light in front of a blow dryer with max heat for about 4 hours!
INOVA 2007 T3 100 lumen and the INOVA 2005 T3 85 lumen
This one I tested home in my bath tub, I took a nice bath and gave the T3 also nice test.
The bath tub is about 20 inch deep that makes it around 50 cm I kept it under water on the bottom for about 30 minutes and turned the light on and of during the test. After it came out I screwed the tail cap off and inspected it thoroughly. There was not a single drop of water anywhere. I would qualify the light to IPX-6 and will test it soon to the IPX-7 and after that try the IPX-8 standard.
Ask me if you have any questions about this story would like me to test anything else or want to know what the IPX scale is.
INOVA X1 2006 and 2007
Results are the same as the T3 do not do this with the a loose cap if you do your light will take on water!
Warning
If you are planning to do the same tests please check if the tailcap of your flashlights is tightened!
Inova should really consider to make their lights waterproof like many others manufacturers, like surefire!
I have a couple of inova flashlights and I really wanted to know how they where in wet conditions, I mailed Inovalights and got the following answer:
Hello,
All INOVA lights are 'water resistant', meaning they are not 'water proof'. These lights can handle moisture, as well as contact with water, but they cannot be submerged for long periods of time. For example, the light may withstand falling into a puddle, but we do not recommend taking them diving or using them underwater. Doing this would void the limited lifetime warranty.
I hope this answers your questions, please don't hesitate to contact me should you need further assistance.
So after reading this story I took a couple of my inova's for a spin:
INOVA 2007 T4 125 lumen
I took my New 2007 Inova T4 125 Lumen out in the pouring rain and dropt it 2 times in a puddle that was deep enough to just submerge the light and took it out of the puddle just seconds I dropped it ( first time I counted 5 seconds and the second time 3 seconds) so the light was submerged for just a couple of seconds. And after I got home there was water on the battery and the switch was also a bit wet and the worse: between the reflector and the lens. The size of the drop of water was as big as the led. It took me several days of trying different techniques to remove the water and the one that worked was taking the switch and the charging connectors pushing the contacts that connect the other side of the switch to the head down by putting a pin in it and hold it in place with the tail cap screwed on and putting the light in front of a blow dryer with max heat for about 4 hours!
INOVA 2007 T3 100 lumen and the INOVA 2005 T3 85 lumen
This one I tested home in my bath tub, I took a nice bath and gave the T3 also nice test.
The bath tub is about 20 inch deep that makes it around 50 cm I kept it under water on the bottom for about 30 minutes and turned the light on and of during the test. After it came out I screwed the tail cap off and inspected it thoroughly. There was not a single drop of water anywhere. I would qualify the light to IPX-6 and will test it soon to the IPX-7 and after that try the IPX-8 standard.
Ask me if you have any questions about this story would like me to test anything else or want to know what the IPX scale is.
INOVA X1 2006 and 2007
Results are the same as the T3 do not do this with the a loose cap if you do your light will take on water!
Warning
If you are planning to do the same tests please check if the tailcap of your flashlights is tightened!
Inova should really consider to make their lights waterproof like many others manufacturers, like surefire!
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