WadeF
Flashlight Enthusiast
Re: Is Surefire just really smart to stay out of the "ultra bright" led battle?
Actually crash tests show passengers receive worse injuries when two large and heavy cars collide, than if two small, lightweight cars collide. With the smaller and lighter cars there is less energy involved. Now obviously a large car hitting a small car would be another story, but we're not smashing Fenix's with Surefires here. A heavier flashlight falling will have more energy when it hits the ground which will tranfers to the inner workings of the flashlight, and have more potential to crack the lens, electronics, the body itself, etc.
Don't you remember the post with the Fenix that fell down some 14 stories (forget exactly how many floors) in an elevator shaft, occasionally banging off steam beams, etc. It was nicked up, but was still operating. If a Fenix light can survive that they are plenty tough, as the majority of users aren't going to have something that extreme happen to their lights. I've had my Fenix P2D fall 3-4 feet onto hard tile with nothing more than a small ding in the finish. If it was a Surefire the result may have been the same, but I may have had to replace a cracked floor tile.
Thanks for clarifying. Must admit, bank vaultish is a great way of describing the light.
As for what's more likely to survive the type of fall mentioned, I honestly think the 6PL would stand a better chance than a P3D. The 6PL is overbuilt, the P3D isn't. Think of it this way, (in terms of accidents) which is better: A new car with crumple zones that's lighter than an older model. Or a car from the '70s that's heavy and built like a tank?
Actually crash tests show passengers receive worse injuries when two large and heavy cars collide, than if two small, lightweight cars collide. With the smaller and lighter cars there is less energy involved. Now obviously a large car hitting a small car would be another story, but we're not smashing Fenix's with Surefires here. A heavier flashlight falling will have more energy when it hits the ground which will tranfers to the inner workings of the flashlight, and have more potential to crack the lens, electronics, the body itself, etc.
Don't you remember the post with the Fenix that fell down some 14 stories (forget exactly how many floors) in an elevator shaft, occasionally banging off steam beams, etc. It was nicked up, but was still operating. If a Fenix light can survive that they are plenty tough, as the majority of users aren't going to have something that extreme happen to their lights. I've had my Fenix P2D fall 3-4 feet onto hard tile with nothing more than a small ding in the finish. If it was a Surefire the result may have been the same, but I may have had to replace a cracked floor tile.