Fenix owes you a new TK40 for all your work, great job! :thumbsup:
My Extreme Fenix TK40 Torture Test.
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pOkiE
Newly Enlightened
awesome work man! I dont own a tk40 but am definitely thinking about getting one.
as a semi-flashaholic, I must ask...does this make anyone else cringe? I know its to test durability and what not, but the sight of such a wrecked light makes me feel sad deep down...haha
as a semi-flashaholic, I must ask...does this make anyone else cringe? I know its to test durability and what not, but the sight of such a wrecked light makes me feel sad deep down...haha
importculture
Enlightened
Damn, awesome test! I love these threads. Thanks for sacrificing the time and money to do this. Glad the TK40 is holding up so well. I own one and may buy another. Thanks and keep up the good work.
bodhran
Enlightened
My TK40 was up all night with nightmares. You are a bad, bad man....😱
Marko
Newly Enlightened
+1
If I can recall correctly, some of the first comments of TK40 (when it first came available) was that "the bezel looks weak". Seems like its not. :twothumbs
Now I can only ask "Will It Blend?" 😀
So I think the 7ft spiral was pretty impressive! Even if it did require a little repair to get it goin 😉
And you tell us whats gonna kill the light. Will it be hell, OR high water? Maybe that could be your test lol dropping it in a camp fire for 30 seconds and if it lives drop it in a deep body of water!
flasherByNight
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Just for the record if it still works after all your experimentation
(at a steeply discounted rate of course 😀)
(at a steeply discounted rate of course 😀)
aussiebob
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Final update added.
Toohotruk
Flashlight Enthusiast
Damn! I was hoping to at least see some more pics of the carnage! :shakehead
Maybe you could do the same (but more documented) tests on a new Quark light?
Maybe you could do the same (but more documented) tests on a new Quark light?
What was the highest you dropped it from do you know? still the 7ft?
Also, I already bags the TK20 to test (though it wont be a test to a certain death, if it survives what you did to the TK40, and a 20ft drop onto concrete, and a couple of other things that i dont know will kill it, but i think have a fair chance, then it gets to live 🙂 ) however, i'm still saving up the required amount of money to do such a test.
I would love to see a comparison test done, like say get 3 similar lights from 3 different companies, and compare them 😛 (though, that might bite into your budget as much at the TK40 lol..).
now for the biggest question ... Is anyone going to try to retrieve the light and see if it still works now?
Kestrel
Flashaholic
:huh: Thanks for the nail driving, I'd like to see that video if you get it uploaded.
Great conclusion regarding the cells failing due to physical damage before the light failing.
Well this was an awesome test and an awesome gesture. I say we get together a list of things as a CPF community that we would like to see in a torture test and choose one honorary torturer and everybody that can afford to share a few bucks send it to that person to fund these tests. I will volunteer to be a torturer but I dont think id do as good of a job as aussiebob. And when is this getting moved to the reviews section?
alexdiver
Newly Enlightened
i am very pleased that you have done this test because i was pretty worried about dropping my tk40 , at least now i know it will survive a drop, but i sure hope i never drop it because its so nice a mint 🙂
Good one! This is all good to know...can`t tell you how many time I`ve accidently dragged my lights behind my car...and boiling...
