My Extreme Fenix TK40 Torture Test.

[snakebite]

Drive along at say.. 60kmh and drop it out the window (this would be something near the end, i would imagine it would have a high probability of killing it)

send it to me.
my 6d mag got dropped at mid tripple digit speed on i-70 years back.it survived except the bulb.
i think it did more damage to the bike than it got from the road.
this can be a more controlled drop this time so i dont have to repaint the tail of my kz1000 again.
it has to survive or fenix will never here the end of it.outdone by a lowly mag?

 

[Toohotruk]

Say what you want about Mags, but they have a well deserved reputation for being tough as hell.

It's being years behind the times performance-wise that makes them the butt of jokes around here, not their durability.

 

[fiftycalibre]

Wow, if I lived within 100 miles of the coordinates I'd already be on the way...

I'm actually tempted to drive the 2 or 3 hours to look for it.

 

[NairB]

Wow did you ever hit it!

I am very impressed. I don't have a TK40, but several have mentioned that it felt the least solid of all their Fenix models.

Since it survived these tests you should not kill it! It desrves to live. If you don't want to hang on to it send it to a young flashaholic that can make up wild stories about his flashlight.

Fenix owes you one for this!

I agree with you StandardBattery, this torch deserves to live and set free from this terrible torchure, get it...."torchure" hahahahaha

Great thread Aussie Bob :thumbsup:

 

[berry580]

32* 51' 52.30 S 151* 42' 44.23 E

this better be right co-ordinates! Which direction were you traveling towards?

lol j/king

tempted, but its 2hrs + drive.......... one way... lol

 

[strinq]

You lost it...man that light should have been mounted in a trophy case...

 

[burntoshine]

as far as over-heating goes, my tk40 was left in my backpack. it got accidentally turned on when i stuffed it in there. for 2 and a half hours it was on turbo. when i took it out, the led was glowing very dimly and the flashlight was warm to the touch. it had 8 energizer rechargeables in it. it's unaffected; works perfectly! i'm very thankful.

 

[koala]

After surviving all these tests and you lost it?!!! Oh no please, please go back and look for it. It deserves a lot more than getting stuck in mud.

 

[chanjyj]

I was one of the biggest skeptics (though not outspoken) of the TK40's durability; and its "TK" branding. I just didn't think it could stand up to the torture I put my TK10 through daily.

However, I have to say that your test has changed my mind, and I'm seriously considering the light. Thanks alot

However, the 8AA power source is still holding me back. But I guess I don't have much choice since you really do need that kind of voltage to get the best out of a MC-E.

 

[Bushman5]

WOW SIMPLY WOW!

these tests inflicted more carnage than any flashlight would sustain in real life. AWESOME simply AWESOME! :twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs

can you test a TA30 next? :wave:

 

[Cartman]

as far as over-heating goes, my tk40 was left in my backpack. it got accidentally turned on when i stuffed it in there. for 2 and a half hours it was on turbo. when i took it out, the led was glowing very dimly and the flashlight was warm to the touch. it had 8 energizer rechargeables in it. it's unaffected; works perfectly! i'm very thankful.

Yeah, but this again highlights one my main complaints with the TK40: the switch is way to easy to activate.

 

[Bushman5]

I would also like to see a few lights thrown into the dryer for a few hours!

 

[strinq]

WOW SIMPLY WOW!

these tests inflicted more carnage than any flashlight would sustain in real life. AWESOME simply AWESOME! :twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs:twothumbs

can you test a TA30 next? :wave:

Of course he can, ship one over to him! 😗

 

[Woods Walker]

Reading the testing made my OCD flare up..... Great job.:twothumbs

 

[windstrings]

That picture of the full weight of the car tire on the light with the tire denting in to show the magnitude of the weight says it all... I can't believe the reflector didn't squash......quite impressive!

I little black permanent marker doctoring and it should be good as new! 😀

 

[nickanto]

That picture of the full weight of the car tire on the light with the tire denting in to show the magnitude of the weight says it all... I can't believe the reflector didn't squash......quite impressive!

I little black permanent marker doctoring and it should be good as new! 😀

or some duracoat.......it would look cool in coyote brown😀

 

[recDNA]

Just got my new TK40 today. Very happy with it. Beautiful beam IMO. No artifacts at all. Since this is my BEST flashlight I don't intend to run over it with a car! In fact I'm keeping it in the plastic carrier (which I think is very nice and compact despite much criticism).

Anyway, I tried unscrewing the tail cap 2.5 turns, in fact 3 full turns and the light still lights. I assume it would still drain. I kept unscrewing until the light would not turn on. Trouble is now it won't fit in the nice carrier.

This is a no-go for me, I'd rather buy new batteries every 6 months than take the batteries out completely or leave the light bouncing around in a drawer without the carrier. Loading the batteries correctly in a power outage would be a real pain and they don't stay in the battery holder when taken out of the flashlight. The least bump and they pop out.

I'm using new 8X Energizer lithiums. Batteries are lined up correctly and flashlight is cool as a cucumber after having batteries in it all day. All flashlight functions work great.

Is there any danger of the parasitic drain overheating the batteries? I'd never notice in the case until the smoke detector went off.

 

[recDNA]

Yeah, but this again highlights one my main complaints with the TK40: the switch is way to easy to activate.

Not in the plastic carrier!

 

[burntoshine]

Yeah, but this again highlights one my main complaints with the TK40: the switch is way to easy to activate.

agreed! but at least you can lock it out with confidence. now when i keep it in my pack, it's locked out for sure.

 

[recDNA]

agreed! but at least you can lock it out with confidence. now when i keep it in my pack, it's locked out for sure.

Unfortunately I can't lock out my TK40. I have to loosen the cap or the tail to the point it is almost falling off in order for it not to light when I turn it on. In that state it won't fit in the box and left in a drawer the cap or tail are bound to fall off. 😕