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Also went with 7075 for the first 30.
Any difference in pricing between 7075 and whatever comes after?
Please help me arrange the tests in a chronological order that makes best sense.
Drop test
Drive over test
Water resistance test
Heat test
Freeze test
In product testing that I've been involved with, I've seen the campaign starting with worst-case shipping shock test (simulate a pissed-off UPS driver, with it in the packaging), then a ring-out of electronic components to find any "infant mortality" of electronics (maybe a few batteries worth of discharge, and a couple hundred clicks of the button). More than absolute hot/cold temps, thermal cycling will also reveal latent electronic defects (a few hot/cold cycles). Vibration testing also tends to shake apart any poor solder joints, near-failure components, etc.; but, for this light, that's probably not a value-added testing expense. The main purpose--you don't want a failure during torture testing to happen due to something that was a latent anomaly in the circuit board, and mistakenly blame the torture test for something that was actually a manufacturing defect.
I'd probably start and end the torture testing with a water resistance test to show that none of the intermediary tests caused the pressure envelope to be compromised. Shock, crush, thermal cycle--order probably doesn't matter. It will be fun, and at the same time it will be devastating to purposefully damage such a beautiful piece of industrial design that you've slaved to create. Keep the camera rolling for us!
What a handsome clip!
Would you start producing clips with your emblem on them for other lights? I have modded lights from you, without the V54 signature because budget is tight... but I'd totally buy 2-3 sized titanium clips with your emblem on it, to fit on various lights going forward! Should be a lucrative project I would imagine. Simple, cheap, and I think people would buy them!
You are such a tease!