TK30 is (really) coming

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DimeRazorback said:
Hate is a very strong word my friend.

There is no reason to hate them anyway!

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Of course there is a reason to hate them. They require attention and a good memory while charging....and if you forget about them and over charge them or over drain them they burn your house down!
 
4sevens said:
Not me. I was told this by Fenix and their new manual confirms this.
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I wasn't criticizing you for conveying the bad news.

Had I known I couldn't use L91's when I bought the TK40 I never would have bought it. I use alkalines now but only a matter of time until they leak and destroy the flashlight.

Not your fault. I blame Fenix. I don't see why they couldn't have designed the flashlight to accommodate alkaline or L91. I've never really heard of any other device that used one but not the other.

Maybe someone will trade a TK30 for my TK 40 when the TK30 comes out! LOL
 
recDNA said:
Had I known I couldn't use L91's when I bought the TK40 I never would have bought it. I use alkalines now but only a matter of time until they leak and destroy the flashlight.
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You can use L91's, just don't put them in a wrong direction...
 
recDNA said:
I use alkalines now but only a matter of time until they leak and destroy the flashlight.
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oh man, don't use alkalines in anything you care to keep. do what i did, buy 16 rechargeables. i use NiMH energizers and haven't had any problems. they even survived my ignorance - i hadn't yet heard of "locking out the TK40". my light ended up turning on in a backpack on turbo. when i took the light out it was warm and the led was dimly glowing; just barely. it had been on for about 2 and a half hours in there. i still use that set of batteries.

i'm sure you can most likely use lithiums, i would just be careful to make sure you put them in correctly. i think a bunch of dummies put lithiums in the wrong way and bad things happened. maybe lithiums react much worse than alkalines when inserted improperly. fenix probably were just covering their collective behind when they made that statement. even though people made mistakes and blew up/damaged their lights, they most likely still called 7777 to see if they could get the light replaced; that may be what prompted the "new rule". this is just speculation on my part of course.

i just had to throw away my inova X1 because an alkaline was left in there and completely leaked and discharged all its inner goo, destroying the light. no biggie, i just kept that thing around for the aspherical lens.

...anyhoo, no alkies!
 
Hey, I won one of these TK30's in the MC10 name contest!

I got an email from Feinx saying they will ship it to me in November :twothumbs

I'll post my impressions once I get it, heck maybe I'll do my first actual full review.

Still very little info available on this light - hopefully there will be some more concrete info soon.

I love my TK40, and I also like 18650 format lights, so this should be interesting to see. I wonder if I will get it earlier than general availability? probably not...
 
http://www.fenixoutfitters.com/new/

Has it mentioned here.

If 4 7's doesn't hurry up with their MC-E then they might have a fun time trying to sell that vs the Tk30 at the same time?
I wonder if they are waiting to see what the Fenix costs so they can undercut it. 4 months since they mentioned about their one and we are still waiting for performance details etc.
 
burntoshine said:
oh man, don't use alkalines in anything you care to keep. do what i did, buy 16 rechargeables. i use NiMH energizers and haven't had any problems. they even survived my ignorance - i hadn't yet heard of "locking out the TK40". my light ended up turning on in a backpack on turbo. when i took the light out it was warm and the led was dimly glowing; just barely. it had been on for about 2 and a half hours in there. i still use that set of batteries.

i'm sure you can most likely use lithiums, i would just be careful to make sure you put them in correctly. i think a bunch of dummies put lithiums in the wrong way and bad things happened. maybe lithiums react much worse than alkalines when inserted improperly. fenix probably were just covering their collective behind when they made that statement. even though people made mistakes and blew up/damaged their lights, they most likely still called 7777 to see if they could get the light replaced; that may be what prompted the "new rule". this is just speculation on my part of course.

i just had to throw away my inova X1 because an alkaline was left in there and completely leaked and discharged all its inner goo, destroying the light. no biggie, i just kept that thing around for the aspherical lens.

...anyhoo, no alkies!
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They're no safer if one happens to be charged less than the rest! You'll need to test every single one to make sure charge is identical.

Too bad we can't use the L91's. They were perfect IMO. Fenix should modify the light to accommodate their use.
 
recDNA said:
They're no safer if one happens to be charged less than the rest! You'll need to test every single one to make sure charge is identical.

Too bad we can't use the L91's. They were perfect IMO. Fenix should modify the light to accommodate their use.
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really? well hopefully me locking out the light will make it behave.

i love L91's for the shelf life and the fact they're supposed to operate better in cold temps. i use them for lights that sit around waiting to be used and i use rechargeables for my commonly used lights.

...and i always have a spare(s) nearby.
 
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I was just on batteryjunction's site and saw the description for the Tk30, priced at 140.00 and 630 lumens.
 
recDNA said:
Of course there is a reason to hate them. They require attention and a good memory while charging....and if you forget about them and over charge them or over drain them they burn your house down!
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So do you hate everything that requires supervision...
What about kids?

Just sayin'.
 
Quote from Fenix Outfitters:

"The Fenix TK30 utilizes a Cree MC-E multi-chip LED. It can be powered by two CR123A or one 18650 rechargeable battery. It can reach a blinding 630 lumens or a max runtime of 90 hours when using the extension tube and four CR123A or two 18650 rechargeable batteries. With its outstanding performance and brightness, the TK30 is perfect for all of your outdoor activities."
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It's basically a TK40 with different battery configurations and thinner body. Now everyone can stop crying about the AA format :nana:
 
Surefire M3T much?

It's direct competition to the Jetbeam M1X...

It will still be interesting to see it when it is released!
 
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