TK40 or wait?

[rumme]

Re: Is the Fenix TK40 currently the ......

Brightest LED flashlight being offered in a AA battery format at the lowest cost ?


If so, is there anything rumoured to be coming out soon, around the same price range using AA batterys, that will outperform the TK40 ?

I guess the itp 6 polestar is the main one on the horizon that can compete with the Fenix tk40, for about half the price. When is it due for release ?

 

[Databyter]

Thanks for updating my knowledge a bit you guys. I stand corrected.

I didn't realize there were two generations of that light (M1X) but that explains some of the data not being too consistant.

I still believe however that the 630 lumens advertised for the Fenix is Torch lumens and not total LED output which I expect is quite a bit higher.

I love the ceiling bounce chart by the way and it reminds me that I need to rip apart my new Mag85 Mod at some point since on your chart the ROP is topping off the herd and I know the mag85 is supposed to be a bit brighter. but so far in my experience with enelopes although I am VERY happy with the light and it is super bright and actually has better than expected run times it is not really any brighter than my TK40 on Turbo.

I expect this may be due to me using a stock switch. Also I was wondering if I just kept stock parts and disassembled all contact points and coated it with progold or deoxit ( same stuff I hear) would I notice a perceivable difference in max brightness?

This would be a rainy day project as the light serves my needs well at work now. But I'm curious about maximizing what I have.

Will the higher resistance actually make this light a bit more reliable?

 

[jahxman]

I love the ceiling bounce chart by the way and it reminds me that I need to rip apart my new Mag85 Mod at some point since on your chart the ROP is topping off the herd and I know the mag85 is supposed to be a bit brighter. but so far in my experience with enelopes although I am VERY happy with the light and it is super bright and actually has better than expected run times it is not really any brighter than my TK40 on Turbo.

I expect this may be due to me using a stock switch. Also I was wondering if I just kept stock parts and disassembled all contact points and coated it with progold or deoxit ( same stuff I hear) would I notice a perceivable difference in max brightness?

This would be a rainy day project as the light serves my needs well at work now. But I'm curious about maximizing what I have.

Will the higher resistance actually make this light a bit more reliable?

I'm using a stock switch in my ROP; I am not using eneloops in it, I am using 6 high discharge Elite 1700 NiMH batteries. I also have a Mag85 running on 9 of them; I find they make it brighter than using eneloops.

The Mag85 was in my car the day I did the ceiling bounce measurements; sometime soon I will update the chart with all my lights and fresh batteries in them. :D

I did take everything apart in my hotwire Mags and clean them with deoxit; I expect I will need to put better switches in at some point, but for now they are working fine.

 

[chuKKy]

Hi, i'm new to your forum and am considering the TK40 as my first purchase. I'm based in the UK, would it be cheaper to buy online from the states rather than in the UK? Would I get hit with any import charges?

Thanks in advance.

Martin.

 

[Databyter]

That's a good question and I don't have an answer to it.

But I am guessing you would be better off buying it from a UK based supplier who already has import figured into price.

It shouldn't necesarily be cheaper in the USA since it is made in CHINA.

DOn't let that fool you though. As many on this forum will tell you, Fenix is a high quality manufacturer regardless of Country of origin.

 

[Pummy]

I am looking at getting one also and I will order from an EU distributor or UK distributor. If you try to import from the states and customs hits you (as the import value cannot exceed £18) you will pay approx 1/3 more than the price in dollars. Just a warning, you may be OK, however I am risk averse and do not want the hassle.

I had a question about if LIFEPO4 14500 cells with 3.3V resting voltage with a spacer can replace the low 4 cell mode into a 2 cell lipo driven mode?
Or be used with 2* D sized cells of the same chemistry replacing the internal pack completely.

Apologies if the Fenix drive circuit input voltage has already been discussed for this model, as I only found this thread and another which quotes max as 6.8V.

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=230799

But I read this thread...

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=234350

And at 5A draw it shows a voltage of around 3.1V per cell (6.2V combined)

I have not been able to find anything and it is getting late in London (2am) so has anyone got any input on this running setup with the Fenix driver?

 

[SemperFi]

I am looking at getting one also and I will order from an EU distributor or UK distributor. If you try to import from the states and customs hits you (as the import value cannot exceed £18) you will pay approx 1/3 more than the price in dollars. Just a warning, you may be OK, however I am risk averse and do not want the hassle.

Despite the weight at first feel... it was a better deal (cheaper too as a matter of fact) ordering direct from a UK Seller/Vendor. Mine arrived faster than anticipated and is as good as any other in its class.
When travelling between AUS and NZ recently, my TK40 was a passover... no problems but it was for my X-21 Led Lenser. It was considered a potential "weapon" for an Ordnance hence, it has to be undone, batteries removed and nicely repacked and it landed in the cargo bay like all other baggage and once in Christchurch, NZ, i simply went to claim it, no hassle but they(NZ Customs) sure like the demonstration I gave with a pleasure and smile... WOW... was their excitement seeing the blast en throw of my mini bazooooka...haeheh.:D

 

[applevision]

Not to be too much of a 4sevens fanboy, but if you have some time, there are murmurings of a SST-90 light coming from 4sevens... maybe very soon!

That and his new 500 lumen (OTF) Maelstrom, also supposedly coming within the next week or two (or three...).

These could be game-changers. 10 year warranty, excellent products so far, state-of-the-art LEDs and technology, and they should be some of the brightest lights pound-for-pound making them very efficient duty carries...

But they are still sort of vaporware at this point.

:cool: