Hi all,
I am a newbie to this site and still pretty new to the latest and greatest technology in flashlights. So although I'm not soldering my own flashlights together, I can appreciate a nice light stick and understand the technology at a high level.
Most of all, I know what my eyes and pocketbook like!
At work today, a buddy of mine was showing off his newest Surefire flashlight. He is a member here and may even read this thread. He had a nice light for sure, and I have no doubt that if my life depended on it, I'd take his Surefire E2D over my MTE P7 2-mode any day. That said, in a controlled environment showdown, I'm sure my cheap light would outshine his. He wanted to see a few of my "cheap" lights, so tomorrow I'm taking in my Jet Pro III ST and MTE P7 to compare lights with him.
That got me thinking, just how crappy are my cheap, bright lights? I'm not clearing safe houses in Iraq but my lights are expected to function in simple tactical situations at the mall (hehe), and in extreme weather while hunting.
I don't have a Surefire to sacrifice, but I am considering donating one of my MTE P7 lights to the flashlight gods in the name of science.
So far, I have considered:
Extreme heat (oven?)
Extreme cold (dry ice? Freezer?)
Extended run times on high to generate LED heat (run times counted in DAYS and not hours)
Water torture, dunking
Drops onto concrete from various levels (think step ladder to parking garage distances)
Extreme electric shocks
Acid
Hammering nails with the light
Run light over with 3/4 ton pickup
9MM handgun at 20 yards.........
Tests would be in controlled environments with no battery in the light (safety hazard).
I am just curious if anyone has any other ideas, if I am just going to ruin my light for no good reason (probably!
) or if at least this will be mildly entertaining.
Thoughts?
--Duck911
I am a newbie to this site and still pretty new to the latest and greatest technology in flashlights. So although I'm not soldering my own flashlights together, I can appreciate a nice light stick and understand the technology at a high level.
Most of all, I know what my eyes and pocketbook like!
At work today, a buddy of mine was showing off his newest Surefire flashlight. He is a member here and may even read this thread. He had a nice light for sure, and I have no doubt that if my life depended on it, I'd take his Surefire E2D over my MTE P7 2-mode any day. That said, in a controlled environment showdown, I'm sure my cheap light would outshine his. He wanted to see a few of my "cheap" lights, so tomorrow I'm taking in my Jet Pro III ST and MTE P7 to compare lights with him.
That got me thinking, just how crappy are my cheap, bright lights? I'm not clearing safe houses in Iraq but my lights are expected to function in simple tactical situations at the mall (hehe), and in extreme weather while hunting.
I don't have a Surefire to sacrifice, but I am considering donating one of my MTE P7 lights to the flashlight gods in the name of science.
So far, I have considered:
Extreme heat (oven?)
Extreme cold (dry ice? Freezer?)
Extended run times on high to generate LED heat (run times counted in DAYS and not hours)
Water torture, dunking
Drops onto concrete from various levels (think step ladder to parking garage distances)
Extreme electric shocks
Acid
Hammering nails with the light
Run light over with 3/4 ton pickup
9MM handgun at 20 yards.........
Tests would be in controlled environments with no battery in the light (safety hazard).
I am just curious if anyone has any other ideas, if I am just going to ruin my light for no good reason (probably!
) or if at least this will be mildly entertaining.Thoughts?
--Duck911
