Marduke's Fenix T1 Abuse Test... VIDEO UPDATE!

[mikehill]

Considering 4sevens supplied lights for testing .. maybe a SF dealer would like to donate one ? Just a thought

 

[Monocrom]

The only, for lack of a better word, "spare" Surefire I have is one of my G2 models. But that wouldn't be a fair comparison.

 

[swxb12]

Re: Marduke's Fenix T1 Abuse Test

Sweet crush video! Thank you for your tests, Marduke. I think Fenix (Mfg) should send you some free lights for doing the crush test alone.

Crushed the T1 today. It blinked out at 20500 lbs.

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Video of Crush Test:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WvhJWE3_Oc

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[Helmut.G]

now you necessarily have to test the ultimate rough use light in the world
crush a maxabeam

 

[Marduke]

I was bored at work this morning, so I loaded another cheapie victim up and shot a video.

Ladies and gentleman, I give you....

Video Comparison #3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9be4E6kgWxM


Please, send something better. I'm poor... :mecry:

 

[Marduke]

Well, I was unable to get the pill out of the head, so the light remains dead. I will be shipping it back this week or next. I did find that the emitter was crushed to the point that the epoxy dome came off. It did still work like this however.

If time permits, I will find other items to test to compare the T1 to.

For those of you wanting to donate victims, but for whatever reason are unable to mail them, I have decided to accept payment via paypal for a given item, and I will then purchase the item you wish to donate, crush it, and post the video on YouTube. PM me for details if you are interested in donating an item.

 

[Marduke]

For those of your attending SHOT, look out for my T1 Crush video playing in a collage of videos at David's (4seven) booth for Fenix.



Also, I want to thank everyone for their support. The video has officially passed 3000 views!!!

 

[Marduke]

Well, it appears that thanks to the various abuse testers (give them all a big round of ), the Fenix T1 made some good impressions at SHOT Show 2008.

I was browsing through one of the various forums/blogs that I try and keep up with, and I happened upon an honorable mention in the Pyramyd Air Report by B.B. Pelletier (a.k.a. Tom Gaylord).

Last section under "Super-Bright Flashlights"

Super-bright flashlights
An item that caught my fancy is a new tactical flashlight that puts out over 200 lumens of light and costs under $100. That level of power can be used to force compliance and give you time to club an intruder with a baseball bat or simply run away. Until now, that level of light cost over $200 and did not come in an aluminum shell that can withstand 20,000 lbs. of crushing pressure. It's made by Fenix.

 

[LED-holic]

wow nice

 

[d7e7r7]

Excuse the thread necromancy here but just watched the video and was wondering if you've crushed anything else since? Any Surefires/Maglites?