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LOL at first I thought you had sanded/stripped it. It's weird how the coating isn't gone on the smooth parts much.

I gave my E01 away a long time ago. It's time to get another. I wish this light could get a very similar emitter but just with a better tint.
 
RemcoM said:
EO1, is my flashlight with the less throw of all my lights, and the Nitecore TM36, my farthest throwing light.

Both awsome lights.
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ಠ_ಠ . It's a 10 lumen light... I don't think we can talk much about throw or flood with it. That's like comparing a (very long) burning match stick to a military-grade flame thrower.

The E01 can out throw lights that are on a 1 lumen setting though :naughty:
 
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Ahh, two of my very favorite antagonists, joining forces here to slam our beloved E01!

mcnair55 said:
In 2015 you can buy something almost the same in most tat shops for a £1 so now the EO1 is nothing more than a well overpriced dinosaur with junk status.
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mcnair, always at the ready, eager to jump in and denigrate all but the absolute cheapest of lights, claiming they hold no measurable advantage over the convenience store counter crap lights. If I had a nickel for every time it happened, I might have enough to buy one of those pricey E01s you all talk about!

Show me a one dollar light with the ruggedness, reliability and build quality of the E01 and I will be shocked. I'm sure they all sport potted electronics, butter smooth threads and Type III anodizing too, right??? I'll give you my addy and you can send me one and I'll personally subject it to all that my E01s have been subjected to. If they survive I'll eat my words here.

WalkIntoTheLight said:
Actually, mcnair is right. The E01 is way overpriced now. Dim, crap tint, you can pick up 10 lights like that for the price of 1 E01.
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$1 lights of equal quality? Please. See above.
 
The fenix e01 built its reputation over many many years through actual usage. How have the $1 lights and local hardware/store lights (you guys say are better) held up over time?

i want the light to work when I need it. Not if it breaks it is not a big deal since I can buy another one due to the low cost.
 
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mcnair55, you feel free to use YOUR cheap little dollar store crap lights, and then tell us all about how great they are. When you use your lights to play with, as obviously that's all you do, I'm sure they are fine. As I've been using lights, since 1979, as a Firefighter/Paramedic/Tactical Paramedic, and off duty with my CCW, excuse me if i find YOUR use and comments, like your flashlights, crap and junk. Every time i see your comments, all i can think is how much you must enjoy hearing yourself talk.

My .02
 
WalkIntoTheLight said:
Actually, mcnair is right. The E01 is way overpriced now. Dim, crap tint, you can pick up 10 lights like that for the price of 1 E01.

mcnair is dead wrong in his sig, though. But I suppose if I had an E01, I would feed it alkalines, in the hope that they'd leak and ruin it.
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LOL I HAVE to reply to this. Sure the E01 has the purplest of purple people tints ever... and sure it's 10 lumens (apparently 15 in the newer ones)... but it's TEN dollars and bombproof and uses almost literally every bit of juice in a cell (especially alkaline).

For a tiny apocalypse light it's worth every penny. If a ten dollar light is too expensive you shouldn't be on CPF lol. If they have really been updated I really need to get another one again.
 
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I got mine at Fenixgear with a 20% off code. They have the old specs on their website but the specs on the package were different.
 
WORK, I don't know if it's still valid but it might save you a dollar and some change.
 
If you want to see the one I winter torture tested and was laughed at for, pop into the Fenix E99? thread. I'll post more here tonight after I get to a camera. Boiled it, froze it, half a dozen constant on runtime tests with every cell imaginable, ran it through my dishwasher, threw it repeatedly at a rock wall, banged it around tied to my snow shovel, tossed it across my concrete garage floor literally 200 times, ran it over on and off with my car on a blacktop driveway, ran it over again a couple times with a water tanker truck here at work on blacktop. That was all four years ago. Since then, it's lived on my keychain. Still makes light every time I turn the head. I'm almost embarrassed over how many I've bought since then to gift or stash away. Even bought two from Vinh with warm emitters back a couple years ago. My college age son carries one and neglects it terribly, but it still works... :)

EDIT- Just bumped the E99 thread here onto the first page, pics of my EO1 are on page 7, post 182.
 
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Scout24, did your torture test thread get lost in the great forum crash? Epic thread.
 
nbp said:
Ahh, two of my very favorite antagonists, joining forces here to slam our beloved E01!



mcnair, always at the ready, eager to jump in and denigrate all but the absolute cheapest of lights, claiming they hold no measurable advantage over the convenience store counter crap lights. If I had a nickel for every time it happened, I might have enough to buy one of those pricey E01s you all talk about!

Show me a one dollar light with the ruggedness, reliability and build quality of the E01 and I will be shocked. I'm sure they all sport potted electronics, butter smooth threads and Type III anodizing too, right??? I'll give you my addy and you can send me one and I'll personally subject it to all that my E01s have been subjected to. If they survive I'll eat my words here.



$1 lights of equal quality? Please. See above.
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You may not like my opinion but It is what I find in the year 2015.As I said a rugged dependable but well over priced compared to others.Sorry it disappoints but healthy debate is good.

RWT1405 said:
mcnair55, you feel free to use YOUR cheap little dollar store crap lights, and then tell us all about how great they are. When you use your lights to play with, as obviously that's all you do, I'm sure they are fine. As I've been using lights, since 1979, as a Firefighter/Paramedic/Tactical Paramedic, and off duty with my CCW, excuse me if i find YOUR use and comments, like your flashlights, crap and junk. Every time i see your comments, all i can think is how much you must enjoy hearing yourself talk.

My .02
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I do not play with lights chappy,I actually carry an edc for work and also sell Led lights as part of my tool portfolio.I am confused you find my collection of lights junk when I own and have paid for a large collection of Fenix-Nitecore-Eagletac-Klarus-Led Lenser and Maglite plus numerous other non branded.As a light enthusiast I enjoy buying and using non branded lights which I find last equally as well as brands.Why the personal attack just because I have an opinion that differs from your own?

You will note from the pic I do own an EO1

 
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LOL, that makes me want to watch T2 :)

I got a response back from Fenix-Store and indeed they have been updated, they just have not updated their web page yet, and they do have the new ones in stock.
So I just ordered a couple new "2015 Edition" E01s. :grin2: (Actually, I have no idea when they were actually updated, maybe 2014)

Where is this epic E01 torture thread you speak of???
 
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