Just had to share. I know I'm not the only one that likes their lights. I've had one for years, probably 7 or 8 years. It's an older PD30. All the finish is worn off any high spot or edge, and checkering. It's got a big spot worn on it from carrying it in the same pocket as my knife for a while. I've dropped on warehouse floors, out of my tractor, and on the tile at home. Generally just abused it carrying it every day.
Lately the light had been acting funny. It developed a random hi/low that it should not have. I could click it on and get a low, then put pressure on the switch to get a high. Strobe quit working. It didn't really bother me because of how I've treated it.
I took it with me on my kayak float last week. Tucked it into a ziplock bag with my wallet, phone, and keys. At some point my boat took on water in the well behind me between the boat leaking, rain, and just water splashing in. I didn't really check the contents until several hours in and the bag was full of water. Luckily Apple decided to go water proof. But I figured I might have really done some damage to the light just sitting in water. Nothing I could do so I just left it in the bag. It stayed wet all day.
Got home and tossed my phone and keys in the bag of rice just to get any residual moisture out. Remembered my light and took it apart and tossed the pieces in. After it dried I pulled the switch off and cleaned it up too.
That dang light works like it was brand new. Easily 5X brighter than it was before the soak, with the same batteries. I actually forgot how stinking bright it could be. Strobe is back. I'm actually very impressed with the abuse this light continues to take. I've picked up a couple used Streamlights and they have both eventually failed and I don't even carry them. They sit in nightstands. In all honesty, I wonder if they are not fakes since I got them from pawn shops though. But I can't seem to kill this Fenix. I'm beyond impressed.
Lately the light had been acting funny. It developed a random hi/low that it should not have. I could click it on and get a low, then put pressure on the switch to get a high. Strobe quit working. It didn't really bother me because of how I've treated it.
I took it with me on my kayak float last week. Tucked it into a ziplock bag with my wallet, phone, and keys. At some point my boat took on water in the well behind me between the boat leaking, rain, and just water splashing in. I didn't really check the contents until several hours in and the bag was full of water. Luckily Apple decided to go water proof. But I figured I might have really done some damage to the light just sitting in water. Nothing I could do so I just left it in the bag. It stayed wet all day.
Got home and tossed my phone and keys in the bag of rice just to get any residual moisture out. Remembered my light and took it apart and tossed the pieces in. After it dried I pulled the switch off and cleaned it up too.
That dang light works like it was brand new. Easily 5X brighter than it was before the soak, with the same batteries. I actually forgot how stinking bright it could be. Strobe is back. I'm actually very impressed with the abuse this light continues to take. I've picked up a couple used Streamlights and they have both eventually failed and I don't even carry them. They sit in nightstands. In all honesty, I wonder if they are not fakes since I got them from pawn shops though. But I can't seem to kill this Fenix. I'm beyond impressed.