Shadow SC600 vs UF-T50 -- Winners Announced -- The Lights Are Done!!!!!!!

Ultrafire UF-T50 :)

Have to go with what I own Ultrafire T 50

Thank you.

Very interesting so far and some great pictures to document it! :slight_smile:

I'm going with the T50 for the win. The extra mass is going to protect it. The only loser in this will just like MRsDNF said:

"Neither light will win as they will not be restorable. There will be two losers in this giveaway. Second loser first will be the winner and the first loser second will be Old-Lumens who has the job of the restoration. This should be good for a laugh. Thanks guys."

A complete waste of a Zebralight as O-L will have a heck of a time getting it to work again (if at all) after it has died. At least the T50 has a chance of being repaired and in the end, the one that is running when all is said and done will be the real winner and that will be the T50.

I’m gonna have to say the uf-t50 as well. Just feeling that.

Zebralight SC600 WINs———

well, lets go for zebra :slight_smile:

I’ll bet on the UF-T50.

I beg to differ. Am on test number five and already feel that what I’ve learned so far was worth what both lights cost. Not sure I understand why you don’t think it’s useful to know how these two lights perform (or not) under harsh conditions?

As for Old-Lumens, would like to clarify that he’ll restore/rebuild/refurbish these lights in whatever way he sees fit, with whatever artistic and technical license he wants to take. So there’s a lot of leeway and based on what I’ve seen of his work, my money’s on him.

my vote goes for the T50.

Oh I think it’s great to see how they perform under harsh conditions. It’s just that ZL’s are notoriously difficult to work on. I think he is going to be testing his skills if he has to replace the driver on that puppy. I think the UF-T50 will be much easier to work on and get back into working order. Thicker material on the T50 will make it easier for him to clean up or grind out gouges and nicks in the body and allow for more artistic license. ZL bodies are crazy thin and will be tougher to clean up damage to the body.

Once said and done, I'd rather have a shiny new SC600 working as intended, knowing that it'd withstand anything I'd put it through. It just hurts to see it abused more than I'd ever put it through just for poops & chuckles. :p

Either way I eagerly await the outcome of the tests and rebuilds. This is fun! :bigsmile:

I’m saying Zebralight for the win

Zebralight SC600 will win.

vote for zebra light. Would think is more oilproof then the TF.
Definatly watching.

Well, if either of the lights make it to the third round, then mkett39 should take care of them for good. Running over a thin wall light with a tractor trailer should render the light a total loss. There’s a difference between a repair and trash can. I know the difference and I will doing the final disposition. If they are salvageable, then they will be fixed as good as possible, but if the lights have been mashed out of shape or flat as a pancake, they will see the pit of never ending darkness (that’s what I threaten my flashlights with, when they don’t want to cooperate).Tongue Out If at any time the batteries in these lights melt down, blow up or leak all over, then don’t bother to send them on to me. I won’t touch a Li-ion if it has leaked into the light. Sorry, but Lithium leakage is something I will not play with. Other than that, I will do my very best if there is anything left to salvage.

TheShadow...run them hot then drop them into a bucket of cold water. If they remain watertight I'd be truly impressed with either. ;) :p

i choose zebra!

Zebralight SC600 except for being run over by a tractor trailer.

I can see BOTH lights making through the first and second rounds, a little bruised maybe, but O-L can wave his magic wand and they WILL work.

The third test .... Ohh the carnage, ..... not going to be pretty

I honestly don'y think either will make it out ALIVE, since I have to chose one .............

I'm hoping the UF-T50 will make it

This will be very interesting, informative and another ingenious BLF contest.

VERY SPECIAL THANKS to the Executioners and to the Doctor of Illumination. (O-L, I hope there is something left to rebuild)

  • The Shadow — freeze, submerge and boil.
  • scaru — extended runtime and drop tests.
  • mkett39 — drag behind vehicle, drop in bucket of motor oil, run over with tractor trailer.
  • Old-Lumens — restore lights in whatever creative way he sees fit; obviously these will become one-of-a-kind collectors items.

I’m gonna go with the Zebralight based on quality of construction. Gotta love mkett39’s tests.