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

[Old-Lumens]

The only light I have ever seen that took a drop test like that, was one that had a very thick rubber outer skin on the whole light. It would bounce, but it never would break. Also it had a plastic lens which never broke. Yes, I did a torture test with it, throwing it hard on the concrete several times... It felt very satisfying, except it wouldn't break, LOL. Maglites fall apart rather easily too.

Looks like it's going to be cheaper to buy two new lights than to buy replacement parts for these guys.

I have set aside an infirmary for the incoming patients.

[JohnnyMac]

All the talk about the ZL's being delicate flowers...what a crock of crap! That's some tough stuff!! I have new respect for the two I have now but I will NEVER put them through any of that stuff. :p

[TheShadow]

@scaru

The SC600 peaked at 142 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) and the UF-T50 peaked at 189 degrees Fahrenheit (87.22). As I was watching the temperature rise I thought that surely they would both survive since they already survived at 200 degrees in the oven. Then the UF-T50 started to flicker, I decided to leave it running. After 1 minute of flickering it went in to a moonlight mode…When I disconnected it from the power supply it turned off (since there was no power). I let it cool for around 2 hours and then put a battery in it to test it, it didn’t turn on…

And both had been boiled at 212F. I guess the UF-T50 had had enough fun. Oh well. Thanks for your excellent work! This has definitely been eye opening. Looking forward to seeing if the SC600 can survive mkett39’s tests

[scaru]

@TheShadow

Looking forward to seeing if the SC600 can survive mkett39’s tests

I will send that out on monday since I didn't get a chance to today.

[TheShadow]

@scaru

After 1 minute of flickering it went in to a moonlight mode.

What a great shot. http://youtu.be/4T-9T2OL5dQ?t=3m2s

[Orion]

@TheShadow

Am on test number five and already feel that what I’ve learned so far was worth what both lights cost.

That’s telling! One gets what one pays for?

[mizjif]

Easy enough to put a new lens in that SC600, and its good as new

Awesome and entertaining work!

[MRsDNF]

Nice work guys. Funniest competition I've heard off for along time. OL, no piking out now. The whole of BLF is going to be watching you wave your magic over these two lights so that they may be something they were never meant to be. Good luck.

[tatasal]

I think the dimming of the SC600 after a while is the built-in timer in it. Using a stopwatch, I have tried it several times in my SC600. If started on TURBO mode, the light will step-down to HIGH after exactly 5min, 3 secs., or if a ‘tired’ cell is used, then it will step-down anytime below 5min.

[Halo]

A bit of glass is missing on the SC600, right?! It needs emergency care before mkett39’s bucket of oil! The T50 is dead, its lost already.
Let us treat our wounded! Please!

[kreisler]

footage

[scaru]

@Halo...

A bit of glass is missing on the SC600, right?! It needs emergency care before mkett39’s bucket of oil! The T50 is dead, its lost already. Let us treat our wounded! Please!

Yes in that second picture there is a piece of missing glass, when it cracked that part was no where to be found.

[luvlites]

@MRsDNF

OL, no piking out now. The whole of BLF is going to be watching you wave your magic over these two lights so that they may be something they were never meant to be. Good luck.

+100 We’re counting on you! But no pressure

[scaru]

The package is now on its way to mkett! :D

[TheShadow]

For your entertainment during this intermission, the last gasp in the life of the UF-T50, skillfully brought to you by scaru:

[mkett39]

Just got the package and do I have some news for you! I decided just for the heck of it to drop a fresh battery in the UF and she functions perfectly. So it seems we will have two working lights to conduct the test on. Hope to do test fri or Sat and will post pics and results.

[JohnnyMac]

@mkett39

Just got the package and do I have some news for you! I decided just for the heck of it to drop a fresh battery in the UF and she functions perfectly. So it seems we will have two working lights to conduct the test on. Hope to do test fri or Sat and will post pics and results.

Yes! The T50 comes back with a game tying touchdown with 2 minutes left in the game!!

[JohnnyMac]

Have the same batteries been through the testing with these two lights the entire time? If so, no one tried a different battery until just now?? :O

[bose301s]

I’m willing to bet it had a bad connection with the head off the body tube. The pill in the T50 is basically soldered to the body and you can break this solder connection and have issues, I have with mine, but if it’s together snugly mine works fine.

[gords1001]

Que “eye of the tiger”…….

This stuff just got real!