This is my last statement on this thread. Period.
You are wrong. You proved yourself wrong on your previous graph. The TK75 is driven at 3.5a at minimum. The lumens prove it even more so.
You keep bickering with yourself. I’m done.
I think Jesus has a TK75…I’ll ask him.
wellllll…i asked…. and his response was” “I’M not tellin’” 0:)
I am done either. Else things get out of hand when getting emotional.
Thanks to your testing and reporting here. As I’ve said before, not many are willing to test and report.
I am with you Dale! I don’t even really understand the graph. All I know is I love my TK75 and like you wouldn’t trade it for anything. On the other hand I think rdr’s BTU is also an awesome light and do not understand people saying it is not living up to the hype. What kind of numbers does this light have to put out before it wins the respect of the community. Those who own it know it is a hard performing beast but yet a lot still think it is an under achiever. I think both lights are great. It really doesn’t mean anything to me which light is considered better. In our tests the TK75 won one contest ( lumens ) and the BTU won the other ( throw ). I would say that it is a draw!
Sorry guys . Not trying to drag this on. I am a slow typer. Ya’ll posted 10 posts while I was typing it out. Lol.
One more test to go for the final battle. SC600 vs TF50 style. Ha.
Sorry but we don’t own either one of those. I do have the small sun zy-t29 which is a far more budget offering along those lines and I doubt would compete with either.
yes ,the DRY DRIVER should help put more out of the big mouthed BTU
I ordered it more then a week ago and it hasnt been shipped yet! CN quality goods customer service is terrible these days
Someone read it on the internet. It must be true. 
Now I have to buy a TK75.
Owning a device that can bend the fabric of space/time is worth whatever they charge.
Thanks for the review and information about the BTU Shocker vs the Fenix TK75.
I ordered on last Friday and get it to morrow by DHL.
Maybe Can I tell all of you more over the BTU after while using the flashlight.
The BTU cost totally 152 USD with DHL shipping 4 business days or shorter.
I read more review…. and very happy to chosed for BTU. It is the heaviest flashlight in the world! The is no problem for my. The TBT is bigger (biggest) for this moment. I liked it very mucht. Thanks for the review again.
Someone likes Fenix TK75 and I like BTU Shocker no problem! You make your choice, so I did….
Have a nice time for everybody.
welcome to blf pedro :)
Well that was interesting to read… There is something that both “confronted” sides are missing. Look at this post Results: Direct bonded XM-L emitter to Copper mere difference can be caused by different mcpcb between fenix and btu. I’m not familiar with driver/wiring of both but I think we can all agree that fenix has much more experience in that field and it’s driver is probably more efficient. On top of that optical losses are also major factor… I’m quite sure that both flashlights are brutal but there are differences in a way they achieve this.
Ok guys, I decided to do some more extensive testing with both lights. This time I tested the lights, keeping them on turbo as best as I could, for almost 22 minutes. Both were tested simultaneously, alternating one and then the other on my lightbox. Also took temp reading after each lumen test. AND took a video of all of this.
Now some info before any data is listed. My meter was in the X10 mode, meaning every reading needs to multiplied by 10. And as I hope most know, every lightbox needs a baseline value to calculate that number by to get the true lumens. Or estimated lumens. That number is .50. And yes that sounds like an extra easy number, but I assure after testing about 60 lights, 2/3’s of them being ANSI rated, that number is VERY close to correct. If you don’t like or trust my meter or lightbox - go buy and make your own. I know my setup works well.
Also doing these like I did quickly putting the lights on and off, the numbers will be slightly off time to time. The foam gasket I use if not properly put in place can effect the numbers a percent or two. And if the lights are not centered and flat, the numbers can be off a percent or so. Especially with the BTU which is maxing out the glass shelf inside. When doing regular lumen tests I take more care putting these big lights in position. So basically keep this in mind if you see the numbers go up or down oddly from one reading to the other.
I did about 20 readings on each light, but I’m only listing here about every 5 mins or so. You are welcome to watch the clip if you want to observe every reading.
So here we go -
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——————BTU—————————TK75
1 min - 2860L (82F) ——2965L (83F)
5 min - 2755L (90F) ——2900L (98F)
10 min- 2695L (100F) —–2830L (118F)
15 min- 2605L (109F) —–2790L (128F)
20 min- 2465L (120F) —–2740L (132F)
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So that’s the basic results. The BTU has a soft drop from turbo to high about every 3 min. Dropping roughly to 1900-2000L. The TK75 make a quick drop from turbo to high right at about 21 min. Went to roughly 1200 with the drop. You can easily see it when it drops.
Also did minor testing with the batteries, meaning before and after voltage.
Both sets of batteries were charged with i4 interllichargers.
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BTU 3ea Keeppower 3400mah protected 18650
Voltage at start - 4.20V
Voltage at finish - 3.84V
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TK75 4ea Panasonic 3100mah unprotected 18650
Voltage at start - 4.20V
Voltage at finish - 3.91V
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Should have done the same batteries for both lights, but we didn’t think about it until afterwards.
Now for the extra BTU testing. I decided to see what difference the plain glass lens made vs no lens at all. I was surprised with this one. The test was done after the big test, perhaps 10-15 min later. The light was still a little warm and the batteries were down at the slightly weak 3.84V range. Here is the result -
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BTU with lens at 30sec - 2855otf
BTU with no lens at 30sec - 2970otf
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So this light would certainly benefit from a UCL or AR lens. The stock one measures about 3.6”, but inside bezel measurement is 3.86”, so 3.75-3.80” would be about perfect. With a good UCL lens, cooled down, and fresh batteries, the BTU likely would put out better numbers than the TK75 at start. Though the TK holds its lumens better so would still likely catch it and pass it.
Well that’s all folks. I give the victory on this lumen and runtime test to the TK75. If you intend to run your light for 15 min. or longer at a time and want to keep the full 2500-3000 lumens, then the TK75 is likely the smarter choice. And it’s lighter weight will help prevent hand fatigue. However running the BTU on turbo for 5-10 mins and then a 2000L high until the batteries run out will still give you tons of light and more run time (then it kept on turbo).
With all the testing now and previously, I still prefer my BTU’s throw, UI, and heft. I fully respect the TK75 power and regulation. It’s a heck of a light.
Well guys here is the video clip if you feel like sitting through 22min of pretty boring clip. And remember we’re amateurs on this clip and VERY little talking is done.
Here we go -
Thanks for the testing, you did a very nice job.
The TK75 looks like an awesome light.
Thanks fronty :) for your precious time and patient in doing the tests.
. so the lens is holding back a 100 lumens .its full of impurities. Better AR lens needed from Ric free of charge to all customers . Im changing mine to U3 and it should go above 3000 lumens at turbo
With just a quality lens, fresh batteries, and a cool light, I’m confident ithe BTU will post a reading over 3000otf at 30sec… Add U3’s or XM-L2’s will be gravy on top.
No question there. The TK75 is an awesome light. Fenix did their homework on this one.
Thanks for the wicked detailed trial run on these lights
Did you take any temp readings of the emitters? That + external temps reveal a lot about overall heatsinking effectiveness.
What a great testing pal.
I believe both lights are winners. I think we won’t go wrong with both