How waterproof/blood-proof is Firenock/Lightning Nock?
Some customers have advised me that their Firenocks have not performed well in a rain storm. After Firenocks that were submerged in water that contained a touch of salt, we confirmed that they were correct. When 36 samples were submerged in the salt water, with or without the housing, within about 30 seconds 1 out of every 6 were activated and 30 minutes later, 21 of them were activated. Right out of the water, some would not even work or turn on very easily. However, after they were immediately air dried, all functioned correctly. Based on this evidence, we concluded that the titanium wire and the gold plated connectors had done their jobs. We suspect that the new ultra light epoxy may not have been as water resistant as the epoxy that we used last year. So water proofing of the entire electronic system is the key. When we left samples to soak for over a day inside of damp paper towels, nearly all samples were dead overnight. For 2008, the immediate fix is, when installing Firenock, t
