Honored and proud to be allowed to present the FW3A
A collaboration between TLF (Germany) and BLF (global)
Fritz15 made a small triple flashlight on his lathe.
TLF reacted very positive and at first a small hand made batch would be pursued.
Yet, this elegant design just screams for a wider audience.
For a lot of us mere mortals, seeing the cool things machinists make on their lathe is just a dream.
Hence the finish of the FW3A will be clear anodisation, no sanding/beadblasting before anodisation.
The idea is to give all the chance to have a light looking like it came of a lathe with the protection of anodisation.
Another very neat feature is the electronic tail switch and we plan on having it run Narsil!
Very cool!
FW3A
F Fritz
W Works/Werke
3 triple
A Aluminium
Team:
Fritz15, design
Tommy TLF, general TLF communication
DEL, driver
Tom, driver and Narsil
MRsDNF, general communication China time zone
The Miller, general BLF communication
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FOR SIZE REFERENCE ONLY!
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The FW3A
Small elegant EDC triple flashlight designed by Fritz15
Runs on a single 18650 battery.
94.8 × 25.5 mm
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Looks
Clear anodisation (no pigments) and NO sanding or sandblasting of the parts after machining.
This makes the FW3A look like it came of a lathe of a skilled machinist with the added protection anodisation offers to keep it beautiful for a long time.
No marking/logo for a clean look
Stainless steel clip
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Pricing
$30 including shipping, manufacturer can decide own pricing afterwards
not fixed yet!
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Emitters
3 pieces 3535 footprint
Cree XPG3 NW
LEDs mounted on DTP triple star
.
Internals
Integrated LED shelf for good thermal dissipation
20 AWG Wires.
Driver retainer ring.
Threads square or trapezoidal (not triangular) for connection head and body
Electronic switch in tail with stainless steel button
Double tube to connect the electronic switch to the driver
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Optics
Triple TIR optics http://www.carclo-optics.com/optic-10507
Glass AR coated lens 2,25mm thick
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Protective
2 x O-ring bezel, perfect fit
set of spare orings in box
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Quality Control
Lights made as specified and agreed upon.
Samples as specified and agreed upon for the team before the go is given for actual production.
All lights tested before shipping to spot and fix problems and avoid DOA. (turn on, ramp up and down, if not working properly factory fixes problems so all receive a good working light.)
TLF BLF cooperation
TLF is leading so new info is posted first there, then on BLF.
BLFers who are also on TLF, please ask to be put on the TLF list and ask your questions there.
TLF is always getting the scoops and BLF follows what is published on TLF.
The TLF thread:
http://www.taschenlampen-forum.de/threads/fw3a-eine-tlf-sonderedition-in...
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Interest list
1 The Miller
2 The Miller 2nd
3 Abqjohnny
4 Speed4goal
5 Tom E
6 Tom E 2nd
7 Muto
8 Muto 2nd
9 Chicken Drumstick
10 Stittville Ed
11 KawiBoy1428
12 KawiBoy1428 2nd
13 Petroleum Lantern Guy
14 archimedes
15 chooma
16 giorgoskok
17 Ozythemandias
18 DB Custom
19 pinkpanda3310
20 bikedave99
21 Easyrr
22 vinte77
23 X3
24 Jerommel
25 cavorite
26 sac02
27 richnpc
28 hunter1
29 Henk4U2
30 Bam35
31 djburkes
32 djburkes 2nd
33 Rat_Racer
34 djozz
35 maukka
36 MtnDon
37 Jinx
38 chops728
39 scotlarock
40 tzmxxhh
41 aginthelaw
42 Enelooper
43 Nitetime
44 martytown
45 tekmunki
46 CRX
47 zoysiamo
48 JordanZHP
49 Andybibbville
50 everydaysurvivalgear
51 Sledgestone
52 spinynorman
53 PBWilson
54 I_like_lamb
55 tru3s1lv3r
56 Hobo
57 Slayer1
58 Wyre
59 MrJohnny
60 Gunga
61 Gunga
62 k-wong
63 Erethryn
64 Camo5
65 tocirahl
66 infinity526
67 infinity526 2nd
68 patchythepirate
69 zipelgas
70 toxiccoccyx
71 Lowtech
72 Charga
73 mattlward
74 gorky
75 Cythras
76 Kindle
77 blueb8llz
78 specialk
79 alphazeta
80 Anthon
81 Tjhosan
82 teacher
83 teacher 2nd
84 Koaksijalac
85 aslpg
86 wiredconcepts
87 MRsDNF
88 MCT
89 geepaw
90 stephenk
91 liquidretro
92 moridin
93 cabfrank
94 Rick
95 The Imp
96 KiwiKane
97 Mr.Scott
98 PrinceValorum
99 keengeorge
100 keengeorge
101 srs2000
102 J-Dub74
103 Gerrh
104 slow2go
105 jonxxn
106 knightstalker
107 zachary6227
108 korpzgrinda
109 cmflippen
110 longmire
111 macktastic
112 AEDe
113 strongest2004
114 johnpc
115 264
116 lumenzilla
117 qandeel
118 thijsco19
119 lionheart_2281
120 kaybi
121 Sal415
122 Nite Shadow
123 Nite Shadow 2nd
124 luisgcan
125 RobertB
126 alex64
127 Lion42
128 zak.wilson
129 zak.wilson 2nd
130 zak.wilson 3rd
131 zak.wilson 4th
132 Gerrit
133 sorotantaz
134 MustSimon
135 Hairy_Steve
136 khas
137 Sukoi
138 KutKhemist
139 electricjelly
140 electricjelly
141 AlexHH
142 netprince
143 netprince 2nd
144 malamask
145 gisewhcs
146 dodo
147 The Burgh
148 Kodachrome40
149 leroycp
150 DigitalDevourer
151 Pukachi
152 syracuse
153 M78
154 zelee
155 Eivwer
156 Kozy
157 chrisc
158 peabody
159 Mikael
160 fireblade893
161 Wrathbringer27
162 lampyris
163 Jesjes
164 SebaZ74
165 Jensen567
166 carmantl
167 raynman
168 BorisBar
169 pc_light
170 Swennie
171 M4D M4X
172 gungoat
173 pintpot
174 Frank A.
175 Caleb
176 netgear68
177 smed1275
178 Caleb 2nd
179 five.five-six
180 moglai
181 Mstevens113
182 MustSimon 2nd (via PM)
183 OscarM
184 Keepitsharp
185 Eggun
186 Lumens Industry
187 Lumens Industry 2nd
188 abhinit90
189 ollywood
190 magnet
191 pennylane
192 Kulumatic
193 Jtm94
194 flipkicks
195 Bevo
196 BooBooBear
197 emerel
198 westcoastwonders
199 fly-by-night
200 Firelight2
201 Firelight2 2nd
202 albertopnp
203 DBSAR
204 dezoe
205 b1i1l1l1y1
206 Ricflair
207 teachtom
208 staticx57
209 voltron88
210 mikeyx
211 patmurris
212 chrisc 2nd
213 jdunlap27284
214 Nortson
215 mhanlen
216 scianiac
217 scianiac 2nd
218 MyDangus
219 cujo255
220 freeme
221 Edness
222 ISO
223 a12luke
224 tops2
225 Saigon
226 illuminos
227 illuminos 2nd
228 pepinfaxera
229 Buzzy243
230 gloomywarfreak
231 Awdtsi
232 vulpes
233 MBuitendorp
234 ZozzV6
235 g_sintornillos
236 SciFiFreak
237 walty
238 gregor
239 Agiri
240 Illumenated
241 Fantomet
242 Ag76
243 mrstealyourgains
244 jescereal
245 Doctawho
246 robbobus
247 mizou51
248 ToyKeeper
249 charles lin
250 Keisari
251 Bribo
252 whooda4
253 BrianK
254 BrianK
253 GreenShrike
254 GreenShrike
255 troisanh
256 SIGShooter
257 jfalk1
258 BDM
259 Corzy
260 sandanbob
261 jmoots
262 Gunnerboy
263 trigger619
264 trigger619 2nd
265 Uriah
266 fonfan
267 fonfan 2nd
268 steel_1024
269 regaia
270 Boaz
271 dts71
272 noetik
273 Pulsar
274 kuoh
275 bd52
276 pirate joe 22
277 pirate joe 22 2nd
278 Nguyen
279 rvr
280 rvr 2nd
281 tungkon
282 contactcr
283 rebelbayou
284 rebelbayou 2nd
285 ManWithoutShadow
286 ManWithoutShadow 2nd
287 Guns712
288 2Ace
289 BeardedRaleigh
290 OrangePeel
291 bwings
292 sesgum
293 leroycp 2nd
294 Primal
295 pscal
296 Tete
297 MortyDuck
298 hmihaylov
299 glockboy
300 nnmnu1
301 Jalben
302 bikedave99 2nd
303 Ormbett
304 apt323
305 Cano
306 zeroair
307 Boro
308 cyropro
309 wle
310 Suncoaster
311 Frankie Baby
312 Geuzzz
313 adsum
314 Box
315 SeenTheLight
316 SeenTheLight 2nd
317 amplificus
318 Crazyeddie
319 Kourtinoksylo
320 Joey Adams
321 bossf350
322 B42
323 TheHebrewHammer
324 AgentSteel
325 Mrdrewbear
326 Erwin18
327 Petroleum Lantern Guy 2nd
328 Dogtown
329 Sciencetists
330 glide 1
331 marcus_z
332 thebaum
333 Hezekiah
334 Dobtruckers
335 WolfA
336 Travelr
337 PCFX
338 pegasus21
339 Gerrh 2nd
340 Gerrh 3rd
341 polarweis
342 RedForest UK
343 xray291
344 YYCN8
345 joeangi
TLF list total 217 (June 7)
Total: 562
updated till post 637
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Mass PM list
1
Abqjohnny, Speed4goal, Tom E, Muto, Chicken Drumstick, Stittville Ed, KawiBoy1428, Petroleum Lantern Guy, archimedes, chooma
2
giorgoskok, Ozythemandias, DB Custom, pinkpanda3310, bikedave99, Easyrr, vinte77, X3, Jerommel, cavorite,
3
sac02, richnpc, hunter1, Henk4U2, Bam35, djburkes, Rat_Racer, djozz, maukka, MtnDon
4
Jinx, chops728, scotlarock, tzmxxhh, aginthelaw, Enelooper, Nitetime, martytown, tekmunki, CRX
5
zoysiamo, JordanZHP, Andybibbville, everydaysurvivalgear, Sledgestone, spinynorman, PBWilson, I_like_lamb, tru3s1lv3r, Hobo
6
57 Slayer1, Wyre, MrJohnny, Gunga, k-wong, Erethryn, Camo5, tocirahl, infinity526, patchythepirate
7
zipelgas, toxiccoccyx, Lowtech, Charga, mattlward, gorky, Cythras, Kindle, blueb8llz, specialk
8
alphazeta, Anthon, Tjhosan, teacher, Koaksijalac, aslpg, wiredconcepts, MRsDNF, MCT, geepaw
9
stephenk, liquidretro, moridin, cabfrank, Rick, The Imp, KiwiKane, Mr.Scott, PrinceValorum, keengeorge
10
srs2000, J-Dub74, Gerrh, slow2go, jonxxn, knightstalker, zachary6227, korpzgrinda, cmflippen, longmire
11
macktastic, AEDe, strongest2004, johnpc, 264, lumenzilla, qandeel, thijsco19, lionheart_2281, kaybi
12
Sal415, Nite Shadow, luisgcan, RobertB, alex64, Lion42, zak.wilson, Gerrit, sorotantaz, MustSimon
13
Hairy_Steve, khas, Sukoi, KutKhemist, electricjelly, AlexHH, netprince, malamask, gisewhcs, dodo
14
The Burgh, Kodachrome40, leroycp, DigitalDevourer, Pukachi, syracuse, M78, zelee, Eivwer, Kozy
15
chrisc, peabody, Mikael, fireblade893, Wrathbringer27, lampyris, Jesjes, SebaZ74, Jensen567, carmantl
16
raynman, BorisBar, pc_light, Swennie, M4D M4X, gungoat, pintpot, Frank A., Caleb, netgear68
17
smed1275, five.five-six, moglai, Mstevens113, OscarM, Keepitsharp, Eggun, Lumens Industry, abhinit90, ollywood
18
magnet, pennylane, Kulumatic, Jtm94, flipkicks, Bevo, BooBooBear, emerel, westcoastwonders, fly-by-night, Firelight2
19
albertopnp, DBSAR, dezoe, b1i1l1l1y1, Ricflair, teachtom, staticx57, voltron88, mikeyx, patmurris
20
Changelog
04.05.2017: publication of the project
06.05.2017: revision of the driver draft with Tom and DEL
06.05.2017: ordering of triples and optics for some testing
Thanks Wrathbringer27 for the translation!
FW3A
Small elegant EDC triple flashlight designed by Fritz.
Runs on a single 18650 battery.
Chinese: Fritz设计的小巧优雅的EDC三重手电筒。需要一个 18650 大小的电池操作
Looks
Clear anodisation (no pigments) and NO sanding or sandblasting of the parts after machining.
This makes the FW3A look like it came of a lathe of a skilled machinist with the added protection anodisation offers to keep it beautiful for a long time.
No marking/logo for a clean look
Stainless steel clip
Chinese:
外观：
机械加工后清除阳极氧化（没颜料）和没有打磨或喷砂。
这使得FW3A看起来像是熟练机械师的车床，增加了阳极氧化保护的优点，使其长时间保持美观。
没有标记/标志，干净的外观
不锈钢夹
Pricing
$30 including shipping, manufacturer can decide own pricing afterwards
Chinese:
价格：
30美元包括运费，制造商可以自行决定自己的定价
Emitters
3 pieces 3535 footprint
Cree XPG3 NW
LEDs mounted on DTP triple star
Chinese:
发射器
3 个 3535 footprint 大小的led
Cree XPG3 NW
Led 安装在 DTP 三星上
Internals
Integrated LED shelf for good thermal dissipation
20 AWG Wires.
Driver retainer ring.
Threads square or trapeziod (not triangular) for connection head and body
Electronic switch in tail with stainless steel button
Double tube to connect the electronc swich to the driver
Chinese:
集成LED灯架，散热好
20 AWG线。
驱动器固定环。
螺纹方形或梯形（不是三角形）用于连接头部和身体
电子开关尾部带不锈钢按钮
双管将电子开关连接到驱动器
Optics
Optics
Triple TIR optics http://www.carclo-optics.com/optic-10507 (link is external)(link is external) (link is external)
Glass AR coated lens 2,25mm thick
Chinese
光学
三重TIR光学http://www.carclo-optics.com/optic-10507 (link is external) (外部链接）
AR玻璃涂层透镜厚度为2,25mm
Protective
2 x O-ring bezel, perfect fit
All lights tested before shipping to spot and fix problems and avoid DOA. (turn on, ramp up and down, if not working properly factory fixes problems so all receive a good working light.)
Chinese:
保护
2 x O形圈表圈，完美契合
发货前所有的灯都必须经过测试，以便可以发现和修复问题，避免DOA。 （打开，亮度调整，如果不能使用，工厂需修复问题，确保都能获得良好的灯）
It is done when it is done
The Q8, Exciting a groupbuy for a Premium BLF special high lumens soda can light!
The GT, A BLF special GIGA thrower
The FW3A, a TLF BLF special small, elegant, powerful triple
Lithium Ion safety 101 important read
Sorry grammarlovers, I am a real King Typo.
reserved
It is done when it is done
The Q8, Exciting a groupbuy for a Premium BLF special high lumens soda can light!
The GT, A BLF special GIGA thrower
The FW3A, a TLF BLF special small, elegant, powerful triple
Lithium Ion safety 101 important read
Sorry grammarlovers, I am a real King Typo.
reserved
It is done when it is done
The Q8, Exciting a groupbuy for a Premium BLF special high lumens soda can light!
The GT, A BLF special GIGA thrower
The FW3A, a TLF BLF special small, elegant, powerful triple
Lithium Ion safety 101 important read
Sorry grammarlovers, I am a real King Typo.
reserved
It is done when it is done
The Q8, Exciting a groupbuy for a Premium BLF special high lumens soda can light!
The GT, A BLF special GIGA thrower
The FW3A, a TLF BLF special small, elegant, powerful triple
Lithium Ion safety 101 important read
Sorry grammarlovers, I am a real King Typo.
Aha, so this is what you were talking about.
Very nice !
…uhm.. no DD driver i hope? Hopefully it will be a CC driver, but with enough (6 to 12) Amperes, like the LD2 (or LD3?) without PWM.
Another thing, about the anodizing, clear anodizing can make it look very cheap, maybe better to have no anodizing OR sandblasted finish.
But i love the design concept.
Will possibly be as tiny as the DQG ?
Looking for:
5” parabolic reflector (for recoil light)
This would be my first multi-emitter flashlight since the old days of blue and purple leds.
Triple channel driver
So a FET for highest modes but more birhgtness levels on 7135 chips then FET+1 drivers
94.8 × 25.5 is the FW3A, pretty small
It is done when it is done
The Q8, Exciting a groupbuy for a Premium BLF special high lumens soda can light!
The GT, A BLF special GIGA thrower
The FW3A, a TLF BLF special small, elegant, powerful triple
Lithium Ion safety 101 important read
Sorry grammarlovers, I am a real King Typo.
No, the DQG sacrifices too much in order to achieve its small size for my liking. It has no glass lens to protect the optics, especially for an EDC light this is important. Additionally, there is no tailcap spring, which is quite bad for the battery and the LED sits directly on the driver-PCB which grants horrible heat-sinking.
I’d like to be put on a blf list if there is one
Put me down for two please
Put me down for 2 also, sharp looking flashlight!
Later,
Keith
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I’d be interested in 1 please.
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A 18650 with a belt clip, Perfect
One for now with the option to increase order at a later date.
Looks like another great light with a Coooooooool looking factor.
I would be down for 2 also!
Very nice!
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Oh wauw, I’ve had small DQG lights in my cart many times but felt great hesitation to actually buy one and reading this makes me feel good about it
It is done when it is done
The Q8, Exciting a groupbuy for a Premium BLF special high lumens soda can light!
The GT, A BLF special GIGA thrower
The FW3A, a TLF BLF special small, elegant, powerful triple
Lithium Ion safety 101 important read
Sorry grammarlovers, I am a real King Typo.
Count me in for one, this sounds great!
I love all kinds of lights... storm lanterns, kosmos & matador lamps, gas lanterns, tallow lanterns, flashlights, lasers, tritium vials...
Please sign me up for one of them. Thanks.
1 please
1 please
BTW , even should be 25$ possible .
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I’m assuming 18650, I didn’t see it specified.
I’ll take two!
I’ll have to toss my hat in the ring on this one as well.
I don’t know when it might occur, if I’m not present much at the time please have KawiBoy or J-Dub send me an email and wake me up…
Dale
In for one please
In for one, really like the look of this!
So, since the design is complete does this roll right into prototyping?
I may be missing something, but why not just put the driver in the tail? Most of these FET and 7135 drivers work by applying PWM (and in the case of the 7135, variable resistance) between LED- and BAT-. The connection from BAT+ to LED+ is direct; it doesn’t even touch the driver board in the case of the new version 17DDm.
Regardless, this looks awesome. Please put me on the interest list.
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In for one, whenever it’s ready.
I would like to buy one.
I never thought of that, it’s a good idea !
BTW, i’m in
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But that inner tube can do that. but a thin strip of copper or even nickel plated iron would suffice.Me too, if that wasn’t already obvious.
Looking for:
5” parabolic reflector (for recoil light)
1 please
OP list updated
It is done when it is done
The Q8, Exciting a groupbuy for a Premium BLF special high lumens soda can light!
The GT, A BLF special GIGA thrower
The FW3A, a TLF BLF special small, elegant, powerful triple
Lithium Ion safety 101 important read
Sorry grammarlovers, I am a real King Typo.
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