FW3A, a TLF/BLF EDC flashlight - SST-20 available, coupon codes public

The 10511 has a solid surface as compared to the cup like indentation in the more common 10507. If you’re not using a glass lens to cover the optic, dirt and lint can gather in those insets in the 07.

This shot from Cutter shows it pretty clearly, the 10507 is in the back…

There is another week-long holiday (Golden Week) starting Oct. 1st that won’t help things (from our perspective, anyway).

I’ll take one.

Any idea of peak lumens? Usable constant lumens?

And any beamshots? I admittedly did not look through all 30+ pages.

Also this flashlight would likely require a high drain battery right?

Sorry for so many questions lol

Unprotected cells only, due to length. That’s the only question I can answer for sure.

I have a lens over my 10507, and according to the specs the FW3A does too. But I’ve definitely had lights with a bare non-flat optic, and it gets annoying trying to keep it clean.

Please add me to the FW3A list. Thanks! Charlie

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Hard to say max output and max long term output.

For the Q8 we kept on saying 4K lumens , we wrote 5K in the text for BG listing, yet with right cells it does more.

Here the same, for now we say 2500 lumens max but we do expect it to be a bit higher
Long sustained output, we can say more when more testing is done.

Thanks. I like what you all are doing here.

Glad to hear the news about the manufacturing! This will be a cool light!

Thanks.
Yeah a cool little hot running light :wink: but Narsil is very useful in finding a brightness level that does not overheat things :slight_smile:

Please add me to the interest list, this is the first BLF light that might knock my modded EE A6 out of the running for my main EDC.

I should have posted a link here years ago when he first wrote that.

I still have his mailing address, got something good you would like me to forward to him? :slight_smile:

Is there a chance that some of the new cool features of Toykeepers D4 firmware, e.g.

- default 100% of the 7135 at power up

are build in the FW3A?

Speaking about the UI and Narsil, i only recently experienced it with the Emisar D4 and have a few issues with it. I understand the D4 uses a stripped down version with ramping only and no other mode groups to chose from.

from:

Maybe there is a better place to discuss Narsil?

Narsil, latest iteration is NarsilM, has a thread:

Im nearly 100% positive that the regular Narsil M does just what you say. From off press and hold-ramp to some med output(leave on at least 1/2 sec)-click off(output memorized). Long press- to moon -click off. Quick click- back to the med output memorized mode. Double click from any mode except turbo- Turbo- click off. Quick click on-back to memorized mode.

After you've set the memorized mode, if you press and hold from off to get moonlight, you have to be sure to let go while at the lowest output, so pretty much you have to let go as soon as you see light or it will reset the memorized mode. This is with NarsilM.

Well yes Narsil needs some tweaking for this small light and modes for the 7135 chips are high on my wish list for sure

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Yes will update list later :slight_smile:

Depends, but I’m guessing probably yes.

If I recall correctly, Tom already implemented those memory suggestions. However, I’m not aware of any features to limit maximum output.

I’ve been pondering how to configure the lowest level; maybe I could also make something to configure the highest level. I’m doing a somewhat different interface though… instead of pre-defined mode groups, the user sets the number of modes and the brightness of the lowest mode. Perhaps they could also set the brightness of the highest mode. Afterward, the discrete ramping then has the selected number of evenly-spaced steps between the endpoints.

The upside here is that it’s simple, flexible, and always evenly-spaced. However, the downside is that it would be unlikely that any discrete levels would hit either of the sweet spots with a 7135 channel maxed out.

I’m also hoping to make it relatively easy to switch between smooth and discrete ramping, without a trip through config mode.

Just some thoughts for now. It’ll be more concrete later.