Personally, I can judge how hot a light is getting in my hand and turn it down if I’m not happy, so that’s not why all my lights have thermal throttling.
I make sure that they have it because I have left small lights tailstanding on high to light a room etc for a few minutes and have gone to turn them off and nearly burned my hand.
Also I left a 2S DD XHP70 light in my pocket (while outside in the dark) without locking-it-out, and a short while later my friend points out that I have light seeping through the fabric of my jacket. I reach in to turn it off - it was on high (~5000lm), was scorching hot (I thought the VTC5s were gonna blow), and there is now a scorched/burnt/melted circle of fabric in that pocket.
In short; thermal throttling protection in lights is not a standard function like moon or strobe, nor does it replace the agency or responsibility of the user - it is a last-resort safety measure to prevent fires and other accidents.
The Miller could you please add me to the list for one?
I’d like to thank all of the people responsible for the FW3A and the other BLF specials. While there seems to be a steady stream of fantastic production lights to fill almost every niche, I think these enthusiast-designed lights are infinitely more interesting.
Miller, you evil French genius, put me down for one of FW3A please :-).
I’ve had a dqg 18650 tiny 3 and 4th, and now prefer the Blf A6 because it’s brighter, more reliable and easier to use. I eventually conceded the trade off of size (length) involved for the DQG is not worth it.
It’s fun seeing what projects you and the team (thanks guys and gals!) come up with. And genuinely interesting seeing my own thoughts (pfft! What a silly idea… Hmmm… Interesting… I want one!) proved wrong by the collective wisdom here.
I’m already in for Q8s, The GT, and now consider myself officially subscribed to BLF special projects! Q16 idea sounds fun.
Indeed, sharp of you to notice.
Kijkend naar mijn hoeveelheid posts, ben ik nog veel schuldiger aan mensen de oren van het hoofd kakelen (jouw inbreng is voornamelijk hoogstaand en technisch )
I have a very pretty blue Convoy S2+ with Hoops beautiful copper pill in it, XP-L emitters and a Carclo triple optic… 3029 lumens. Very surprising if you’re not used to such a thing, this FW3A should do similarly.