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

Great. i love it

please add 2 more for me for a total of 4. thanks

I’m liking this flashlight even more. I’m interested in getting a second one (my first one is #983).

There is a thread for drilled optics that can fit 3x tritium in your color choice that can serve this purpose. It’s quite a bit more expensive than your suggestion but it also glows with no drain on the battery.

I saw recently that Oveready is using optical programming on their Boss lights. I wonder if that stemmed from discussions on BLF or if they have berm doing it a while. They also use the same optical sensor as a safety feature against their light turning on in your pocket somehow and cooking your leg.

http://lux-rc.com makes their drop ins and they have been doing optical programming for a while, along with some other very advanced features.

Interesting, thanks for pointing that out. I guess I assumed when I saw it discussed here that it hadn’t been done yet.

The Lux-RC people did it first, but I didn’t know they existed until I made my proof of concept last year. When I told people what I did, they asked me if it was like Lux-RC, and I was like “lux who?”

The differences in my implementation are:

  • No optical sensor required.
  • No special MCPCB required.
  • Works with reflector-based lights too, not just TIR.
  • Can’t sense anything while the main emitters are on.

Interested. Please put me down for one.

Interest list updated.


- TK

I should be on the list for two, but am only on there for one.

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/45538/2028

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/45538/2833

Thanks. It’ll be in the next update.

At some point, I plan to have a script go through every post to train it to recognize requests, and in the process it’ll also add missing post numbers to the list and look for any requests which got missed. Then with the complete data set filled in, I can further tweak the engine to recognize things better.

Request numbers will change, since corrections will go in the order posted instead of the order noticed. It may also be useful to merge the TLF requests into the same list, in chronological order, in case there are any supply limitations (distinct batches) like there have been on some other projects. That will also change the request numbers.

…and you say all that as if it’s “just a thing”. LOL! Do you even know how lucky we are to have you here? Thanks for all you do around here, sincerely. :partying_face:

Review Post # 2129 Page 71 I see error. Missing numbers #870, #871 and #872.

I see in Post # 2128 Page 71 , that belong to:

Edit Post # 2129 Page 71
870 - # Post . raccoon city
871 - # Post . t3rminal
872 - # Post . t3rminal
I am sorry

EDIT:
Post # 2128 was eliminated by blocked.
Post # 2129 is now new #Post # 2128

Hear, hear!
Please put me on the list for a third. And many thanks to all involved.

Please put me down for 2, thanks!

Please put me in for a third one!

Please sign me up for one! Thanks!

Please put me down for 3, thanks!.

I took some time today to add the “votive candle” mode (candle mode timer). It’s off by default, meaning candle mode will go until it’s manually shut off or LVP activates… but the user can click 3 times to turn on the timer and add ~30 minutes. Click 3 times again to add another 30 minutes, and so on. The maximum time it can handle is about 4.5 hours.

For most of that time, it’ll run normally. However, for the final minute or so, it’ll gradually dim, sputter, and then shut off.

The UI diagram has been updated too.