Is it possible that the team test the different LEDs in the prototype and we can get numbers and beamshoots?
XPL hi is old, ineffective, with ugly CRI, and expensive. If it be used I would simply buy another D4 ā¦ I vote for any other led.
Seconded. 4000K. The floodier beam is a big plus for me too, when out searching for things that could be anywhere, possibly brown-coloured, or dripping red stuff.
I suppose when you are losing your livestock to vampire bats, 4000K high CRI is your ideal
And werewolves 
Best to be prepared.
How about the Samsung LH351C (die size is in between LH351B and LH351C). It is recently introduced so probably the bins are good, it will not have the enormous flood of the 1D but should still have good output and efficiency. and it is cheap, about $0.50 when bought in quantities. (Some high CRI options ( ) : 4000K 90CRI at Digikey: https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/samsung-semiconductor-inc/SPHWHTL3D50GE4TPJF/1510-2323-2-ND/7560620)(5000K 90CRI: https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/samsung-semiconductor-inc/SPHWHTL3D50GE4RTMF/1510-2325-2-ND/8536264)
Offtopic: I donāt get the nude gnus joke.
sth. like nude news??
Moonlight mode is great for screening the suspect population
Edit: Itās surprising joke, by TK, aided and abetted by DB Custom.
A silver version, with a wooden āglass breakerā spike would be perfect, for dual use.
That word, I do not think it means what you think it means.
This is the result of a relatively broken voting method called plurality voting. It does not capture more complex real-world preferences like āI prefer 5000K, but I wouldnāt be upset with 4500 or 4000, both of which I strongly prefer to 3500, but even that is better than 6500ā.
There are voting systems that do capture such preferences, and TK will be using one for the poll.
I donāt know how to vote. Not sure where this email box is that Iām supposed to put my usernameā¦feeling kinda lost. 
The actual poll isnāt live yet.
Hi all,
here are some quick pictures of the second FW3A prototype!
Generally, I feel like the build quality is really great. I also like the beam a lot although there are now XP-G3s in use.
Iāll provide a little more feedback within the next few days since Iām in the middle of moving to another apartment.
I hope you still like the light although it differs partly from the initial design.
Looks real good Fritz. Still hoping for a more raw finish but the design looks much better than in earlier pictures.
Important for me is the emitter efficiency - output vs heat for a given current.
The Emisar D4 with 219s is honestly the dumbest and least usable light I own, it gets hot so quickly, then throttles down to the output of a 1xAAA keychain light. A silly party trick of a flashlight. Ramping is also fun initially but I am done with it now, I prefer discrete levels.
Naturally a hot rod triple in tiny package will get hot but since it is not possible to win the āmax lumensā in tiny package title (D4 already wins it), the aim for FW3A should be to win the āpractical & usable lumensā in tiny package title.
Thank you!
Definitely!
To solve this we must go to a ballottage with the two most voted
Instant Runoff Voting would work and the winner would take 51% or more at that point.