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

Thanks, TK.

So very well said & true. If we donā€™t take time to smell the flowers in lifes journeyā€¦. we truly miss a lot. . :wink: . :+1:

BTW, Bluzie received a FW3A sample too, and posted about it on TLF.

TK, thanks for the link to TLF, this will give me a nice excuse to try Google Translate from my laptop.

From TLF review ā€œThe VTC5A does not work in my lampā€

does this concern anyone?

Guessing it does not fit???
No concern here, there are plenty that will work/fit. :+1:

Itā€™s odd because he used a unprotected flat top which should be 65mm long. The 30Q should be 64.9mm long. The FW3A has springs on both ends. In theory it should work.

False alarm. It seems the driver is not positioned corectly.

I could not see much difference in the photos. Looks like it should work. Photos look like the VTC5 has longer nipple.

IDK> Would like to know more about it. Maybe it was just his sample??

Yes, but the issue isnā€™t really about the batteryā€¦ Bluzie seems to have gotten one with the same driver fit issues I had, and Iā€™m pretty sure thatā€™s the source of the problem(s).

I sent quite a bit of detail to Neal, and mostly just need to wait for him to work things out with Lumintop.

Sign me up for one

I would like to purchase 2 lights.

I can not pass this up, sign me up.

Same. Light looks awesome ā€” count me in for one!

Just want to make sure Iā€™m still on the list. I originally signed up for 3 then later canceled 2 but Iā€™m only able to find the two cancelations listed.
I do still want one light, am I still down for one?

Edit: 1406 is still there. Thanks!

This makes me a bit worried about their QC

These are prototypes, not production, or even pre-production. Lots of short cuts are made in the proto phase, plus things are not finalized yet.

In the Q8 project, we went through a lot of similar trials/tribulations. Believe me, this is wayyy better they are going slowly rather than rushing this out. You should never see or hear about this problem in something shipped that's paid for. Early reviewers also see some bad stuff that gets fixed before shipped.

Exactly, that is the reason for prototype buildsā€¦ I saw these referred to as ā€˜Proto4ā€™ in one of the posts. Thatā€™s a good sign they are finding and working out any issues before moving on to the next build phase.

No need for concern then.

Even more confusion. In the TLF they are talking about the light not working without the clip because it works as a spacer for the tail cap(?). If thatā€™s the case it might be a good idea to include a spacer ring to replace the clip if someone does not want the clip(?)

Euhm, wasnā€™t this suposed to be a (pre-)production light? I believe I read this a couple of pages ago and that TK commented that she believes people of lumintop donā€™t quite get what a production sample is. Anyway, Iā€™ve learned itā€™s better to wait until the first batch has been send out and tested by the buyers before placing/paying my order.