I really fell in love with this:
Itās really not my kind of light. And itās expensive for me, very. But the looks made it really hard to resist.
I would get one if not for durability worries. Now it seems this was a right choiceā¦.
Soā¦is there any way to get such effect and have it seriously durable?
[quote=FW3A Team]
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Valera Iām interested 1pc (darker)
Please donāt qoute giant lists. Just say you want one and that is all.
Wow that is one long quote!
I am sorry, but I could not insert my message
Can you please edit your previous post? 
You can click on āeditā and then eraseā all the information about the list; just leave your phrase there saying that you want one
What cells are yāall gonna use?
I mainly use Samsung INR18650-30Q but donāt have any spare. For slightly longer runtimes, Iām thinking of getting either Samsung INR18650-35E or Sanyo NCR18650GA. Is there much, if any, real world difference between the 35E and the GA?
Here are my findings so far:
Iām a big fan of 35E, superb cell and relatively cheap.
But for hot rods like FW3A I would recommend GA. I think it would be healthier for the cell (youāre going to exceed the rated current anyway) and also youāll get a bit higher output.
Neither difference is big really. But I feel a bit more powerful cell is just the right choice.
Both are wrong. Becaus they are rated for 8A continous. With this flashlight, you will get around 15-20A power draw.
So please use Samsung 25R/30Q, Sony VTC5/5A/6, LG HE4/HG2 or similar.
GA is 10A rated.
And the draw will be high only for short periods before the light steps down.
For constant power draw the GA is rated with 2,5C or 8A and for max current for short period its rated with 3C or 10A.
But 10A is not enough for this flashlight.
I would not use this batteries for this flashlight and I would not recommend to use it.
I thought the purpose of the FW3A was that it was not meant be a hot rod? Hence me asking about relatively low drain cells.
Wieselflinkpro, are you not familiar with batteries? Iām really surprised.
This is a FET driver so it will only draw what the battery can give. Using a high capacity battery will reduce the current draw and give longer run time. A batteryās continuous current rating is irrelevant for this light since the light itself can only do maybe 2A continuous. All 18650 cells should be able to handle that. For people not wanting max turbo output, a 35E or a GA are fine choices.
Itās meant to be an attractive, interesting, feature packed and unique well rounded practical EDC light, that just happens to not hold back on maximum output, should you choose to use it in a mode that allows that.
Exactly :+1:
Of cause I am familiar with batteries.
I am shure it will pull more than 10/12A from the GA/35E. And I would not recommend using this batteries.
They will do less amps than a VTC5A e.g. in this flashlight, of cause.
We have different emitters and I am not shure if all two emitters are fixed. I read some discussions about another emitter besides the XP-L HI. With other emitters, we have other Vf and maybe more amps.
Can you garantee, that the amps will not be above 10/12A?
As always, Iāll just use a Samsung 30Q since they are my most versatile cells.
Otherwise, I would just the 35E since itās pink 
How many amps does it pull on 8x7135?
That is also an option
I'm pretty sure 35E's and GA's will pull higher than 10 amps, but it doesn't stop me using them in single cell triple or quad FET driven lights. We also drive 3 amp rated LED's at 6+ amps, so.... What does the rating mean? What's the impact on the cell, long term? Or how much it lowers the rated capacity? Could be that a 35E would actually drop wayy down in capacity, lower than a 30 Q at 3000 mAh when driven at over 10A, but again, that's if you used it on max for all usage, even though in short bursts.
If most of your use is at lower levels, than the higher capacity 35E's and GA's, I think, are still worth using in these high drain lights. Guess it all depends if short burst use at >10 amps draw is causing true permanent damage, I'm thinking not so much, but dunno.