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

Thanks!

Thank you for the detailed report Firelight2. It seems to verify to me what ToyKeeper has said all along
……. the XP-L HI is the superior LED for ’this light’.

I’ll get a STT20 if it get’s made, but only to use a host. The SST20 has far to many downsides to be of any value to me in this light. Thanks for your report verifying that to me.

Although that’s what the 30Q is rated at, many drain tests show that they can achieve nearly 20A CDR in reality without any temp issues.

Found this site via a search, I am apparently too late for this groupbuy - will there be another groupbuy for this light or will there be another/newer/different variant of it?

Thank you!

Not asking you to spend time on anything you’re not planning on doing already, but after hearing about your SST-20 swap, I am quite curious to know if the LH351D could be an acceptable middle ground between XP-L HI and SST-20. With the floodiest optic available, it could make for one heck of a portable photography light.

Thanks for posting your SST-20 findings by the way. Really useful info.

M3CSL, this is not technically a groupbuy at BLF. You might want to try the other forum, if you know what that is.
I started there, but like this one a lot better.

Thank you. I am not in an urgent need of a new light, but google gave me the link to this thread. I am happy to wait for the next version of this light, if there is one. Otherwise I will look to the other 2 forums I found.
Thanks.

Apart from the FW3A, you may like to stick around here, there’s much more flashlight stuff to enjoy. We’re full of people who are “not in an urgent need of a new light”, that attitude fits right in. Welcome to BLF :smiley:

I would check on Nealsgadgets.com Ask about the $36 price. It might have gone up a few dollars. I’m sure there will be coupon codes. It’s just all sold out at the moment.

You guys will help me develop another addiction :smiley: Recently I got rid off my knife, car parts/tuning and R/C hobbies! My credit cards are starting to get anxious again…

(full disclosure: I have several Maglites and also recently purchased another light on banggood)

Thanks for all the links, will look into them.

Welcome to the bottomless pit!

And surely independent of my mutterings I have a shipment notification this morning.

Same here. I tried tracking it at 17track.net … no dice :frowning:

I’m still holding out for the SST-20 version, the coupon code will be valid by then, right?

Got my shipping email, locked and loaded into Postal Ninja.

Thanks to Firelight2 for the analysis, I’m sure most everyone here is very appreciative for your efforts :slight_smile:

I too was notified of my flashlight shipping this morning. My number on the “new” list was up around 990, so I fully expected that it wouldn’t go out until after May 8th. The notice was a very nice surprise to start my day. :smiley:

I was able to find (what appears to be) reliable tracking info at parcelsapp.com

Fulfilled does not = shipped, right?

I think unfulfilled means not shipped. I haven’t seen the term “Fulfilled” on Neal’s site. My order went from “Unfulfilled” to shipped with tracking number shown.

unfulfilled means not ship
if ship with DHL express,shipped will get tracking in the next day, this may be already ship