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

https://www.banggood.com/Luminous-Photoluminescent-Glow-In-The-Dark-Tape-from-25mm1m2m5m10m-p-970672.html

(the picture looks still the same - i ordered mine 2 years ago)

From what I gather we won’t even know the wait time until May 8.

The SST-20 4000k version will be released next week.

i just found 3 pcs of Nichia 219C 5000k D320 70 CRI in my drawer - any benefit over the XP-L HI 3D ?

Any beam shots of the new emitters?

Does anyone know the output bins of the current emitters?

Got Mine last night. First impressions:
It’s a Little Screamer, alright.
The wide optic is better than I expected.
The clip ring is a few thousandths too wide.
Aww man, that switch just falls apart when the tailcap is off. I can see why they wanted to glue it.

Not really, higher current, more heat, less output, same CRI.

thanks Will!

did you watch my video? ;)

Don’t loose that little black pellet. It’s tiny and I’m sure would be super hard to find if dropped.

In case anyone missed Martin’s video… here it is again.
Great video Martin!!! :+1:

What “little black pellet” are you referring to Jason??

It’s what pushes the switch down. It’s stuck to the black rubber disc.
At the 7:20 mark in Martin’s video.

Huh. No retaining ring on the switch. Moddable? I guess you’d have to match the threads, and shorten the battery tube to keep the total length unchanged.

Maybe I should just update my order to that then. Those are emitters I’ll actually use.

here is a video that show how to assembly the FW3A tailcap

I think for the main production run (not the BLF group buy), they should probably ship these with glued cap by default, but with an option for an unglued cap.

Got mine delivered exactly on 05/04/19. :+1:

It is part of the “black rubber disc”, not a seperate piece. You can’t “loose it” without loosing the whole thing.

This is nothing new, we have known this for months. No retaining ring needed.