FW3A optics issues Announcement Carclo optics Arrive

[koolranch]

Thank you Neal, sent a PM. Any idea of a price point for the trit lenses?

[jasontheguitarist]

A Carclo clone by a different company that still uses the glass lens sounds like the best solution going forward. That’s my issue, I don’t care if it’s a name brand Carclo, I just want the glass lens so I can swap them around. I have an extra 10507, 10511, and 10508 laying around.

[shirnask]

@jasontheguitarist

A Carclo clone by a different company that still uses the glass lens sounds like the best solution going forward. That’s my issue, I don’t care if it’s a name brand Carclo, I just want the glass lens so I can swap them around. I have an extra 10507, 10511, and 10508 laying around.

exactly this

[teacher]

@pennzy

@teacher

@pennzy

Which optic will be stock in the future?

From the Original Post (OP))……

3.“for future optics. the optics company are start to make another prototype to make it same as carclo 10511 optics. If the result is good, will use that optics in the future.before it in production,will send them to TK,Kay and other reviews to compare”.

Without a glass lens out front?

There will be a glass lens.

[cabfrank]

As long as there is a lens all should be good. Optics can be easily changed, and although Lumintop apparently has trouble sourcing them, cough cough, I find them very easily online, with very large quantities in stock.

[teacher]

Basically it sounds as though they are having a lens built to exactly match the Carclo. Like Neal said, some will be sent to various people to test before they are used in production. If they preform as good as the Carclo, great.

If they don’t, at least it is a fairly simple swap to a Carclo.

I’m ’thinking’ behind glass they will probably end up preforming about the same as the Carclo behind glass.

Works for me….

[bquinlan]

Is there any estimate of when the colored lights will be available? I must get a purple TK Special for my wife. Will the colored lights be available through Neal’s Gadgets like the current versions?

[HONDARIDER]

Mail is undeliverable to nealsgadgetsfw3a@hotmail.com. I was able to send it to his regular e-mail.

[oweban]

@HONDARIDER

Mail is undeliverable to nealsgadgetsfw3a@hotmail.com. I was able to send it to his regular e-mail.

Just do nealgadgetsfw3a - the “s” isn’t in neals

[PBWilson]

PM sent.

Thanks for offering the glass so I will be able to use other Carcio optics I have.

[Glennac]

So if I’m reading this correctly, those who have ordered the FW3C don’t need to do anything because Neal isn’t shipping those out until the 10511s arrive. Is this everyone else’s understanding?

[teacher]

@ Glennac

That is how I read it.

[raccoon]

Thank you, Neal, for confronting this issue head-on and offering several options for everyone!

[cabfrank]

Well said. This really should be a satisfactory solution for everyone.

[lumenzilla]

Well done, Neal.
Thanks for your hard work.

[acab]

Can’t wait for the new optic you are going to design, will it be a “clone” of the original lens or should we design our own BLF optic?

[Neal]

Tritium optics available to ship
can ship with the FW3A order,

[acab]

They look really cool!

[xevious (Gary)]

@Neal

Tritium optics available to ship
can ship with the FW3A order,

Hi Neal — thanks for making this possible! Is the “blue” option actually “ice blue”? Because I don’t see any other blue option on the order page and the regular blue has a rather weak glow power (only 15), while ice blue is much more decent (60). Tritium Power Chart.

[trakcon]

@Neal

Tritium optics available to ship
can ship with the FW3A order,

Looks nice. Do you plan to have 10511 tritium optics, too?