Yes sir, and seriously, although there are disadvantages, donāt you guys find it easier to appreciate things, just simple things? I hope so. I know I do.
Yepā¦ I do to. 
I would like to use my code and get the new optic with a glass lens packed in the shipment. So I just order, pay and then email Neal?
Thanks.
I had a plastic foldable clothes hanger, it was perfect 
Is there a way to add a message into the order itself? I canāt remember.
Nice. Hopefully I wonāt have to mess with the switches on my incoming FW3Aās, but I want to have a plan. Did you glue the new nubbin in place?
No, he should not go out 
I`m now waiting for SST20. Iāve had a CW, NW and WW
I need to make the switch stiffer to activate, but I donāt know howā¦
What if you remove the ānubbinā?
Does that make it reliably stiffer / harder to activate?
Or just stiffer / harder?
Remove the metal part of the switch. If thatās still too easy. Remove the nubbinā. Doing this has renewed my relationship with the light. Accidental activation and lockout woes almost divorced us. Thereās hope for happily ever after now.
Can the fast clicks still be accomplished with the nubbin and metal part removed?
You mean remove the metal button?
Also Iāve heard the light doesnāt work without the nubbin.
Iāll try.
Update: indeed it works, I just wonder about the longevity of the rubber. Also if waterproofness is impacted. And it doesnāt look so good.
We just gave a bunch of ideas for this in the FW3A Troubleshooting thread. Start here and read down the posts.
BTW, the switch wonāt work at all without the nubbin.
They can, but with the nubbin itās more precise.
Iāve read all the troubleshooting thread but thereās nothing conclusive about the switch yet.
Also I tried without the nubbin and the switch works, but only when pressed right in the center and with a little more force than normal.
The waterproofness is not effected by removing the metal switch cover. Also, the nubbin (or substitute) is required on most samples for operation when the metal cover is still installed, but once removed, it is unnecessary.
Yes. It is not as pretty looking without the metal cover, but for me, function comes first every time. Iāve never had a metal switch that Iāve liked. I hoped that the FW3A would change this, but it hasnāt.
Iāll be posting some other pics and solutions for the switch and nubbin substitution for those that care in the mod thread. But thatāll be this evening. Spoiler: replace the nubbin with a piece of 18awg Silicon wire insulation (length of your choice between ~1-2mm) and if available use a tiny tiny (thatās a very specific size lol) o-ring around the nubbin seat in the rubber switch boot. Together these provide a larger, softer contact surface to the diaphragm switch, increasing the required pressure to āclickā and being much more resistant to accidental activation.
Iām even stirring up some thoughts on what to do with this gap between the rubber boot and tailcap apertureā¦ weāll see if that gets anywhere
Yes. But without the nubbin, more central/focused force is needed. My personal light has a substitute (~1/2 height ā flush with the rubber around it) nubbin and to me itās perfect. Removing the metal part naturally recesses the switch. I think it feels great with the chamfer the FW3A has in the tailcap.
I guess the rubber is able to push down on the switch. It didnāt work on my early version. Maybe I didnāt push down hard enough.
Iāll try experimenting with some foam to make it stiffer.
I thought the metal part that was referenced was the internal part held in place by the tape, not the button. My mistake,
WOW, thank you for suggesting removing the metal switch cover guys. This makes the switch waaayyy harder to accidentally press and against my better judgement I think I can safely carry this light without locking it out now.
Its not just that the actuation force is higher now either, the switch with just the rubber boot sits much lower in the tail and is more shrouded from accidental clicks.
With the nubbin removed the switch still works but is even stiffer and that takes it a bit too far in that direction IMO, especially for multi-click actions.