Tailcap switch makes sense when holding the f/l raised the “tacical way”. I’m doing this to reduce shadows, usually to being able to light up something distant. For floody lights, I don’t want anything else than a sideswitch or magnetic ring, therefore the D4V2 won the race (for me!) If there was a FW1 with maximum throw in this class of lights (no OPR), I’d likely buy it … after extensive beta testing [by its customers, as usual].
I hope we get new colors. I already have two grey FW3As. I should have waited until the colors came out, I want that army green one. I was hoping they’d use the same colors for this one since they are already producing them and the lights share 2/3 of their anodized parts.
Based on datasheets and testing I’ve read, aren’t those flux numbers only for top of the ramp?
I think FET turbo should be higher than those numbers are. Or have they used some different firmware version with FET limiting?
For example SST-20 datasheet (pg3), a middle of the road flux bin is under 700lm at 3A 85*C.
And another examples:
Maukka tested SST-20 4000K J4 CRI95 to do ~690lm at 2.8A. (~1000lm at 5A)
Texas_Ace tested XP-L HI 1A V2 to do ~940lm at 2.75A (~1400lm at 5A)