The sustainable level should be pretty similar to FW3A, but it throws a lot farther at that level.
As for the initial ramp-down, it probably happens a bit later and a bit slower, but I expect it’ll still be less than a minute. I probably should have measured that before modding it…
Thank you for even doing all that you do for us. It does make me think when I pick up a light what to do after clicking it on. I have bistro, ramping two versions and Anduril at least two versions. Thanks.
Chris
I got some DC-Fix like material from Boaz’s DC-Fix thread that should mimic an elliptical optic. I haven’t actually tried it yet, though. Might be an option:
I for one like the gray aluminum. It allows for no guilt when carrying a light and it gets scratched, dropped or otherwise boogered up. I have several copper, brass and titanium lights that I don’t carry for fear of damaging them.
I hope the FW1A sticks around, because it’s a good design. But it doesn’t have a list of literally thousands of people waiting to buy it like the FW3A did, so I don’t expect it will be as popular or have as many flavors.
Plus, many of us now have quite a few FW3As so it’s difficult to justify buying more. I’m at the point where I have a whole line-up to choose from when I want a light… can be hard to decide between purple 3D, bare 3D, grey 219B, grey 5A, copper SST-20, purple 219C, and FW1A. Plus, of course, all the other lights on my desk…
Steel can be pretty nice, as long as weight isn’t importand and the LEDs inside aren’t turned up too high.
In a FW3A, I’m guessing a steel version would probably regulate down to the regulation floor, and then mostly just stay there. Steel is good at keeping the heat in, so the highest sustainable level is probably just a couple hundred lumens.
maba, I said it on FB, but I’ll say it here, too. Thanks for the pics! Looking forward to this one. I’d really like to see how it compares to the SC64 and S2+.