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

Speaking of more changes. I got a raw AL model and it appears to have a Carclo copy + AR glass. The optic window looks more clear but it doesn’t look as well focused either due to the size of the LED opening or due to the height above the dome. Need to open it up and do more investigating.

When I take spectral measure of this new one the lux is worse (less) but the Duv is better than even my UCL + real 10511. I don’t trust my sphere to accurately tell me which has higher output but I will say it’s close enough that I think the difference is more beam angle/TIR shape related than just poor efficiency of the optic. CCT and CRI are also close enough that it should be all the same bin.

18500 and 18350 shorty tubes aught to be released soon it looks like.

From their Facebook page:

Awesome!

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18500 and 18350 shorty tubes aught to be released soon it looks like.

From their Facebook page:


Ah I see they finally changed the 18350 tube… :+1:

I might have told Neal (I did) I didn’t like the look of the first version…this new version looks better and is going to be smaller the ones I make…

Wow that color looks amazing! What color is that?

Color? Aux LED’s or Lights?

What color are the lights.

I never like the long slop on the 18650 tube, so a 18350 tube that is mainly a long slope really makes me

Lumintop did……they changed it…

Blue/Green aux LED’s

Titanium brushed, Ti Short Heated with ceramic blue baked on interior, Polished aluminum short, and the far one was the darkest Blue/Gray (stock) ano out of 9 stock FW3A’s that past thru my hands…

The short Ti started out as this color, then I cut it down, sanded and lightly polished and it turned out like this… smokey… I guess…

That clip would be worth 10 times the light :smiley:

You don’t know how much he charges for the light.

The 18350 & 18500 tubes are now available at their store.

Nice. Wonder if they will be sold somewhere else. And which design they finally chose because the images show two different versions.

edit: Is that even a legit shop? I haven’t heard of it before.

Out of curiosity, what is needed? How doable?

Anyone else see the FW21 on Lumintop site with trit slots in head? Looks to be the 21700 version of FW3A. Will be interesting to see review.

There is a thread here somewhere…and an interest list on m4d m4x site

FYI many reports of that light with too long battery tube (doesn’t fit flat tops) and too short of clip.

Thanks justanotherguy! Don’t know how I missed this.

Thanks contacter! Just caught up and looks like they are addressing battery tube issue. Clip is not as much of an issue for me as is all of those trit slots. It seems to be a limited release so I will pass. Thanks again!

Not sure, but Neal is selling the 18350 and 18500 tubes now.

$4.95 + shipping, and free shipping for orders of $25 or more (I think)