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

I also wonder how is heat management on the FW3Ti + Cu in comparison to the standard FW3A. Does it last longer on turbo due to Cu head but provide lower sustainable output as would be my guess?

EDIT:
Thanks for the replies above, this will be quite an useful list.

All w/battery, FW3C:169g, FW3A:99g, FW3T+Cu:134g

Question: Will the short tubes work on the first run FW3As that donā€™t have a retaining ring in the tail cap? My only grey one is from the original run so thereā€™s no use getting a grey body tube if it wonā€™t be fully compatible. Iā€™m hoping we might see these tubes in the extra colours in the near future too.

By my luggage scale: 130 g / 4.5 oz / 0.28 lb (All measurements taken with battery installed.).

18350 tube + 18500 tube (& battery) + clip ordered :partying_face:

Now the long wait begins :stuck_out_tongue:

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:open_mouth: Nice collection.

Thanks :smiley:

I wonder if anyone can confirm that the 18350 tube works with the first gen body.

I will be able to check as soon as it arrives, which will be prob anything between a week and a month now :slight_smile:

L to R: BOSS 35, E2L 18350, S2+ 18350, Unicorn, E2L 18650, S2+ 18650, FW3A, FW3T, **D4v2 18500, FW3A 1st BATCH 18500, FW1A 18350**, 18650, 18350

So yes it does fit the 1st batch it seems but YMMV of course since there are a dozen small revisions of the FW3A floating around. It is a shade darker like the newer FW3Aā€™s but itā€™s hard to tell in person and I suspect when I put the SS bezel on shortly it will be even harder to notice.

I just received a new bare aluminum FW3A from Illumn, it has the tail retaining ring so I know itā€™s a newer run. I have noticed that this model has a gap in the clip ring area and the clip can spin freely, it has already scratched up the body quite a bit. My other FW3A is from the first SST-20 run and it has no gap and the clip cannot move. Has anyone else observed this behavior? A little disappointing.

Great photo to put things in perspective :wink:
And thanks for the info! I recently ordered both tubes to put in the FW3A and 1A and it is good to know theyā€™ll work!!!

Where is the rubber ring? If itā€™s not there or itā€™s too small, you can add one so it wonā€™t spin.

The new models do not include any rubber ring for the clip and on top of that they now put solder blobs on the back of the switch PCB so the tail wont even crank down as much. I think both of those issues lead to this.

Not sure, but it would probably at least need to be updated to support Anduril config files.

It really hasnā€™t had any meaningful updates since it was first written. Just barely enough to allow it to compile after changes in FSM.

Is anything known about the other colors of the 18350 tube?
I would like to have purple and copper.

The FW3A family has the upcoming addition: Stainless Steel !! ā€¦it will be called FW3S

Very good looking.

Of course it'll heat up quickly, but it's still tempting.

copper version the polished is sold out now according to lumintop on facebook.