Put me down for 2 please! If thereās a 219C option, Iād love that. If not, any NW will do. Will these come with pads/vias for Lexelās flashing key?
EDC Lighters can be made in most any size and shape.
Years of field research and tests have convinced the worldās largest producer of disposable lighters the size people want for pocket carry.
What is the estimated maximum drain in turbo (maximum mode) with 18650GA cells? Getting good 18650 batteries in my country is not easy/cheap and there are few companies willing to transport them for a reasonable price, so I need to plan 18650 purchases in advance.
I would recommend buying Samsung 30Qs instead, as much as you can afford. One of the best all around high capacity high drain cells. At 5-10A power levels, it maintains higher voltage until 3,3V-3,1V, meaning more brightness, and more capacity at that level.
I know that this takes time to accomplish, to get the things done, but everytime I see new(er) post(s) on this thread I think to myself āThis is it, itās now that weāll have some news about this lightā!
And then I come to see it andā¦my hopes go away :weary:
I am and will be connected for this light, I want some for me and Iāll give one on my GAW, but this is really getting a long time to accomplish! I will not blame those involved (to whom I thank, seriously!!!) nor Lumintop, butā¦itās getting to my nerves. And I am a patient guy, normally!
I see some projects being accomplished with other manufacturers, way faster than this. Of course, the complexity of some of them are not the one of the FW3A, but it seems that things get faster, with lots of less interested people!
This said, Iād really really like to see this getting done before the Winter!ā¦. :arrow_right:
Neal told me yesterday that heād ship new prototypes that day.
Itās not much news, but itās all Iāve got for now.
Iām hoping itāll show up soon, with everything working, and then production can start. I might still send new firmware though, because Iāve continued to update it.
On a related note, I have LH351D 5000K 80CRI emitters in my FW3A at the moment, with a 10507 optic. These are not the ones to be used in production, but theyāre the closest I could get easily. So the tint is all wrong, but the beam pattern should still be pretty similar.
This shot is underexposed on purpose to show beam pattern and tint. The cameraās white balance is set to ādaylightā (5000K). And the lights are at low levels, which makes the tint look as bad as possible. It doesnāt look anywhere near this bad in real life.
On the left is a ROT66-219b at ~4700K. On the right is a FW3A with LH351D 5000K 80CRI, apparently from a rather green tint bin. The emitters used in production should be 1000K warmer, with higher CRI, and not green.
The 10507 optic gives the LH351D a big wide hotspot with a defined edge and virtually no spill. With a 10511 optic, the beam is floodier and smoother with no noticeable color variation and no edges.
Well, that is something !!! I hope that these are the ālastā (hopefully) things that need to be defined so that production can start.
About the FW, put all the meat in the grill for this light! I hope it can be a great light since the first try, so that nothing (or at least few things) has to be changed later!
That is also a reason why I donāt mind waiting longer times.
I was going to ask about the emitters too. Any news about going for 1 or 2 options?
It is good ti know that it will not have āgreensā on the beam! When they arrive Iāll probaly put a 10508 on the (I prefer it over 10511). But, so far so good.
I guess we all will be waiting for some feedback on this prototype and other aspects related! Thanks TK for the āupdateā, and for those that will follow :+1:
I remember when I first stumbled upon the Q8 thread, read a lot and got on the list thinking, āSurely any day now, theyāll be announcing ordering detailsā¦ā
Iād get notifications nearly every day for MONTHS and nearly always, Iād click on the thread thinking that ātoday will be the dayā with butterflies in my stomach!
Nope!
It was hard to put it out of my mind because it looked like an amazing light for an amazing price (and most definitely is) and those stinking thread notifications!
It was like living in a dream when there was actually information about ordering the thing! So much giddiness and excitement!
Iām certain that this one will be just the same and I canāt wait for the time when I get the coupon code and get clicking! We are in for some real pleasure when we finally get our mitts on it and rely on it daily as an edc light. Weāre lucky to be in on the ground floor for such a potentially amazing light.