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

Lexel has a run of TA drivers that can be fitted with AT85 MCU flashed with Narsil

Told you about Narsil, but kind of missed your pic, We don’t know if the FW3A will be abl to be submersed in water, it must be able to be used in rain that yes

And list updated

If the o-rings fit properly and the light is well-made then there’s no reason why it shouldn’t have an IPX-8 rating.

That’s great to hear about the stepdowns and throttling. I probably could have, and should have looked up the Narsil documentation myself.

As to immersion, I’m not counting on it, but if the FW3A is rated for it, I’ll do the same test. My main goal wasn’t actually to test the Prime’s waterproofing (though it did prove to be perfectly waterproof), but to cool it enough for a runtime graph without thermal stepdowns. My fan was insufficient.

Ok, put me down for one please.

Yes will do.

Do I hear an Echo echo? Get some sleep Miller. :stuck_out_tongue:

hahaha the page break made me miss th double posting, thanks, deleted one.

I thought it would be ready within 1-2 months :smiley:
Well, I can allocate my piggy bank account to another flashlight before this flashlight become available.

FWIW, I’m totally guessing. It’s just that these things, so far, have never been fast.

In for one,thanks!

MARK list updated

Yes I think I should add a line to my sig “it is done when it is done” :wink:
EDIT, and that is done :smiley:

FWIW?

How about For What 3ats Arth?

Bad raccoon!

Very bad!

In for one thanks

Yes will update list later

Interested in 2 - Thank you

Was there ever a final decision made on the emitter type? I know there was a survey run on reddit that showed overwhelming support for 219Cs instead of XP-G3s.

I tend to prefer XPL HI in my triples. They’re much brighter than 219C or XP-G3.

However, I’ve also read recently that XPL2 fit into the Carclo 10507 optic without modification, making them an interesting choice.

Course the downside to these kinds of emitters is they cost more than XP-G3. Maybe just sell an XP-G3 version and if people want different emitters they can swap in their own later.

Please don’t glue the head.

Hmm this is for Fritz to answer but I haven’t seen stock Nichia mentioned :wink:

It seems unlikely given this test that the XP-L HI would be brighter than the XP-G3 in a direct-drive triple. Yes, that’s not the highest bin of XP-L HI, but the forward voltage plays a big role in how much current gets through it, and I’d be shocked if the Carclo optics have as good efficiency with the flat domes.

That’s pretty academic though; they’re close, and you’d probably need an integrating sphere to see which is closer.

I have a preference too, but I don’t care too much as I’m likely to buy several of these and swap in several different emitters. I have a shoebox and a smartphone, so I’ll make some attempt at determining which is brightest, but I don’t care much about that in practice. I care more about color quality than the peak output it can sustain for 45 seconds before it burns my hand (that peak output is a pretty good party trick though).