Honestly, I’m just waiting for the finished product to decide if I will buy it or not. Right now I’m 50/50. So I’ll wait and see what the Team comes up with. No premature decisions.
That’s interesting. I don’t think I’ve heard anyone express that preference before. Why does the clip need to be parallel to the body instead of slanted, with straight edges instead of getting narrower from base to tip?
In his post, joechina mentioned attaching a magnet to the clip. I assume he wants the magnet and light parallel to each other for easily attaching to a ferrous surface.
I use Armytek clips with magnets on my Zebralight headlamps. I guess it would sometimes be helpful on a flashlight too, but I grab a 90° light when I need a magnetic worklight.
In fact, I use Armytek clips on lots of lights.
FWIW, I really like the styling of the FW3A and its clip. I have recently come to appreciate ‘captive’ pocket clips after installing the Solarforce L2 clips on my Emisars, as suggested by TK.
Depending on the FW3A’s tube diameter, maybe joechina could swap a Solarforce L2 clip onto it? They are very square and parallel.
I like all the changes shown in Toy Keepers post #1774 vs the OP picture. Both the clip and the body curve….but that is just my preference and opinion.
For a magnetic attachment, I generally put a magnet on a headlamp’s clip. This lets me aim the light at absolutely any angle since it rotates on two axes. I almost never use a magnet on non-angled lights though.
Yes, a right angled light is even more usefull with a magnetic clip. But it can also be handy on a straight lamp.
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I carry my EDC lamps in the same pocket as my swiss army knife. Without a magnet they rub against eachother. With the magnet they snap together, no rubbing and they stay pretty. My Skilhunt H03 is for a half year daily in the same pocket with the knife and looks new.
Yes, the FW3A clip locks nice, but I don’t think the magnet will stay on. And no magnet no EDC (for me).