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

Peak doesn’t matter (to me) much like zak said, and since these ramp in brightness, you can exchange heat for brightness or vice versa easily. So I don’t really mind too much if it’s not as bright as it could be; it’s a triple. It’s not going to be as good as the d4, but it will still be very bright. That’s all I really need to know. This is going to be a very nice looking little light with a nice price tag; why make the light more expensive or let it fall down on its apparent quality as soon as you turn it on? You won’t remember the difference in brightness on a light you’re not using at one set level, but you can see the difference in the quality of the beam at every setting.

interested

I know it’ll be a shocker but I don’t care about max output in this light either and hope for the greater good the package focus’s on tint over lumens with weight given to thermal maintenance. Quality here, as it’s an elegant light with elegant UI.

Promise you won’t make it brighter when you get it then. :smiley:

I bet he can’t make that promise haha

Max output is not much an issue for me as well, fully regulated is probably a better option for a light like this. In the same respect I don’t need a technical UI but none of which will turn me off. I don’t know if the optics have been talked about much but my preference for practical little lights are to be floody. That’d make an ace edc :disguised_face:

What I can promise is that if they get the emitter right and I find it pleasing I won’t do anything to it at all as far as modification goes. Will just use it. If the emitter choice leaves something to be desired then I will change the emitters, but this only to give me a better color and/or beam profile.

This is, for all practical purposes, a custom flashlight. As such, I will honor it’s inventor…. :wink: (which is why I cast a vote to keep it styled as originally intended)

Am I on the list if not add me in for one

Yes, exactly this

I agree with everyone who has expressed a preference for quality of light and overall balance over maximum output. I also think the default configuration with the ramp ceiling set at the max regulateded level and FET mode for turbo sounds great.

I’m really excited about this light and the direcition it’s heading. It was the look of Fritz15’s original design that hooked me, but I don’t mind the design changes at all.

At this point I’m equally excited about Andúril and the prospect of having a FW3A, a Q8, and a a fleet of Emisars (which I don’t yet own) all running the same great firmware.

Interested in one

Yup

Add me to the list please

All run different firmware. All are ramping, though.

They can all run the same firmware if you have an AVR programmer.

They’re also all the same, or at least similar, for most functions.

Hi,

My name is on the list Interest (278, 519 Nguyen)
Please put me down for two more.

Thanks

They all come with different firmware, but I’m hoping to flash them all with Andúril eventually.

Not sure how I missed this beautiful light, but I did, wow what a beauty … !
I hope it’s not to late to get on the list for this GB…?
I read $30 each plus shipping, if that’s correct and if the buy is still open I’d like to purchase 2 please.
Nice to see that Lumintop will be doing the manufacturing after having just gone through the BLF GT GB, Lumintop did a spectacular job on that light and I’m positive they will do the same for this beauty.

Thank you and it’s great to see a collaboration between TLF & BLF,

It sounds like I was wrong about a lot of people’s preferences. Maybe they already own Emisars for brightness. I don’t yet. I guess we’ll see what is decided, but I didn’t imagine people wanting a less bright triple.