I agree, loving what I see and grateful to the people keeping it moving.
I believe it was said very early on that 18350 was out of the question. I might be wrong because I canāt find any mention of it now. It is late thoughā¦ Time for bedā¦
I agree, loving what I see and grateful to the people keeping it moving.
I believe it was said very early on that 18350 was out of the question. I might be wrong because I canāt find any mention of it now. It is late thoughā¦ Time for bedā¦
Yes, you remember correctly and it was pretty early on. Itās in the first post in the āFAQā section.
Thanks for the updates ToyKeeper. Iām still super stoked for this. Still have money set aside for my three.
The latest proto still looks great to me. I like bare finish look but this is very nice too!
any photos of the light actually ON
That would be nice.
ā¦ but not critical. Itās a triple using a standard Carclo optic. Beam should look like any other triple with the same emitters using the same optic.
I was thinking more of proof of life
Well we know at least one of the prototypes works. Didnāt TK mention sheās been EDCing hers for the last year?
Show me the insides
I asked for a photo of the driver on the battery side, I got a written description.
Call me crazy, but sometimes I just like to see a flashlight turned on.
Please put me down for one more unit (2 in total), thanks!
Iād also get one more - 2 in total and each with different emiter.
I asked for a photo of the driver on the battery side, I got a written description.
Thereās also this:
Another small update, the driver is basically done Here are the pictures from oshpark. Board Top [image] Board Bottom [image] Top Layer [image] Bottom Layer [image] At this point Iād like to thank DEL who patiently answered all my stupid questions and consistently gave advice on the schematic as well as the layout of the board
ā¦ and this:
Looks like Iām the first one to get a prototype. Here are some images and early observations about it. Note: This is only a first prototype. The FW3A is still in development, and all issues mentioned here should be fixed before release. The prototype appears to use new host parts designed for this light, but some of the components are probably just whatever Lumintop had laying around. For example, it has cool white XP-G2 emitters instead of neutral white XP-G3, and the driverās 7135 chips are ā¦
I was thinking more of proof of life
Proof of life just came in about an hour ago, taken at Lumintopās office.
This is XPLHI 3D, ~4875K. (Driver issues reportedly already addressed and fixed.)
Thanks, TK and Tatasal
Iām in for one LH351D, please and thank you!
Iām in for TWO with LH351D. THX!
Please put me on the list for a second light (so 2 in total).
The grey anodised version looks awesome and reminds me so much of Peter Granseeās ARC4 flashlight circa 2004 (actually designed by HDS Systems)ā¦ I remember waiting with baited breath for that one as well!
Actually, if you look at the specs, there was much in the ARC4 that we see today - microprocessor control, fully regulated, user selectable brightness levels - all that and a vast 30 lumens for just a couple of hundred bucks - well, it was 15 years ago!
Huge thanks to the FW3A team and especially to TK for making this all possible, otherwise weād still be stuck back in 2004ā¦.
Proof of life just came in about an hour ago, taken at Lumintopās office.
This is XPLHI 3D, ~4875K. (Driver issues reportedly already addressed and fixed.)
Fixed that for ya!
Thanks for the recent updates!
By the way, separate from all the insistent noise in this thread, quite a few of us are just quietly but regularly checking in on the thread, keeping patient. We appreciate all who have put in efforts to bring this project to fruition.