FW3A mod thread. Post yours!

It’s hard Titanium…

2-56 or 4-40 (depends if at first you don’t succeed) with roll/form tap not cut tap… I get thru work…

. Like these….Taps – Thread Forming – OSG HY-PRO | TiConnector

what are the compatible driver and emitter size? and what are some good sources to obtain them? any in US? or is kaidomain the best bet?

anyone have experience with these?

i need a driver to drive these…

This light doesn’t have any third party drivers available right now. It’s designed to run three LEDs in parallel all at once, so the multicolored board you linked wouldn’t really work.

I would like to replace both the emitter and driver.

JC (from JC Customs) is putting boards with secondary emitters in the FW3A. I know he’s been recompiling Anduril to allow control over the secondaries.

Not sure what board he’s using though.

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It’s the mtn electronics triple board. Afaik he either doesn’t share his source or no one that owns one has asked for it. We have discussed it already

Supposedly it’s just a flag that needs to be set in the source code. I haven’t downloaded it myself in order to see how easy it is to read (and compile).

Had a extra FW3A carcass/parts laying around…. guppydrv3 and one of Neven’s lighted tail caps…

Meh… it will make a decent knock around/work light… :smiley:

I am surprised, no flashlight out there uses triple led and has same form factor?

Made stainless steel button ring for protecting against accidental activation.

Wow! How did you make that!

I have big 60 year old lathe at work. Used piece of stainless steel bar. Will glue it to flashlight and see how I like it.

How can you make more! I need one!

For anyone who may have missed it… there’s really a simple, cheap, and effective switch boot mod for reducing - or in my case eliminating - accidental activation.

Carefully disassemble the tailcap, keeping track of the ‘nubin’ (tiny, tiny plastic cylinder) but removing it. Then filling the cavity in the rubber boot with a thin rubber disc. I used an random o-ring and sliced piece of silicon wire insulation. I’ve found the best results with a flush fill level. I can imagine slicing a pencil eraser with a razor blade would be a simple DIY option for almost anyone willing to attempt the mod. Reversible and nearly free. Quiets the switch a bit too, but YMMV

After mine tipped and dented a table top I made it a 3D printed bumper. Now it lands soft enough to not leave a dent.

Really? This really works?

Does it turn on? What carcass parts did you keep and what did you swap out ? Maybe I can copy or we can combine :).
My parts might be still good but just don’t know how to troubleshoot it.

Used the driver, mcpcb out of a FW3A to make the FW3/NovaTac

Yep the push button FW3 works well even with the Lumintop 18350 tube…

If you need parts (fast) get in touch with Victor Zhou at Lumintop… Neal is a busy man…

That’s really cool. So anduril Novatac? Dang. I want one