FW3A mod thread. Post yours!

Would soda blasting take the ano off ?

Probably, but I don’t have the equipment or space to do that. I am going to try a few powdered abrasives hand scrubbed.

I’ve got a soda blaster at work , maybe I’ll try it later today , I quite like a alu finnish

Draino and hot water will remove the ano in under a minute

It seems like 219B mod is one of the popular mods. I have got some questions about the firmware. For 219B, I understand that fw3a-nofet or fw3a-219 should be used to limit the current for the Turbo mode.

The latest version I can find at this time is 2020-03-18 for both of them. I have been trying to find the information about the revisions and the histories, but I have not found them so far. I am sure the way I am looking is not good. Do you know much about the version of 2020-03-18? Which version do you use? My thinking is to go with the latest.

Also, what is the maximum current for fw3a-219? I read somewhere like FET is limited to 50% or 60%.

Thanks.

Will this fit on the FW21?

No, the diameters are too different

Thanks for answering.

I have a spare Lux-RC 371D light engine and I want to use it in my FW3Ti.
My current obstacle is to find/create a contact board with the battery because I have to remove its stock driver.

Hi all. I know this is an old thread but I would love to buy the white anodized FW3A. Does anyone know where I can get it?

I’m looking to combine it with red GITD gasket. I think it’ll be a killer combo.

I didn’t know there was a white anodized one.

I don’t think there is.

The Emisar D4 was made in white, but I don’t think the FW3A ever was.

I would not mind owning a panda white fw3a :smiley:

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Wait, what?! The D4 was??

By “white,” do you mean bare aluminum with oxidation or an anodizing that actually dyes the metal white? By a quick Google search, it seems dyeing anodized aluminum white is not possible, rather the anodized metal is allowed to oxidize, giving a whitish silver finish to the bare metal.

I stripped the anodizing of this originally mint green Olight and then lightly buffed the surface. As you can see, the finish is the bare aluminum in a matte silver color. Prior to buffing, the aluminum did have patches of white. Perhaps sealing in the white oxidation would give it a true matte white look.

Looking at archived photos of the D4, it looks like the “white” was a clear anodized aluminum.

Bead blast?

Most of the white looking stuff is that chalky powder coat I think

Hrmm…I was thinking more along the line of the chalk white of the Tool AA. Similar to what kawiboy posted. That and red aux led Mmm…delicious.
Apparently red GITD isn’t very bright.

Does anyone happen to have one of the #36 o-rings laying around they don’t need? I did the o-ring mod on all but one of my FWs, I ran out of them! It’s not that they’re expensive, my OCD will give me a lot of trouble if I buy a pack of 10 and leave 9 lying around. Would be nice to just get the one I need, I can PayPal you the cost of a stamp and envelope! If not, no worries….