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

nobody · 2019-07-25T11:34:29.000Z

trakcon:

nobody:

Tally-ho:

Firelight2:

Any updates on when the polished Ti with copper head will be available?

Maybe the colored anodized first, particularly the purple one to cheer Toykeeper up, in case she would need it. I would prefer a brass FW3A but would certainly buy the purple one.

Yes, it’s time for some color. I would take a purple—with that cool button from many posts ago!

I asked Neal last week and he said next month for the purple.

SWEET!

teacher · 2019-07-25T12:36:49.000Z

@ mortuss
Thank you for the info & clarification.

nobody:

I’m glad “yours” matched “mine” on your retest.

Thanks… I am too. :+1:

bquinlan · 2019-07-25T14:32:03.000Z

trakcon:

I asked Neal last week and he said next month for the purple.

Yay! My wife has been asking me about that every few days.

EmptyWallets · 2019-07-26T06:19:10.000Z

Hmm I received the original group buy coupon and abstained from the XPL version in favor of the SST-20 versions and now that the SSTs are out, we had the whole lens gate ordeal and now the switch feel is worse. There have been so many micro changes over time. Does anyone know the future of the switch and what kind of switch feel I will be getting if I were to order one now? I’ve heard a lot of complaints regarding the new switch.

teacher · 2019-07-26T06:29:17.000Z

/\…. Just buy one and take what you get. If you don’t have another one to compare it to you’ll never know the difference.

They are pretty much all good, just very, very slight differences as far as switch goes.

Pull the trigger….

g_damian · 2019-07-26T10:42:13.000Z

Finally I received mine

FW3C 219c 4000K carclo optic + lens
FW3A SST-20 4000K temporary optic without lens.

The temporary optic can be easily scratched with finger nail.

FW3C came with something green but can be easily cleaned up:

Here is comparison for moonlight, 1x7135, 8x7135 and turbo. 219c on turbo are 15% brighter than SST-20.

Album with all pictures

nobody · 2019-07-26T11:23:27.000Z

g_damian:

Finally I received mine * FW3C 219c 4000K carclo optic + lens * FW3A SST-20 4000K temporary optic without lens. !{width:30%}https://i.imgur.com/cq79Jk7.jpg!:https://i.imgur.com/cq79Jk7.jpg The temporary optic can be easily scratched with finger nail. FW3C came with something green :confounded: but can be easily cleaned up: !{width:20%}https://i.imgur.com/RXLswSK.jpg!:https://i.imgur.com/RXLswSK.jpg Here is comparison for moonlight, 1x7135, 8x7135 and turbo. 219c on turbo are 15% brighter than SST-20. !{width:50%}https://i.imgur.com/rjEboOx.jpg!:https://i.imgur.com/rjEboOx.jpg “Album with all pictures”:FW3C - Album on Imgur

The sst20 looks brighter in the pics to me. It definitely has more throw than the 219C in my night walks. I checked out the album and loved the “Firefly mode engaged” pic.

KevinZA1988 · 2019-07-26T11:25:41.000Z

g_damian:

Finally I received mine

FW3C 219c 4000K carclo optic + lens

FW3A SST-20 4000K temporary optic without lens.

The temporary optic can be easily scratched with finger nail.

FW3C came with something green :confounded: but can be easily cleaned up:

Here is comparison for moonlight, 1x7135, 8x7135 and turbo. 219c on turbo are 15% brighter than SST-20.

Album with all pictures

Nice. How’s the tint on the 219C? I can’t seem to find any info on it… I might consider a 3rd FW3 with 219 if it doesn’t have a green tint.

g_damian · 2019-07-26T11:44:55.000Z

KevinZA1988:

How’s the tint on the 219C?

219C in FW3C are definitely more rosy @350mA than SST-20 FB4. SST-20 in FW3A are better than FB4. Comparing 219C in FW3C and SST-20 in FW3A, 219C seem to be a bit warmer and less green than SST-20 (up to 8x7135). On turbo however, SST-20 looks more rosy. But… tint preference is personal thing.

KevinZA1988 · 2019-07-26T11:48:35.000Z

g_damian:

KevinZA1988:

How’s the tint on the 219C?

219C in FW3C are definitely more rosy @350mA than SST-20 FB4. SST-20 in FW3A are better than FB4. Comparing 219C in FW3C and SST-20 in FW3A, 219C seem to be a bit warmer and less green than SST-20 (up to 8x7135). On turbo however, SST-20 looks more rosy. But… tint preference is personal thing.

Sounds good to me. The rosy tint on the SST-20’s are great at but it’s not enough for me personally because it’s visible only on the least used mode… I want a good tint on the ramp. So I might just pull the trigger on the 219C variant.

cabfrank · 2019-07-26T19:04:58.000Z

The SST looks brighter to me in those pictures too. Maybe it’s just a little throwier.

teacher · 2019-07-26T20:20:25.000Z

On my FW3A SST-20 4000K I removed the one piece Lumintop optic and replaced it with a Carclo 10507 optic & the glass lens Neal sent.
That combo creates a stellar beam!!

Of course… ymmv. .

cabfrank · 2019-07-26T20:26:39.000Z

I absolutely agree. That combo is great, and even though I am not really a tint junkie, the tint is great, and I love it. I still don’t like the lower brightness compared to the XPL though.

JasonWW · 2019-07-26T20:46:47.000Z

cabfrank:

The SST looks brighter to me in those pictures too. Maybe it’s just a little throwier.

It depends on how the lumens are spread. Higher lumens spread over a bigger area will seem dimmer. A lower lumen light that is more focused will seem brighter. It’s all about the intensity. Since the SST-20 is a smaller die, it makes a smaller hotspot and looks more intense.

You see this when you have the same flashlight and you swap between a xhp70.2 and a xhp50.2. The 50.2 has a smaller hotspot but 600 lumen (measured) from it looks about the same brightness (intensity) as 1000 lumen (measured) from the 70.2.

Still, the moon mode comparison in the pictures seems odd. Are they both at level 1? Maybe the SST-20 is in stepped ramp mode where it’s moonlight is level 20?

cabfrank · 2019-07-26T20:47:26.000Z

I absolutely agree on both points. A single emitter hotspot, even in a tube light SST-20 like the Convoy S2+, has a much more intense hotspot than the FW3A.
Also, yeah, that moon mode seems oddly bright.

KawiBoy1428 · 2019-07-26T21:57:19.000Z

cabfrank · 2019-07-26T22:04:03.000Z

Wow!

timbo114 · 2019-07-26T22:19:48.000Z

Green looks awesome …

dragunbayne · 2019-07-26T22:45:29.000Z

timbo114:

Green looks awesome …

Yeah it does! :heart_eyes:

captainkirk · 2019-07-26T23:40:30.000Z

teacher:

On my FW3A SST-20 4000K I removed the one piece Lumintop optic and replaced it with a Carclo 10507 optic & the glass lens Neal sent.
That combo creates a stellar beam!! :+1:

Of course… ymmv. .

Did you have to remove the o ring in the bezel for the lens to fit over the 10507?

Thanks