FW3A Troubleshooting / FAQ

[hank]

Cross-reference: FW3A Turns On and Becomes Stuck When Tail and Head Tightened

FW3A Turns On and Becomes Stuck When Tail and Head Tightened

And here’s another case that sounds exactly like the problem I was having:

https://www.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/e3svp6/fixed_fw3a_rebootingwhileramping_issue/

and that Reddit thread pointed to this one:

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

HOLY CRAP… Another favorite light got hot after shorting and smells of burned plastic right out of the blue… I had a scary incident last month with the Imalent DX80 nearly exploding in my hands, and now this FW3A emitted burning smell and stopped working after just falling off a 20 inch high night table… I picked it up and noticed it had turned on on its own and began ramping through its stepped modes to turbo, and could not turn it off with thew switch! i quickly unscrewed the head to revel a …