Q8, PMS SEND TO THOSE WITH ISSUES BLF soda can light

For as much as I've tried to avoid getting lured in, this thread is hard to not reply.

Is the Bronze color available on the final release? It's a beauty!

The collaboration among everyone involved, really creates some nice flashlights.

Added: I like the idea of the tripod mount.

As mentioned, it's a nice feature to use the light for taking pictures. Which I will use it for!!

Please put me on the list for two, if I am not too late. :)

Two minutes or even 90 seconds might be a bit more muggle friendly. It will still be hot enough to terrify the unenlightened! :smiley:

To be fair, now that I’m thinking about it, it was only handheld maybe 50-75% of that 3 minutes. 30Q button tops were fully charged BTW. I set it down a few times for attempted beam shots and L6 beam comparison.

The heat spread nicely throughout the entire body with the head of course being the warmest. It was holdable at 3 minutes in the normal tube-grip area. It’s only at the head that it was a bit too warm for comfortable holding. People that aren’t used to modded lights would probably chuck it and run. :laughing:

I handed it to my wife when I came back in from testing and she yipped with a “What the heck!” as she almost instantly let go of it. She’s among the unenlightened at least in personal use. She likes her lights tame and simple. The Q8 I’m happy to say is neither tame, nor simple. This is a grown-up’s flashlight. :+1:

how about testing the package in water
once i order the light, they arrived at airport when it’s raining :person_facepalming: , when it came to my house, the water ruined the package, and the accesory in it(not much, just an useless instruction)

Again, I assume they will use a waterproof shipping pouch, but I could be wrong.

Looks like the Q8 will at least have a fighting chance against Danish Postal, but i must underline that those guys can dish up mind boggling incompetence.

But i guess that’s a trademark of most postal carriers, or at least those still tucked in firmly under the gooberment wing.

Won’t the flashlight itself be somewhat waterproof? They all seem to claim IPX-8 so rain on the package should do little more than damage the box.

Good point. That would be a cool test video though…… turn that bad boy on and drop it in a bucket of water for 5 minutes or so. :wink:

This sounds very interesting. Please add me to the list for one flashlight. I am converting an old Surefire P9 to LED/rechargeable right now, but this new flashlight should also be an excellent alternative.

Thanks for the update with the drop test video.

Very impressed with Thorfire and the BLF dev team :+1:

Looking forward to getting one of these in my hands

If the box gets wet and soggy the light will come out and then get lost in shipping. No light for you. :frowning:
Also a soggy box will not protect it in a fall. It will get chipped or scratched for sure.

So staying dry is very important.

I can’t recall a package from asia that did not come in a plastic bag of some sort.

I get that water/rain can cause damage to the box itself and the contents but I just don’t see the rain getting through to the box in the first place.

the packaging allways kinda locks pretty simple, basic and bad, but so far I have far more problems with lost shipments (including customs) than with damaged goods. So I’m happy with the droptest and whatever packaging thorfire will come up with.

The plastic bag which gearbest used to protect package was not damage much, but it’s not water proof, so, thing happened
Thanksfully it is a keychain light

All of the lights I’ve received from China, including lights from Thorfire, have either been in one of those grey padded bags, or wrapped in padding that was covered in yellow tape. I don’t think the package getting wet is going to be a problem.

I live in tropical country, you know, rain is very heavy, the plastic bag absorb the force, not the water

<—-trying to imagine 6000 lumens aimed at a deluge of rain. Gonna light some stuff up, for sure! Maybe not very far away, but like a miniature city’s worth of light coming out of your hand with all that rain to act as a diffuser! :smiley:

That would be a no on the “Bronze Color”. That was done by baking it in an oven.
Soooooo, you could do it yourself if you wish. Just be sure to disassemble it first of course……… :wink:

Hahaha cute J-Dub74!
Looking forward for N
moah! :smiley:

Yes the idea was packaging (so including the protective thing around the box)
But dropped more and from higher then asked so I am cool with this :wink:

Welcome new members, will update list later.
(Sorry lots to reply to and little time)

Thanks, The Miller.

Thanks, Teacher.

I did not read the entire (not even close!) build thread.

In the oven for the bronze!! I think the color is very stylish.

Hello,
I would like to be added to the list for a one :slight_smile:
Thanks

It should be fun any time there’s something in the air. :slight_smile:
One night we had frozen fog, so I pointed a light out the front door and took a picture: