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

The code isnā€™t lasting long is it being extended? We had the BLF A6 code lasted for like 6 months.
I want to order mine when itā€™s ready to ship.

Go for it. At least your driver screws have good heads, not stripped. You seem to have the standard problem, screws threaded into too-tight holes in driver PCB, so driver doesnā€™t sit flat, so only small contact around the screws, nowhere else.

The Miller has said not. Order tonight if you want one at $40, with support from BLF. Future price for production units indeterminate, maybe codes available, maybe similar price, who knows ? Next batch should have niggling issues fixed, The Miller has said (new switch LED board, better screws, more attention to proper assembly).

Looking forward to mine.

I'm tapped out on my 10 pre-order limit. Any other option accept to buy from Elfeland? Can't find any other discount codes floating around, but if M4D M4X had one, it would probably be thru BG anyway where my limit was hit.

If you are really stuck I have one spare code. Just one.

1st of 2 arrived today. Looks fine, will dissect it in a few days :slight_smile:
Mike

The code won't matter - I can't even submit the order, or add it to the cart because of the limit.

Guess I could create another account, I suppose, under my wife's or daughter's name. I got a code to use (I know a guy...)

I will wait for future codes. I donā€™t like the preorder thing. Thatā€™s is 50 bucks I can have in my hand for a extra month or so.

Hi, Miller! I already ordered all the Q8s I asked for, but I may want one more.

Thanks!

Nope, sorry
We know soon (tomorrow?) when the production is resumed and again soon (tomorrow or day after?) when shipping starts or can start.
See earlier text:

BLF A6 was a very profitable project for the manufacturer, sure they kept it open for as long as possible :slight_smile:
Had it be much closer to production price surely they would have limited the number of actual lights sold for a groupbuy price. Like if we would have said $50, oh then the ā€œspecial codeā€ could run for months :slight_smile:

Sorry man, I canā€™t add much to this, we really did our best to get all things perfect, with 7 team samples and an outside review for an objective look. Team reviews that were honest and showed all.
We, no I simply hadnā€™t thought about the possibility that pre-production samples could be better then actual production because of the care in assembly.
We were so clear on specs of parts like FET and MCU, I see the rubbing rings on arriving Q8 lights proving all were tested. We have supplied a manual making sure that all can play with Narsil without the need for a computer of phone.
We tried to avoid pitfalls from the past BLF projects like lower quality parts used on drivers. Negotiated the testing of all before shipping, but still 11 switch assemblies have failed after some use.
As soon as it became clear we started specifying the last bits and pieces and now all iā€™s should be dotted, but still we thought this was done before.

I see a chance for somebody who has a faulty Q8, if he/she orders it :smiley:

Aww come on, just order it! Donā€™t you want to be part of the ā€˜first wave?ā€™ :partying_face:

Besides, I wanna see the Q8 on your YouTube channel! :slight_smile:

Huh. I would have taken for granted that would be the case.
Itā€™s a classic situation.

Thatā€™s why the Consumer Reports company says they buy their test products from retail consumer sellers, rather than risk getting specially prepared samples from the manufacturer.

Hereā€™s a description from a blog that focuses specifically on Chinese production: https://qualityinspection.org/pre-production-samples/

(my italics added ā€” h)

Iā€™d like to see a ā€œLessons learnedā€ list develop for future reference.

FWIW, when I ordered my second, predicted shipping date was ā€œExpect ship in:Sep.26,2017 - Oct.08,2017ā€

Fingers crossed.

I really wanted to order this and the D4 around the same time and not wait ages. So I donā€™t mind waiting I have more important things to pay first. (probably buy some tools for work)
Only 4 lights I am buying this year those 2 and the K70 and the astrolux thrower. I donā€™t have the spare cash :frowning:

I have bought heaps of parts this year I like moding and building. I am also building a light bar.

I know Iā€™m late butā€¦

Is it too late to ask for a discount code?

Iā€™m certain many knew that a small number of prototype is not the same as production. But honestly, what could have been done about it? In an ideal world, a slow ramp of production would have been great (ie. a batch of 50, then 200-300, then all others). But there would have been even more ā€œI want my Q8 nowā€ grumbling and perhaps the manufacturer would not have wanted to go along with it (delaying revenue for sunk development cost, higher per unit cost for small batches). Thereā€™s always a cost to quality and it looks like this project hit a fairly good balance.

i used 3.3mm drill on the driver.
driver is siting flat now.
got some crap laptop batteryes inside to test.
whent outside, and click.

bottom line, i got a big smile on my face., love the UI

thanks alot for the dev team :+1:

If the improvements promised come good, I will be very happy. Iā€™d even have been content with the first batch problems, having participated in a few BLF special adventures, and had to fix them up myself. Really, I think that things are a bit out of proportion here, and thank you early adopters for flushing out the first batch minor issues. I hope you are taken care of once the hoo-ha has died down, and we are generally pleased with what still seems to me to be a very fine product, at an unbeatable BLF price.

$40, Ā£30 is I think a bargain however you look at it. Iā€™ve spent 2/3 that on SRK clones with counterfeit emitters, crappy drivers, little modding potential, rough metalwork etc.

I canā€™t see that price happening again, codes or otherwise, for some time, but what do I know ?

Chin-up The Miller.

Welcome to BLF!
Code send
Would be so funny to reach 1750 pre orders, we have crossed 99% of that I just saw.