Looks like the guy in the picture has his eye on the BLF Q8 too. 
Just ordered my sixth Q8. The original group buy discount code I was PM’d still worked.
Lol, it also appears that his wife isn’t nearly as big of a flashlight fan as he is!
Got my Q8 today (30 minutes ago) and I LOVE it 
Mine is without bigger problems, some small but not that important.
button leds: one 50% brighter than other, but work - can live with it, but would like to fix that
driver screws: not stripped, look ok to me
tail pcb screws: one really stripped, 2 stripped but usable, one looks ok - don’t care, will replace them probably someday
emitters: 2 centered, 2 off centre? - looks like mistake when soldering? not really a problem to me
reflector: few dust pieces - nothing I care about
brass ring: almost no dirt
driver and tube contact: full circle - I would say perfect
outside: no scratches
Conclusion: nothing to complain about really, but I would like to fix button leds if possible
I need to remember all configuration button combinations some day, but ramping is so easy to use anyone can do it without problem. My dad got it the first time I explained.
Question:
Should button leds be on when light is on? Mine are on when light off, and off when light on.
Yes, they are off when the light is on. I wonder if there’s a switch in the UI that keeps them on all the time? I’d like them that way on mine.
You know… I think your right Joey!!! She looks more the Mini Mag Light type…
I think that guy is considering an upgrade……
I thought the guy was looking for a better lantern for his doghouse. . . .
nice that production has resumed……
any progress, or word on, or methodology, on those with defective lights? thank you.
My brothers light came in today, all looks good. No buggered up screws, the LEDS are both similar brightness. I’ll burn them in for him for 24 hours or so to prove them. I think all of the bad switch LEDs have failed in the first few hours. If I’m wrong could someone please let me know?
XXX-Man, actually two non properly flowed LEDs seem like an issue to me.
How handy are you?
Would be good to at least see how they are mounted, the cooling of the LEDs goes through the little DTP part of the ledboard.
Hang in there, solutions are being debated and we will wait for the first 500 to arrive to know exactly how many are affected.
BrianK check manual, if you can’t turn them on you have the issue too and need to be added to the OP list.
Please report
Yeah but for some reason 1024 is such a nice round number while 768 doesn’t do it for me
He probably was shortly after that picture was taken.
Yes all do work out of the box.
Those that fail do so in the first day.
So all are encouraged to play a lot with their Q8 the first days
TM, mine are on and working perfectly and I burned them in for 24 hours so I think I’m good. But I’d like them on permanently and not turning off when the light is switched on. I don’t see anything labeled that in the information I have.
I can dismount it tomorrow and will report.
You are right cooling could be problem, didn’t think about that.
Visually i don’t mind it.
Yes please post about how the LEDs are flowed!
You need an software update for that.
I have seen Tom react to it so it is likely it will be added at some point
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Looks like the guy in the picture has his eye on the BLF Q8 too.
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Looks like he especially appreciates the battery tube.
Prolly thinking about tailstanding it.
FYI… i removed my driver and it was not sitting flat.
Seem there was a pile of dried glue around 1 of the screws.
Easyly removed but anoying.
Hmmmm…. interesting observation.
Based on data posted by RapidLux :
Notes:
Values extrapolated from 17 to 24 included (16 preorders/day).
Latest count per day was used to produce the chart.
Disclaimer: this chart is probably not suited to determine whether an order placed at a given time and date falls into one Q8 production batch or not. Only one value per day is represented, not accounting for hourly variation inside a day. Translating dates to another time zone is also a source of error. It’s mostly showing the rate at which preorders where placed during the coupon validity preriod.
Thank you patmurris, mine was ordered about 13:00 (utc+10) on the 8th, so its a coin toss if I am in the next batch or not :sunglasses:
Cheers David