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

[The_Miller]

@Zulumoose

I wouldn’t mind swapping colours, blue seems good. I don’t mind soldering in new leds and a second resistor on the switchboard if I have a spare, but I won’t try it on my only one in case I damage it, I don’t have the best soldering equipment or skills.

$40 may not be a lot to people earning $, but in South African currency it is significant (at least to me), this is likely to be the most I will ever spend on a light, unless a really good deal comes up on the latest L6, maybe next year.

I agree $40 is not cheap. I consider flashlights below $16,- cheap. For what one gets the S70/S70S/L6/Q8 are not expensive either and worth it

[The_Miller]

All Q8 lights work out of the box stock 100, 0 failure rate

There in the OP, you see the way too long list of people having issue with indicator led not working.

All issues with indicator led showed themselves within a day AND do not affect the light out of the front of the Q8 or jeopardise the safety.
2.6% of first 500 lights affected, but counting, and hoping this will not rise.

Then you can see in the OP there are some issues with screws that only matter to those wanting to bump output, mod it, all except for 2 screws were relatively easy to unscrew. 2 different screws of the 3500 screws (0.57‰ o screws)
4‰ of lights affected

There are a few things worth checking, like the inside of the tube and the top of the tube, if not smooth sandpaper touches it up easy.

@winspiration

Can someone please make a list of all the issues and fixes for this flashlight? I’m a newbie and would hate for it to fail on me while camping. I’ll probably take it to someone and have them fix it. Thanks.

So when your Q8 arrives there is no indication it cannot be used on a camping trip

[OrangePeel]

Adding to my initial post:

Flashlight B update:

The switch light has begun to dim on the left side, but is still functioning for now:

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The dimming LED in the switch got me curious and I removed the rubber button. I found even more damage than the gouges on the exterior of the switch housing. The threads are all cut through and I am hoping this does not compromise the water resistance, especially being on the switch. I hate to use DC 111 to block any water since it might make the area greasy, but I may have to just to be safe. Looking more closely, the seal looks to be against the switch’s mount so maybe the grease is not necessary.

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@OrangePeel

I received my two lights last week and finally got around to posting. First off, an enormously huge hats off to the Q8 crew!!! What an amazingly fun light! It’s bright as expected, but the fun factor of all of the setting is tremendous. Clearly, this light is not intended for the uninitiated, but the UI does a decent job of making setting changes painless (the instructions chart goes a long way toward making this true). Now on to my two samples:

Flashlight A:

• Brightness seems close to spec to my eyes.
• Screw heads under tail cap are all four hopelessly stripped.
• There seems to be a poor fit between the tube and head as there is a “duck call” squeal when rotated against each other. Will try heavier DC 111 grease.
• I did not check first, and a burr at the top edge of the tube battery cut outs sliced into the wrapper of one of my 30Qs.
• Switch locator light works perfectly after at least an hour of use and heavy clicking while “playing” with the UI.
• Finish looks pretty good

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Flashlight B:

• I would estimate brightness is a tad (maybe 20%) dimmer than light “A”, but that might be partially attributed to a slightly yellower tint.
• The screw heads under the tailcap are mildly stripped, though still usable.
• There are two gouges around the switch that have been not so gracefully painted over.
• The fit between tube and head is as good as any light I own.
• Out of the box, the switch light worked normally except for as a locator. However, when I enabled locator through the Advanced Config UI, it began to work perfectly. After that, the short cut worked as expected. Initially, I made not changes to the light. Out of the box, the locator setting was disabled.

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[myflashguy]

@The Miller

Of course lighted switch should work
If you or anybody has an issue with theirs let it know
I think the remark about seeing somebody was because it seemed you wouldn’t be able to enjoy yours if it had working switch LEDs because you know somebody else has an issue with theirs. I don’t think it is the best of advice though
I’d say only get custom made things so you know you have the only one and nobody else can have an issue with theirs since there are no others

I’ll disable my switch led before I light them up and tell myself that my Q8 is very special while others have lighted switch mine have a glow in the dark rubber switch cover…… :smiling_imp:

I will accept my “special” light & STFU…… :smiling_imp:

Edit : mine shipped today on the way too

Edit again : just a joke for those with switch problem please don’t misunderstood….sorry

[ToyKeeper]

@alternety

What is necessary to update firmware in the assembled light, if it is possible?

Click the Link in my signature for answers.

(it needs only some cheap hardware and free software, and the Q8 makes it particularly easy since the driver comes out far enough to access the right parts without soldering)

[OrangePeel]

@myflashguy

@The Miller

Of course lighted switch should work
If you or anybody has an issue with theirs let it know
I think the remark about seeing somebody was because it seemed you wouldn’t be able to enjoy yours if it had working switch LEDs because you know somebody else has an issue with theirs. I don’t think it is the best of advice though
I’d say only get custom made things so you know you have the only one and nobody else can have an issue with theirs since there are no others

I’ll disable my switch led before I light them up and tell myself that my Q8 is very special while others have lighted switch mine have a glow in the dark rubber switch cover…… :smiling_imp:

I will accept my “special” light & STFU…… :smiling_imp:

Edit : mine shipped today on the way too

Edit again : just a joke for those with switch problem please don’t misunderstood….sorry

I thought reports of issues were being solicited to help the Q8 crew. My mistake as this seems to be taken as “complaining”. Hope everything goes well with the lights you receive….sorry

[Flashy_Mike]

Am I the only one who is not able to see the imgur pictures? I get a 404 error.

[legan710]

Orange peel, if your light has problems (well, it won’t have problemS as there is just one problem known) you should tell the team either here or via pm. They will have their own list of issues (there is one in the op).

There is no need for ‘us’ to make a list in the forum adding more and more posts to the thread, thus making it harder to find relevant information.

Asking for a list of issues sounded maybe a little rude and didn’t show good intentions.

Edit: I now know you, orange peel, did not ask for the list. I got the posts confused. Sorry

[The_Miller]

Flashy Mike is may be a good thing you can’t see the pictures, those damages look pretty bad.
Wonder what they did to this poor Q8

All posts of things people run into are welcome of course

[myflashguy]

@OrangePeel

I thought reports of issues were being solicited to help the Q8 crew. My mistake as this seems to be taken as “complaining”. Hope everything goes well with the lights you receive….sorry

Don’t get me wrong. I will still report issues here to inform everyone (I don’t consider that as complaining) and hopefully able to resolve them. In case it can’t be resolve I’ll just disable the switch (cos i’m not FL modder) to me the main led is the most important component of a good FL even my X80 switch is not lighted ones…haha

[srs2000]

@The Miller

Flashy Mike is may be a good thing you can’t see the pictures, those damages look pretty bad.
Wonder what they did to this poor Q8

All posts of things people run into are welcome of course

Yeah. Looks like I made it.

[JasonWW]

@OrangePeel

@myflashguy

@The Miller

Of course lighted switch should work
If you or anybody has an issue with theirs let it know
I think the remark about seeing somebody was because it seemed you wouldn’t be able to enjoy yours if it had working switch LEDs because you know somebody else has an issue with theirs. I don’t think it is the best of advice though
I’d say only get custom made things so you know you have the only one and nobody else can have an issue with theirs since there are no others

I’ll disable my switch led before I light them up and tell myself that my Q8 is very special while others have lighted switch mine have a glow in the dark rubber switch cover…… :smiling_imp:

I will accept my “special” light & STFU…… :smiling_imp:

Edit : mine shipped today on the way too

Edit again : just a joke for those with switch problem please don’t misunderstood….sorry

I thought reports of issues were being solicited to help the Q8 crew. My mistake as this seems to be taken as “complaining”. Hope everything goes well with the lights you receive….sorry

Everyone on the Q8 team does want to hear about any problems or issues anyone might be having.

Myflashguy is not on the Q8 team. He is just a regular member like me and was making a joke. I hope this clears things up.

[JasonWW]

@legan710

Orange peel, if your light has problems (well, it won’t have problemS as there is just one problem known) you should tell the team either here or via pm. They will have their own list of issues (there is one in the op).

There is no need for ‘us’ to make a list in the forum adding more and more posts to the thread, thus making it harder to find relevant information.

Asking for a list of issues sounded maybe a little rude and didn’t show good intentions.

Just to clarify, orange peel did not ask for a list of problems, it was winspiration who asked.

[Flashy_Mike]

@The Miller

Flashy Mike is may be a good thing you can’t see the pictures, those damages look pretty bad.

Can see them now on my smartphone, probably some javascript failure on my notebook. Not beautiful, indeed.

[JIGHEADWORM]

Yeah mine shipped out. I was around 601 when i preordered.

[ToyKeeper]

@goshdogit

I can almost hear him now:

“And now, the runtime tests. Moonlight mode runs for about seventy-five thousand minutes before LVP kicks in…”

… and a couple days ago I found a way to make moon mode run even longer — like 3X to 4X as long.

Basically, underclocking the CPU and using an idle state while at the lowest modes. It doesn’t matter at most brightness levels, but on moon and a few levels above it, it really makes a huge difference.

[legan710]

Underclocking a flashlight, now I have seen everything.

[ToyKeeper]

@JasonWW

Good thing TK is not here, she might put them in a ship.

That was over 6000 posts ago… must have been a memorable ship.

BTW, if you kept in touch, how are Sir Jason’s springs doing on this fine day in Houstington? Still supple and firm, I hope?

On a lexically-related note, I got a Q8 shipping notice today. Happy times!

[myflashguy]

@winspiration

Can someone please make a list of all the issues and fixes for this flashlight? I’m a newbie and would hate for it to fail on me while camping. I’ll probably take it to someone and have them fix it. Thanks.

Read The Miller’s first post on this thread under REAL ISSUES FOUND

[ToyKeeper]

@legan710

Underclocking a flashlight, now I have seen everything.

If you think dynamic underclocking on a flashlight is bad, you should see its event routing, hardware abstraction, and multitasking systems.