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

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 :smiley:

Yeah. Looks like I made it.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Underclocking a flashlight, now I have seen everything.

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

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!

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

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

6000 posts ago. That was last week, right? :stuck_out_tongue:

Modern flashlights have little computers in them. Cool, huh?

ToyKeeper, what would the Atmel ATTINY85 be equivalent to as far as a time period in computer history?

Surely my old commodore 64 from the mid 80s is more advanced.

Maybe it’s equivalent to 70’s era computers with its tiny storage? It might have higher clock speeds, though. IDK. I’m just guessing.

Edit, I see the tiny 85 can do 10 megahertz and has 512 bytes of sram.

I paid $3500 for the true original IBM PC, DOS 1.0, B&W monitor back in 81 or 82 - could not afford color. Having programmed both, I'd say the Attiny85 is far more advanced. Just fyi...

Received mine today with Air Parcel Register, Thailand post. Buyed on 7th September and shipped on 8th. Package was OK.
Out of the box, no signs of damage on the flashlight, it’s perfect. Also, reflector is OK.
Leds: 2 out of centre, 2 perfects. Not so good but I think it’s ok.
Threads are lubrificated but o-rings are completely dry.
There was some sandblast in the tube, especially in threads, cleaned all before lubrification.
Screws at PCB are a little stripped but no problem to unscrew them, they were not so tight.
PCB in the tailcap is well centered and the driver in the tube is dirty (black traces) but is flat.
Switch leds are ok, light is uniform but they are a bit misaligned. No problem. Now I’m burning them to test, hope they will not start flickering.
Thanks to all!

From what people are saying, it sounds like the issue is that a single short click must be less than 18 frames (0.288 seconds). If the click is too slow, it will be interpreted as a longer click or hold, and won’t turn the light off.

The threshold here is a somewhat tricky one. Too short and people have difficulty getting it to register a short click. Too long and it makes the entire interface feel slow or cumbersome. And it’s still subject to personal preference and dexterity.

The lights I’ve personally used vary from 0.288 seconds to 0.5 seconds in their short click threshold. Maybe even 0.6. I found the 0.5s ones to be a bit on the long side, and it sounds like 0.288 may be a bit on the short side. So on mine I went with a threshold of 24 frames (0.384 seconds). I don’t know if this is a good value, but I’ve found it pretty usable.

Received mine last night and everything looks great and functions perfectly. Button LED’s work great, narsil is fantastic, no damaged screws, threads are smooth, anodizing feels high quality, machining work is excellent. Unreal that this only cost $40!

Great work to everyone involved in this project!

:+1: :beer:

would be great, tho i dont think he will come to my home in israel to make me a software upgrade.
i love this light :smiley:

Phew! Caught up on posts. One thing kept coming to mind while reading though…

I haven’t often marked posts as rude, even if they’re obviously problematic. Maybe I should, but instead I typically use a different method — if someone has a sustained or repeated habit of arguing, stirring up trouble, or escalating conflicts, I add them to my browser’s stylesheet override. It makes their text small and dim and makes the header bar red instead of blue. Then when reading, I typically skip those red posts since they’re unlikely to be interesting or productive.

I’ve only got a handful of people on that list, but selectively turning down the volume really helps make some threads more tolerable. And it’s a good reminder that, most of the time, the most appropriate response to inflammatory posts is to ignore them.

It’s generally not that there’s anything particularly rude about any given post. It’s more like when a few people drive aggressively in dense traffic in order to gain a small relative advantage. Some of those maneuvers are things anyone would probably need to do from time to time… but doing it a lot creates waves which travel outward through the rest of the traffic, and those waves tend to cause collisions or other problems. It only takes a few overly-aggressive drivers to make the entire road come to a complete stop.

The idea is not just to consider one’s individual actions and circumstances, but to consider the larger effect it has on everyone nearby. Don’t be an aggressive driver on the internet.

Seems like another thing that would be nice to be able to configure….