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

[AlexGT]

@RobertB

@stephenk

I see in the OP it mentions that lube may be required. Can anyone recommend lube suitable for the Q8’s threads, especially products available in Australia? Thanks.

Try a local Ford dealer parts department. This XG-12 electrical grease is supposedly Nyogel 760G repackaged for Ford. 3oz tube was $15 dollars at my local dealer.

That is an interesting find RobertB, How did you find out that XG-12 = Nyogel 760g?

It tried looking up the MSDS for XG-12 but doesn’t appear to disclose what is it,

Here is the MSDS of XG-12
https://www.fcsdchemicalsandlubricants.com/main/msds/us184665us.pdf

The only reference to it being Nyogel comes from this thread

SOLD OUT! -- thank you -- 3 ounces of Nyogel 760G for $12, postage included -- U.S. only

Hi everyone: I hope it’s okay to post this here. I have what I think is a great deal on some nyogel that I’d like to share. A sealed three-ounce tube of Nyogel 760G for $12, free U.S. shipping. But I only could get 15 tubes. So first-come, first serve. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. Army tek Nyogel from Hong Kong on ebay is $13 for less than one ounce, with 3 weeks in transit. I will ship these tubes out asap first class or priority — whatever is cheaper — but delivery will beat overseas delivery…

[Mr.Poppy]

@patmurris

Mr.Poppy: according to previous posts about the light not turning off with a single click, it seems it is a matter of timing: the click must be very short - 1/4s. Can you check if a faster/lighter click makes a difference on those two lights?

as you may see it’s a matter of angle, at some angles it just won’t turn off… and when i rotate the angle just a bit it will turn off, and turn on
This won’t happen on the last 2 flashlights that i got, so I’m sure it’s not timing

[contigo]

Should my light be shipped? My order was #700-some but im yet to get an email about being shipped.
They happily took my money tho :-))

[LloydV]

BangGood says mine has shipped!

Out of curiosity, has anyone tried 4.35V laptop pulls with these? probably not gonna supply enough current, but…

[Miguel_79]

I received my BLF Q8 today and at the moment I am very happy with it, wonderful UI, good mechanized and anodized, better tint than expected, and lots of power, here you have a small comparison with some of my flashlights:

From left to right: Convoy C8 HI, Haikelite SC01, Sky Ray King, JinHeng JKK35, Thorfire S70, BLF Q8

!https://i.imgur.com/yzFrw6I.jpg !:https://i.imgur.com/yzFrw6I.jpg

CONTROL SHOT

CONVOY C8 HI

SKY RAY KING

HAIKELITE SC01

JINHENG JKK35

THORFIRE S70

BLF Q8

ANIMATED GIF

[PBWilson]

Holy Mackerel! The Q8 is a powerhouse! Nice comparison shots.

[patmurris]

Thanks for the comparison shots!
Smokes the S70!
On the Q8 pict it would even seem “the trees are on fire” in the background! lol

[JasonWW]

@patmurris

Thanks for the comparison shots!
Smokes the S70!
On the Q8 pict it would even seem “the trees are on fire” in the background! lol

It looks very close to the S70 in my opinion. The most noticable difference was the Q8s brighter spill lighting. Is that what you were referring to?

[hank]

> Ford dealer parts department. This XG-12 electrical grease

Good pointer. That ought to last a lifetime, too.

[Ag76]

@DavidEF

I ordered my Q8 on the 12th. According to the numbers a few pages back, I think it should have been in the “third” set of 500 lights. I just checked my account, and it’s marked as shipped, but the note says “Shipment information sent to FedEx”. So, I dunno. That’s kinda weird. Maybe they’re just pre-printing all the labels?

Nice….I also ordered on the 12th, but mine still shows “Backordered”. But maybe that means I am getting close.

[ImA4Wheelr]

Wowser! Impressive show Miguel_79. Thank you

[Ragsy]

Great comparisons Miguel_79
Can’t wait !

[strayz]

@Miguel_79

I received my BLF Q8 today and at the moment I am very happy with it, wonderful UI, good mechanized and anodized, better tint than expected, and lots of power, here you have a small comparison with some of my flashlights:

BLF Q8

ANIMATED GIF

Uhm… Wow…

May have to get another one…

[sparkyDK]

I recorded this tonight, Convoy BD06 from my car Vs Q8.

- YouTube

[Hezekiah]

My BLF Q8 along with Samsung 30Q batteries arrived today.I went out for my nightly flashlight walk with my Nitecore MT16GT and now my Q8.I am hugely impressed with the Q8.Being able to slide up and down the brightness of the light is cool.It is just light a dimmer switch (only better).

The combination of flood and throw is like none other light I have.The throw is fantastic and it does not heat up like my Astrolux MF 01.It easily out throws the MF but the MF 01 lights the world.

The Q8 is now my light of choice when walking the trails at night because of the combination of flood and throw.

[The_Miller]

And I can reach BLF again! Yay!
Very hard though 9 of 10 attempts to do anything give me a “site cannot be reached” so slow response today if any.

Nice shots Miguel!

If people do not receive shipping email, relax, we slowly see people say their Q8 is shipped or labels printed, just do the good old “order and forget” there is not a lot of choice if one wants to keep the blood pressure down

[teacher]

@DavidEF

I ordered my Q8 on the 12th. According to the numbers a few pages back, I think it should have been in the “third” set of 500 lights. I just checked my account, and it’s marked as shipped, but the note says “Shipment information sent to FedEx”. So, I dunno. That’s kinda weird. Maybe they’re just pre-printing all the labels?

When you go to 17Track, put in the YT tracking number, and see something be sides “label created or shipping info received” …. then you will know it has actually shipped. As in left the building & on the move.
Otherwise…. in most instances of those coming to the USA by way of SmartPost…. nothing has actually been shipped at all. Just a label has been created.

I got the same SHIPPED email yesterday & SHIPPED is what it says on the BG site. It means absolutely nothing until something starts showing on 17Track.

Not a complaint… just a run down of how it works & how it is.

[unknown00101]

Mine finally got here today. Had enough time to do preliminary cleaning (lots of small chunks of stuff in the battery tube and dirty threads). Only other minor thing was a few chips in the threads with bare aluminum showing. Indicator/Beacon switch lights are even and functioning so far. Output is a little low at around 5000lm at turn on with new wBT 30Q’s at 4.19v. Will definitely be bypassing springs and traces and giving it a more thorough cleaning when time allows. Hopefully hit 6k+ lm.

Great job y’all. :+1:

[djozz]

@unknown00101

Output is a little low at around 5000lm at turn on with new wBT 30Q’s at 4.19v

LOL, 5000 lumen still isn’t ‘a little low’ in my perception, but calling it that shows how fast the flashlight developments go!

[patmurris]

I ordered my first Q8 late on sept 7 when preorder count was already in the 600s. Up to now it was backordered and now it has a “Contact customer” status… except nobody at BG tried to contact me and i get no response to my contact messages… I fear i’m gonna miss on the second batch and will have to wait even longer. Frog!