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

Mine also just shipped!

Shipping Method: Priority Air Mail

Ship From: CN

Order Placed Date: 2017-09-12 22:57:13

Shipped Date: 2017-09-29 22:49:31

Expected delivery date: 2017-10-22 00:00:00

NICE!!! my Q8 is finally on its way. Sweet :sunglasses:

Lol mine just shipped as well.

In 14 days (maybe less) it will finally be here...

Then I can find a tutor for the UI...lmao

For simpler UI's I also intend to get bistro-HD working on it (might already, but ..) and probably even add a lockout command . I've seen that Narsil has fixed modes which is very neat, heck a of a firmware with tons of features packed. However, the click commands for ramp I guess limit the remaining commands for modes if I'm reading it right (I'll definitely give a whirl before I decide), and the one that overcomplicates it for me in modes is the lock in. I suspect this is because long click has other uses, so you need lock in to then have an off command available?

So in bistro-HD e-switch, it will be short click forward, medium click back. Long click off, almost as it's always been for bistro. No lock-in, any click back on (with memory or not, no fancy double click commands to select on-the-fly like narsil). I don't know, Tom, maybe this is something that can be worked into Narsil still? The lock-in is something I'm sure I'd rather avoid. The thing that changes slightly for e-switch bistro is you'll need a long click-off followed by a quick tap on to get what used to be a long click in bistro, ie, with no memory, a reset to first mode. But I think that's fairly intuitive.

I'd never care for a UI that has a long click for off, sorry. I've seen lot of posted complaints on long click ON/OFF UI's, and there's quite a few lights out there with it. Some could argue for symmetry - long ON/long OFF, and I think I've seen long ON, short OFF. Suppose all possible combos have been done.

I'm very interested in the direction TK is goin with her latest e-switch driver, but don't know all the details yet. I believe though it has, and will have many possible options for UI preferences though. That's part of the goal - give the user what they want, whether it's 60% of users, or 2% - it's all a matter of personal preference.

2 switch lights of course would give us more options, but we would probably need to jump to the next level ATMEL MCU's that have more I/O pins.

I’ve always wondered why nobody making flashlights builds tailcaps with 4 or 8 DIP switches.

I can certainly see why short off would appeal to some. For me, quick access to mode change is more important. If I need more light NOW I need more light now. I can always worry about turning it off later. But I could imagine there could use cases where the opposite is true.

That’s a lot of options/combinations/modes
And an 8-switch board offers a heckuva lot more.
You know how to count to 1024 on your fingers, right?

Yes, but it all gets mess up when I forget which way around I had my hands turned.

I have to report that both my switch leds have randomly decreased in intensity to about half as bright as when I first received it, and sometimes they go back to the original full brightness for a few seconds then return to this lower level, I like the lower brightness level that it has now, looks more acceptable for a switch now, but I’m wondering if they will fail later on… :frowning:

If they do, I will probably just solder some new resistors and leds to the board, for the people that have successfully modified the switch leds and/or resistors, where did you buy them? Interested in trying different color…

So what was the consensus as to what was causing the issue, was it the resistors or the leds?

Thanks!

Anyway, why symmetric? If the light is off, what could any click possibly mean other than that you would like it to come on? The only question being exactly how you'd like it to come on. My computer also uses short click on, and long click off, well ok, short click is also off, just not as brutal.

mine are all now marked shipped, but tracking gives no real info

Does double click to turbo work from mode lock-in? If so, or if not, that would be a nice compromise that helps.

edit: If it doesn't already, to the extent this would then be maybe a potential feature, I'd probably make it double click to advance, but either is good.

Mine, ordered Sept, 8th, was ‘shipped’… But I didn’t get the tracking number.

Your order number might be your tracking number. Plug it into here: Flyt Express Tracking - AfterShip

Well, the number appeared after 3 hours :slight_smile: Going via Turkey post.

Thank you for taking the time to check it on your 3 protos.
I checked mine in room light.

The timing is perfect for me. Out of the box, no problem to turn it ON or OFF like expected. The only timing that was a bit picky at first was to turn OFF the light switch = too short between the two clicks (first to turn ON, 2nd to turn OFF the Q8 and the light switch) turns the Q8 into turbo. :smiley:
But once you get it right by trials and errors, it’s not hard to remember the right timing.

Your Narsil UI is really growing on me and I’m starting to really appreciate it, but as I’m really got used to flashlights with fixed modes that are more predictable concerning runtime, I would appreciate a Narsil modification in ramping mode to always turn it ON at 100% 7135 and 0% FET, without memory.
An option to reverse the ramping in the configuration UI settings would be awesome. With 100% 7135, to preserve your vision adapted to this brightness, I would prefer to go a bit lower first with a click & hold, and have the option to go higher with a short click & hold followed by another click & hold.
:: Setting # : 1 :: Function : ramping mode :: Clicks : 1=disable, 2=enable, 3=reverse ::

yesterday I ordered my third Q8, today it is already shipped.
very strange.

Just relax, don’t get sucked into checking shipping status, it really does not make it come faster, but it will make it feel a lot slower f you or anybody does it.
Wait a few weeks and by the time you want to check it they have arrived :slight_smile:

D4 firmware is based on Narsil, first written by Tom, then TK worked on it, they are not the same so do not expect them to behave the same :wink:

Tom got you covered already, the use is dead simple and if your wife wants only a few modes and is used to click to switch modes, set it up ike that once and be done with it. Ramping is so intuitive you probably will not need to (but remember the first time somebody uses it they may invoke config and doing some random clicks there may change settings, not bad, but well good to know. So in our first day of playing with it, keep that manual at hand and set it up how you want, there is no need for new firmware, almost everything can be set up to personal or spouses taste :slight_smile:

Yeah sorry that is me, the hold yurs till you report your arm is not longer in pain so we know modding of them will not hurt you :slight_smile: (kidding)

Keep an eye out, and report if they do go off please, so I can add you to the OP list.
No exact reason, still thinking it is a combination of 3 things
1 some poor soldering or not enough flux like stuff used
2 unmatched LEDs
3 resistor issues
When all three are present and over a not clear threshold the switch leds stop working after a day, maybe the heat and microscopic epansion and shrinking puses the switch assembly just over the edge.

Cool to read more movement, but please I cant say enough, order and forget is the best thing to do :slight_smile:

Oh and about moon setting 1
come on, meybo one doesn’t use it (nobody forces you to) it is very cool to set it up at 1 and just see the LEDs fainly shine. A moon or low mode that is too bright seems like a point of real annoyance, but LOL being able to set up a moon so faint as in the Q8 is just flipping awesome, lumens Q8: from 0.01 all the way up to 5000 to 6000, just plain cool, and then after seeing it, just make it 2 or 3 and have 0.1 as moon.