AFF LINK RESULTS AND WHAT HAPPENED (or is happening) WITH IT.
Despite we were not aiming at making money Banggood was so kind to still allow us to do so.
It seemed fair to distribute these funds roughly like this:
40% team (7 people)
40% special involved BLFers (14 people)
20% GAW for those on the list before the PMs were send.
Over 1300 people have used the aff link and I have received money on my PayPal.
After fees and taxes this is what it boils down to:
7 x ~$55 for each member of the team $385 (free to use how they want as of now $82.50 allocated for Mrs Lumens)
14 x ~$27,50 for special involved BLFers $385 (payments started to those who reacted, as of now $27.50 allocated for Mrs Lumens)
14 x ~$14 for a GAW to members on the list before PMs send $196 (SB is yet to draw, so winners will e published later and given the choice as the rest has, they can use it for what they want )
$966 total to be distributed.
Awaiting further response to PMs and emails now.
If more choose to give it to Mrs Lumens it will be posted without the name, I want all to eel free to use it for what they want.
Number: YT………………………
Package Status: In Transit
Destination Country: United States
Origin Country: China
2017-10-07 08:00 LCJ - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Custom clearance completed
2017-10-07 06:01 LCJ - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Arrived at LOS ANGELES, Custom clearance processing.
2017-10-07 06:00 HONGKONG - HONG KONG, Departed Facility in HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
2017-10-04 15:00 HONGKONG - HONG KONG, Arrived at Sort Facility HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
2017-10-01 02:47 SHENZHEN, Departed Facility in SHENZHEN
2017-10-01 02:47 SHENZHEN, Arrived at Sort Facility SHENZHEN
2017-09-29 23:11 Shipment information received
I received my BLF Q8 on Wednesday
After following the checking plan indicated by Lazy-R-us, these are the details found
External inspection
Led out of center
End of hole of tripod screw thread without anodizing
Battery tube
Lots of dirt inside, was cleaned
Head of PCB retaining screws with slight marks, insignificant
Normal tightening
Down the PCB, dirt but no glue
Threads were chased and top of the holes chamfered
Review of springs: one let go when I touched it, chilly welding
Screws and springs will be changed
Head
Batteries contact ring slightly out of center
Head of driver retaining screws with slight marks, insignificant
Normal tightening
Holes were resized with 1/8” drill bit and contact ring cleaned
Head of MCPCB retaining screw, A picture is worth a thousand words
The screw will be changed and reflector better centered
The flashlight was reassembled, with the spring that let go, to do a primary test with 4 NCR18650GA
Button indicator: led, by the eye, shine the same; from Wednesday night until now there were no problems
Basic tests: no problem
Conclusion: No claims
Final lines
I wait for the new springs that a friend promised me to do a better test
I need a magnifying glass to see the cheat sheet, I will try to enlarge it as proposed by Lazy-R-us
Yes I’ve found that it’s near impossible to disable the switch leds when it only blinks once (very tricky timing), much easier to disable when there is two blinks
I find it easy - from OFF, press&hold til the switch LED goes out, release quickly, the do a quick click - works every time for me. Also, it won't effect your previous saved level.
Ohh - first batch of 500 was gone weeks ago, actually in the first few hours of them on sale on Sep 7th. So 2nd batch is all there is now. How many in the 2nd batch have been made? Well, definitely 1500 or 2000 -- this is where I'm confused. Originally it was supposed to be 2000 pieces total, but they eluded to a 2nd batch of 2,000 following the first 500 piece batch, so did they mean 2,000 more or 2,000 total? I dunno - lost in translation...
If it was 2,000 total, we are under 100 remaining. If 2,500 total, then there's a lot of stock remaining.
Edit: I confirmed coupon codes are still good! But think'n not for long. Think this is an oversight, or grace period.