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

Finally got it!
Getting more “messed up” in my opinion/personal experience with Postnord lately here in Sweden for the final delivery on gods from China.

Anyhow,
Very high finish, extremely happy with functionality and super a value for my money so just very pleased with it.
I would have ordered another right now, but currently out of stock but thanks Tom E for the heads up.

And once again,
BIG Kudoz to all involved with the project, and glad to read there where a few bucks over to some of you.

-lyse99

Yikes, BG is showing the Q8 is in restocking, expected Dec 9th.

I'd like them to ship the next batch with the latest firmware?? Also maybe a mechanical reverse polarity protection ring?

96 5 star reviews now. We need to break 100 of straight 5's

*leaves a 4-star review just to destroy Tom’s hopes and dreams*

Okay, not really. I’ve just seen too many cartoons where acknowledging how well things are going is the fastest way to summon a falling piano.

Will the code work then :weary: ?
Narsil 1.1?

  • leaves a 5 star rating just to balance out a certain mean ol’ minor deity. :stuck_out_tongue:

I think that number is being skipped. I’ve only heard of NarsilM v1.2.

Not to be confused with the older Narsil v1.2.

The M makes all the difference. :wink:

V1.1 had some life to it, can't recall details, but think it was a temporary release for the GT buck driver. So to avoid any confusion I bumped the rev number.

It's been common practice for me that if a release "leaves the building", then if in doubt, bump it out (up??). Out rhymes though

Think this link lists the LED flashlights in order of review count: https://www.banggood.com/Wholesale-LED-Flashlight-c-2037-0-1-4-45-0_page1.html

Even a TM06S has 1 review of 4 stars, and has less review counts. Check out the L6.

There's not a lot of lights with at least 75 reviews there. The BLF A6 models of course did very well, but none are clean 5 stars.

:FACEPALM: I knew mentioning it would in itself cause the streak to be broken

It still has nothing but 5-star posts.

96 of them.

Only 4 more to go.

And, as fun as it is, inflicting irony isn’t my job. That’d be my cousin.

But…

… you had to go and get her attention.

Just left my 5 star review.

-Garry

QUESTION FOR BANGGOOD

Looking to follow up on the status of my order. It has tracking from last month for the 22nd through 25th, and then nothing since then. The “expected” delivery date was over a week ago, according to their own site. Not sure what all information I need to provide to TM.

The light in my button gave up a few days ago, just FYI

Found another use for the Q8: recharging solar Casio G-Shocks and Citizen Eco-Drive watches ridiculously fast! My solar Eco-Drive went from dead as a doornail to ticking normally in just a few seconds.

I had a bad one (flickered, then out, etc.) in here form a BLFer, and reflowed the parts, problems went away, but came back like weeks later - go figure. The smart guys (DEL, etc.) thought the thru holes were suspect, so they probably are. Seems to be the PCB board itself.

Now I'm using the 2X and 4X OSHPark boards as replacements. Also bought the qty 50 of the buttons from Banggood - seem to work well.

These: https://www.banggood.com/50pcs-4x4x2_5mm-Waterproof-Copper-Button-SMD-Tactile-Tact-Micro-Push-Switch,

but the 4 feet of the switch don't align perfect with the PCB pads, but close enough.

I’ve been gone awhile and I’ve got a lot of catching up to do, but my Q8 arrived and is working most wonderfully. It’s become my go-to work light so it wont be pristine much longer. A couple people who’ve seen it are going to get their own now :sunglasses:

It sits in a cardboard box next to the driver’s seat, the box is something of a catch-all for paperwork and things I need to keep handy. On the way to a friend’s house I was stopped at a red light and noticed what I thought was someone burning brush or leaves. When I still smelled it at the next red light I took a look around and saw my box smoldering. Somehow the switch got bumped to “on”, it was in turbo mode, and from ~20cm away the beam was hot enough to char the cardboard :zipper_mouth_face: Don’t know how long it had been on but the body wasn’t very warm so maybe a few minutes. This weekend’s projects include a dedicated Q8 holder of some sort to ensure I don’t toast another vehicle :stuck_out_tongue:

Phil

Is Thorfire giving out or selling new style switch pcb’s to those with issues?

Dunno, no idea.

My last one left China 23 October headed for Kennedy in NY. There was no Tracking update at all till 9 November when it was handed over to the USPS.
So it just sat somewhere in NYC for over 2 weeks. :person_facepalming:
Hopefully yours will show some movement also…… :wink:

I just received my Q8 after a long month of waiting. It is as good as everyone says it is. I’m just wondering about whether is the second batch version. It does not have a coated lens or countersunk screws for the driver. Are there any other ways of telling batch one to batch two?

In a situation where the light can be bumped around like that it’d be a good idea to just give the body a bit of a twist so the circuit is broken