I think ZozzV6 got in touch w/ SF in IMA4W review. I did just check SF Ali store and nothing listed yet.
Did you utilize the Side SW LEDs? it has the same SW board as the Q8 with green LEDs installed. I changed mine out to white but my lights still on the bench apart. The SW button is translucent black, looks neat lit up.
I thought the flashlight business was all about copying what works and selling a lot of them. You don’t want to turn folks away with a weird UI that is only weird for the sake of being weird.
They did copy the basic C8 body so they should just make the light easy to use. You will sell more units in the end.
One of those red wires goes to the emitter and is hot all the time (at battery voltage). You just add an extra wire there and then solder the other end to the extra pad on the back of the switch pcb. This is assuming the leds are wired into the switch ground already on the switch PCB.
I have one of the “old” model C8F and I think the XP-L HI emitters gives it a much better beam. I don’t have two C8F’s but here is a comparison between a UniqueFire UF-1408 and a C8F :
UniqueFire UF-1408 XM-L2 (left) C8F XP-L HI (right)
Maybe it’s not a completely fair comparison but I think it illustrates the difference quite well.
The picture below is two identical Q8’s one with XP-L HI and one with XP-L HD
The key is to use the turbo only in bursts and to use the lower levels for longer times. It would be nice to see this light with a 26650 tube. Then you would have a high drain 5,000mah battery.
No, what I meant was keep the C8 head diameter, just make the body the same size. There is a lack of 26650 sized lights with triple reflector setup and side switch.
Nice review Dale and great pics! I got my version last week and put a D4 V2 driver in it. Had to alter the lighted e-switch switch, it was making the driver do silly things! :person_facepalming:
35$ on AE…
I already have a C8F - tho first one with triple XP-G3 (now triple 219C)… pretty rare light, huh?
I will buy this one, also.
One can never have too many C8s.
Hey KB,
What did you alter on the SW and why do you think it causes the wonky driver?
Considering the D4 UI driver too with lighted SW on the C8F and ther lights.
Did you keep the OTC or remove it?
Kept it. Removed the resistors and LED’s, they share a common ground with the switch. Had the Green Led’s working. looked cool behind the smoked button. Driver would just blink and ramping was screwed. Look at the back of the switch, there are only 3 contacts, 2 switch 1 LED.