Q8 modding

/\\ . Nicely done. :+1:

So how much material from the tube did you remove? I like it and might do the same :beer:

I wouldn’t file the tube, I’d rather use copper wire and adjust its thickness. Hammering thinner, use a file, etc.
When the tube gets off over time you can replace the wire with a new one.

I collected about 0.5mm so not much.

For me it is such a makeshift. I prefer more lasting solutions :slight_smile:

Folks, got my Q8 today and top battery tube o-ring was caught in the threads when they screwed a light head onto the tube and it ruined the o-ring it is cut now. Contacted Thorfire and they told me to go pack sand, they do not stock or sell those o-rings. Banggood asked me canned question for the picture when I already included pciture of the issue, they simply do not even review. With that what o-ring do I need to buy and from where? Much appreciate the help. The price we pay to buy "budget" from budget sources

Now I don’t have a Q8.
I think the one on the lens of C8 works.
Tonight I’m checking it out.

Checked!
It is the same as the C8 lens.
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1607/10001027/1581304

Thank you! Huge help to Q8 owners. I will get 10 of them and it will be more than enough for the life of this light.

Ordered! Thanks!

Thanks for checking - Ordered

I need to talk to the developers/designers of the Q8 driver, (possibly for the BLF lantern project) as i don’t remember who was the programer & designer of the driver for the Q8. ( updates posted here: >> *BLF LT1 Lantern Project) (updated Nov,17,2020)

DEL did the driver.
He has drivers on Oshpark

Tom E. did the firmware. But he is now rarely on BLF.

…in the meantime ToyKeeper knows the Q8 firmware very well and can do extra magic to it!

Ish. I haven’t actually done much to the Q8 firmware… instead I kind of rewrote everything from scratch using totally different abstractions. It has a similar basic UI, but the code bears almost no resemblance.

Either way your candle & sunset modes would at home in the lantern! :slight_smile:

In any case, I already have everything except the driver-specific details working. All that is left in terms of firmware is to add support for the lantern’s particular hardware, which isn’t yet determined. But if anyone wants to try it on a Q8, there’s a compiled version available.

BTW, to configure the illuminated button’s behavior in that build…

  • First, go to lockout mode (4 clicks from off).
  • Click 3 times to change button brightness in lockout mode (off, low, high).
  • Or, do the same but hold the third press (click, click, hold) to change button brightness for the regular “off” mode. Let go of the button when the brightness gets where you want it.

I will be updating you asap as i work on the new prototype :slight_smile:

I just wanted to mention it here that you can now purchase a new MCPCB board with 4040 and 5050 pads for your Q8.
https://led4power.com/product/l4p-blf-q8-40405050-38mm-dtp-direct-thermal-path-copper-mcpcb/

I would absolutely love if there was a 2S2P board for the BLF Q8.

Would probably be a realllly good idea.

I posted this on another thread,

You can now buy the Q8 lighted switch here, and they take paypal.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/BLF-Q8-lighted-switch-assembly/32879434650.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.2.5eae5934ecMBmj&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10152_10065_10151_10344_10068_10130_5722815_10324_10342_10547_10325_10343_10546_10340_10341_10548_5722915_10545_5722615_10696_10084_10083_10618_10307_5722715_5711215_10059_308_100031_10103_10624_10623_10622_5711315_5722515_10621_10620_10814_10815,searchweb201603_2,ppcSwitch_5&algo_expid=a6e2f8f5-e120-466f-8b1e-9326b95780c5-0&algo_pvid=a6e2f8f5-e120-466f-8b1e-9326b95780c5&transAbTest=ae803_2&priceBeautifyAB=0