*BLF LT1 Lantern Project) (updated Nov,17,2020)

How about adding wireless QI charging? Just an idea. Might not be practical though. Would be nice to just set the lantern down on a QI pad and charge it with no wear what so ever.

Far to expensive and will drive the price point of this lantern out of the intended range by far. ( added with that the wireless charging is a useless feature when camping, in the wilderness, or remote locations. As for the USB-C, i just did some research and also found some wear & reliability issues occurring with it, (as mentioned above its a lot of tiny contacts in a tiny plug. As of right now the lantern prototype is planned to stick with the far more common, lower cost, easier to find, and more versatile USB-micro port, where cords & connectors can be found everywhere for that format.

Kind of figured it would not be cost effective. Micro USB is fine. On another topic,

Will we have a choice of LED tints/colortemps or will it be just one tint option?

LED tint options can definitely be a possibility, depending on the manufacturer and the final production designs. Right now were looking at a tint range of between 3500K to 4200K as a standard tint, but other option ranges can be also added as a selection by a buyer, ( as in 2700K, 3200K , 4000K, 4500K, 5000K.)
Also been thinking down the road too to see if the lantern can be offered in other anodizing colors, ( with satin black being the standard, but possibly having it available in matte sand color & maybe even clear/aluminum anodizing)

I’m hoping for 4000K to 4500K with high CRI. :slight_smile:

However, something yellow might be fun too, for more of a campfire feel… and less chance of attracting bugs.

3500k to 4200k sounds fantastic to me. My Zebralight H53c’s 4000k is gorgeous to me.

Definitely love the idea of high CRI. I go for high CRI whenever possible.

I’m game for 5000k. 90 CRI 5000k would rock if possible!

I plan to stick with the XP-footprint die size as in the 1st prototype for the LEDs, (XP-L) which would make it easy to re-flow or even use 219C Nichia emitters for high CRI 90+ if wished afterwards, (but with a sacrifice of a little efficiency & lumens forthat emitter option)

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You should make your signature longer, it’s too short :wink:

Interested.

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Would you believe I did shorten it before? I’ll be sure to fix it. Lol!

It can be helpful to turn a text signature into a compact image. Aside from just giving you more control over the layout, this keeps the signature from messing with search results. like, if someone searches for “Convoy L6” it may give them every thread you have ever posted in, instead of just threads which are about the L6.

I used to have an image signature, before I got sick of it. It looked like this:

It’s pretty out-of-date now, but still. It served its purpose, used minimal space, and didn’t interfere with searches.

I’ll try to tweak it to be smaller. :+1:

I think I fixed it to be with in acceptable limits. Thanks for the feedback, and a big kudos on that 8 bit LoZ Link in your sig! I’m a huge LoZ fan!

I’m always telling people to click the Link in my signature. Nobody ever seems to get the joke.

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Please put me down for at least one. Probably two.

Thanks, Larry

I’m in for a couple :slight_smile:
Thx,