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

I wouldn’t want to trust only a tripod mount on a bouncy, pot holed bike ride with such a heavy light. I would feel more confident with some kind of large strap(s) or circular clamp holding the body.

heres a vid of a bike mount and a thread with some pics…scroll down…

I wouldn’t do it. Maybe we can talk Sofirn into making a remote battery tube adapter.

From the mtbr thread: BLF Q8 on the Bars? 5,000 Lumen Monster bar light! | Mountain Bike Reviews Forum That a nice looking plate/adaptor/mount thingy :slight_smile:

That’s a good idea, a remote battery pack and while we’re at it, how about a short replacement for the battery tube with connectors for the cable going to the remote battery case. One can dream :slight_smile:

That’s what I meant. It’d be two caps with contact boards and a cable to connect them. If it was used with the upcoming extendable battery tube, battery life could be made virtually limitless. I’ve seen pictures of a solution like this, but no details. It could work with 3d printed parts too, which would keep weight down further.

I used a ‘50mm quick-release truss clamp’ to make a tripod mount for my Noctigon Meteor M43, which lacks a threaded hole. The Meteor and Q8 both fit nicely in the 50mm truss clamp. I stretched some old tubes onto my clamps to increase friction and prevent scratches.

For mounting to a bike or ATV, connect another smaller clamp to grip the handlebars. This makes the light’s angle easily adjustable.

My 35mm truss clamp above closes down to almost an inch. There are also 20mm or 3/4 inch clamps on eBay.

Be sure to use a quick-release truss for the light’s end, so you can easily detach the Q8 when you’re not riding. It seems the smaller diameter clamps aren’t widely available with quick-releases.

Sounds like a good child project to the Q8. Wish I had a workshop that I can take on these project.

That looks really nice. Especially how the inner tube fits on the clamp, totally look factory.

Question, do you have any issues with stability, shaking or flexing?

Thanks for your help. :+1:

uhm… I was in the first batch list for the Q8, but then I gave my reservation up to someone else because I was in tight circumstances… but now of course I regret :s I payed 40 USD for the D4, which is worth it, but this massive light for the same price was just a gift… wondering what is the lowest price it has been sold after that. I remember deals around 50-55 usd… has it ever dropped to 40 again?

Not at 40$, but 46,50$:
https://m4dm4x.com/blf-q8-arrived/

Enjoy.

Have been playing with my new toy - BLF Q8 and still loving it.

While playing with the Q8 last night I noticed something that is not on the owner’s manual or the cheat sheet so I thought I would post my observation here to see if I can get more information on this unlisted “feature”.

Ok so this is what I did:

1) From off, hold and ramp up the brightness till it started to ramp up and let go of the switch.
2) Hold and ramp down the brightness and HOLD the switch down until the light is at the lowest brightness (indicated by one quick blink of the switch).
3) Let go of the switch, within 1/2 second push and release the switch one time.

Doing the above, the switch will blink once and will no longer glow green until you turn on and off the Q8 again.

Now I’m not sure if this is only happening on this version of the firmware (if there has been different versions for the Q8) or I just have a special Q8.

Thought I would post it on here and see what you guys think.

This is actually a bug which turned into a feature.

If you click on then off fast enough, that will shut off the button.

Thought that might be the case, thanks for confirming.

You can temporarily switch the green light for the button off by

- switch the Q8 ON and while the buton blinks out the channel switch it OFF. (It is a slowish double press). Or

  • while ON ramp a bit and switch it OFF.

I use this bug to switch off the green LED when it sits in the shelf. For normal use I prefer a lit button.

So basically turn it off immediately after ramping up or down turns off the switch light for that on/off cycle, cool, thanks! :+1:

Hello people!

I ordered 3 Q8’s from the first batch for friends and me. However one of three got the button light broken. I remember this was an issue on the first batch. I contacted the miller some time ago, but i heard he was very busy with personal stuff. Can someone here tell me i this is a problem i can fix myself. Or can i order some kit with parts to replace something?

Thanks :slight_smile:

Sofirns Aliexpress store has started carrying Q8 parts. Go here, look under Color choices and you’ll see the switch for $3.

BLF Q8 Accessories lighted switch assembly Copper DTP MCPCB Reflector for Q8
http://s.aliexpress.com/7fmyANBZ

Ordered one, thank you!

Hi Guy's.

Where can I get spare O rings ?

Regards Dave.

Here you go.
https://m.fasttech.com/products/1607/10001027/1581304

Thank you.

Hi.

May not be the right place.

Do you think the Q8 is too heavy for a hot shoe mount ?

Got a Panasonic Lumix FZ300 and was wondering if the Q8 would be too much for it.