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

Interested in one lantern

miniUSB is dead since 2014. It’s hard to find an cable for it in local stores.

It will be the next thing for sure, all smartphone brands will switch to USB-C in the next years.

I guess everyone want’s to have a long lasting lantern which will be compatible to the standards used in 5 and even ten years. This doesn’t include microUSB.
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Sounds like a good idea.

Interested in one lantern. I haven’t read through all these posts, just the first post, but this looks great.

Hey! Welcome to BLF! From your post, it looks like you’re already off to a great start in your collection. You will surely be added to the list at its next update.

Yeah…… I could have saved a lot of money if I had waited till the Emisars came out before joining BLF :person_facepalming:

I would definitely be interested in one

@sbslider

Considering the recent turn the project took (altered driver design with dropped power bank function) I think it would make sense to start a separate interest list for the deluxe version.
There are probably a significant number of members who expected this feature, and due to its removal are no longer interested in the current version, but are willing to wait for the second iteration. I am one of those users, and I am pretty sure I am not alone :slight_smile:

What do you think?

It’d probably be a good idea to wait until V1 is shipping before starting a thread for V2. We don’t even know if V2 will happen.

That’s exactly my problem. I really wouldn’t mind paying extra for power bank functionality but at the same time I don’t really need 2 lanterns (not sure if I need it at all but that’s totally different topic).
Good thing it’s not ordering time yet so I should have enough time to thing about it!

And would it not be useful for the team to have an idea about the actual demand for a hypothetical “pro” model, before making that decision ?
I think a separate list would definitely help with that…

A lot of varying opinions on this - I would hate to pay extra for a power bank function - I don’t even want on board charging - just another hole for me to fill up with silicon - but I do understand why some want it.

I think V2 should be left as a “pipe dream” at this point. Let’s get the V1 completed and produced and then see how much interest there is a V2. That’s my opinion. I have a couple of power banks alreadyand seldom use them; hardly need another but if I did not have a power bank then that might be interesting.

I kind of agree. No need for on board charging without power bank functionality for me. I had integrated charging on couple lights and used it just to check if it works really.

I’m interested in one of these.

Yeah…. even thinking about a BLF-LT2 interest list thread at this point when BLF-LT1 is almost @ 2years and still not in production is not reasonable. I think it is okay to ‘discuss’ changes we would like to see on the BLF-LT2 here but our primary focus at this time should remain in this thread and getting the BLF-LT1 in our hands. JMO

I would like to be added to the list for a second lantern. I’m number 566 on the list. Thanks

Once the V1 is in production & shipping like Toykeeper mentioned, then we will work on a V2. I will soon update the main post to specify the power bank drop, and the new specifications for the lantern. The V1 will still have all the most important features most people wanted, (USB Charging from various sources, the tint ramping, Toykeeper’s refined software/user interface, and the same tested and refined design of the lantern itself i been working on for 2 years. :slight_smile:

Wer’e working on it to get it rolling as soon as possible. :smiley:

Whenever it happens , it happens. I’m not in a rush as rushing leads to errors at times. Plus I have the lantern I built, and use it a fair amount. So I guess I have an advantage.

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