Must be having a senior moment (or two)
Thanks for the help. I just need one lamp.
The tube should fit the same, howeverâŚ
âŚyou donât need the tube to fit in order to use the same cells in both lights. Any button top 18650 cells will fit in either light just fine! :partying_face:
Interested in 2
Cool⌠thanks DavidEF,
I really meant that if I can hot swap the battery tube with batteries from the Q8 then all the better so I donât need to get another 4 batteries since Iâll rarely use both at the same time (hopefully that made sense). Or split the 4 batteries between the 2 lights for those times when the power goes out. All goodâŚ
@ LightUpTheDark
If your not going to use them at the same time, why not just swap the four batteries back & forth as needed??
The lantern can run on four, three, two or just one 18650, and even run with no batteries when plugged in to a powerbank or large battery bank via the USB. 
Can you put me down for a second one? Thanks!
rats, I wanted that one. :person_facepalming:
#6000 is coming. 
Wow, I have read this several times before, but the reality just sunk in. Sure, there are other lights that will do the same, but this is the ONE lantern with tint shifting, high CRI emitter, potential to run indefinitely with a solar panel and a bit of sunshine (amongst other things, including the best UI IMO) AND can run separately via a power bank.
At rate folks are signing up for lanterns could be as soon as next month. Poor SigShooter. . . :innocent:
Yes indeed. I have a 120 Amp-Hour AGM large off-grid portable power box that i use for the RV, that alone can power the LT1 for weeks non-stop before needing a recharge from the 50-watt solar panel system it has. The potential this new lantern project has is endless, for disasters, long term power outages, off-grid living, long-term wilderness trips, the list goes on. Pair the LT1 to the Eceen 10-watt or 13-watt folding solar chargers, you basically have an infinite light source for years that do not require fuel or disposable batteries. The fact that so far the test sample LT1 has proven to be far better than any lantern i own(ed), tested, modified & built for my past Search & Rescue missions, the weeks-long camping wilderness trips & expeditions, This is the result to design and build a lantern that the market has lacked in so many ways. As mentioned before, Flashlights we have perfected so many here on BLF as projects, and so many manufacturers offer so many great flashlights, but⌠there has been no lantern on the market, or a lantern project designed to fill the holes and gaps that the mediocre lanterns we see today on the market. I know there will be copies and others building lanterns based off this LT1, but at least we can say we were the first to design one that has everything that others lack. :+1:
HahaâŚit canât be as bad as when you handled the initial signups all the way through Feb. That had to have been realllllly busy :weary:
Please add me to the list for 1.
KuoH
Maybe we should consider a separate order thread;)
And what are we waiting for at the moment? Do we already have a date when the production is going to start?
interested in 1, thanks
Just waiting for the refinements & adjustments to the first test sample to be done/added, then production. (waiting fro the green-light from the manufacturer.
I can kind of tell from this picture, but I just want to confirm, the BLF LT1 Lantern is USB Type-C (AKA USB-C), correct?
Also, is the port potted at all (to prevent water ingress when the flap is open), or does it 100% require the flap to be closed for any water resistance?
The port must be closed for water resistance, although you could seal the surrounding and back of the port yourself with some sort of sealant. Most of not all water resistant usb C ports are proprietary and hard to source.
you cant seal it as it is soldered to driver, it needs a cover