BLF LT1 Lantern, Whining, Ranting about USB C port issues go here.

I think for all LT1 lanterns of batch #1 and #2 this following picture should work:

Terrific diagram that makes it very clear. Thank you! :+1:

Thank you Lux-Perpetua, great diagram. I’m sure there are still some people who will whine about their USB-C purity but I simply cannot comprehend how this is a dealbreaking issue when the workaround is so damn simple.

The HDMI will be in V90000000000, can’t wait to use it :slight_smile:

What car are you driving? Never seen a car with USB-C built in (yet)

Exactly. The LT1 was not designed, or intended to have the “fast-charging” high amp protocol, we only went with the USB-C type port for the durability and the fact that it can plug in in any direction. (easier in the dark) The LT1 is set to be charged at either the 1.5 amp default or set to a 0.75 amp charge rate to allow the ability to charge from weaker, low-amp power sources such as small Solar chargers, small power banks, lower power car & RV USB power ports, and so on. Unlike a phone, there is absolutely no reason that the LT1 needs a 3+ amp charge rate. even at the 0.75 amp setting there is plenty of time in a day to charge it when its not in use, also for the added benefit of longer cell life when being used in off grid situations where the lantern will be used every night & charged every day possibly, (365 days a year)

None of which have anything to do with the mistake in the USB-C implementation. No one is complaining that it doesn’t charge at 3A. They’re complaining that it doesn’t charge.

Any have an estimate runtime on the default step brightness for 3rd, 4th, and 5th (brightest) mode on 4 tested 3000MaH batteries? I just want to get a rough idea.

There was no mistake

So it doesn’t charge with many USB-C chargers that are compliant to the USB-C spec by design?

You guys should just stop digging… :person_facepalming:

That was not a consideration.

The same to you

So why are they fixing it then since it’s intentionally defective by design?

You really should stop speaking for the LT1 team. It’s embarrassing.

And you should stop making up your own history

Projection is real folks!

BLF Rule #4

Please avoid fighting. If you or somebody else is losing their calm, please drop the subject.

I don’t see it as a ‘fix’, more like an upgrade. In the same way that a USB-C connector is a definite upgrade from its nasty predecessor.

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The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from.

Lantern working perfectly for me. Love the usb a to c charging capability! I have so many usb a chargers to choose from. So many I am going to buy a second lt1 when I get my code so I can put two chargers (type a female) to use at same time!

sorry i should have said i use this, my car is 1 year old but they only stuck in a load of type-a connectors:

So on a normal day i only carry a type-c to type-c and my type-c power bank in my pocket but if i owned this lantern i would carry another cable as well with a fat end type-c to small end.

I dont think the people complaining are doing it to hurt anyone’s feelings or wind people up i just think they want a BLF light to be the absolute best which is what i would expect of a BLF project, i would also like to thank DBSAR for bringing this exciting light to fruition. I think if anyone has an older one without the fix then they could just attach a converter to the side with an elastic band, i wouldn’t lose any sleep over that.

This is where it goes wrong, BLF projects will never be the absolute best, we are amateurs, we are budget, and we work with B-class manufacturers, how can one expect that the outcome is the absolute best? BLF-teams are struggling to get our novel flashlights to be ok quality for a budget price, more is an illusion. And we got some very special flashlights done which is an achievement.