Well, I have been working on something, but due to some changes to my financial situation(quite bad actually) and school, I haven’t been on BLF at all.
I’ve been mostly focusing on working as much as possible before I get no work at all since the beginning of the last month, so did not provide any update at all, sorry.
The one thing I’ve been working on is actually the internal buck converter and boost converter design.
I understand if that you have been due for an update, but due to difficult times, this has to be put on hold until at least mid April, if not the end of April at the worst.
Good luck with the life hurdles. And thanks for the update. As we all know it’s the updates that lets the follows know the health of projects like this.
Would you be able to pass along some tasks to other BLF members? It sounds like this is no longer a existing product upgrade, but instead a start from scratch effort. I don’t think that can be done by one person with other things going on in their life.
I’d like to request that people check the list (HERE) themselves before asking someone else to check for them . The list is permanently linked in the second thread post HERE. Thanks to everyone for helping the list maintainer with this .
Some folks have 3 or more posts requesting a single slot in the group buy, resulting in 3X the work for the maintainer, BlueSwordM. I realize that no one does this on purpose and that it’s normal to forget during long projects, but if you want to be in a group buy and can’t remember if you’ve been added or not, then checking for your name on the list is not too much to ask. If the list is hard to find, then search the thread for your own username to see prior requests and responses. Again, thank you.
I’ve been on the interest list for this BLF Charger for most of a year. I’ve also been ready and willing to help in any way I can.
But it’s become clear this is not a BLF Charger. It’s one-man’s side project. And that man has better things to worry about, understandably.
This project is gasping for air and refusing help. Please take me off the interest list, I’ve lost all interest.
I just realized what JoshK and what WalkToTheLite meant.
A one-man project to this calibre, to make a commercial product, is very hard to do, especially on my own time, which has become shorter compared to last year. And can easily fail.
So, after my exams end, I will fully commit to this project, and get some very helpful members, IRL and from here I hope.
I feel for the BLF LT1 project team, and what they’ve accomplished is amazing. Went from one single man, to an entire team for just one product.
So, I’ve decided to change my working methods. Rather than working alone and without clear goals, I have to work with others, and set clear goals, however small they may be.
I think that last part is especially important, as I initially put in a lot of effort into the project, but that effort was not put in equally as the weeks went on, which resulted in stagnation.
Overall, I am proud of the steps taken until this point, but not that the progress basically stopped last year. This is unacceptable.
So, give me another chance, and I will redeem myself amongst this community for the BLF UC4.
So, after a manufacturer fled because this project was probably too demanding for them, what's the new aim?
That manufacturer probably also didn't like that the stuff was incredibly good for the given target price. Other manufacturers may also fear this, doesn't it?
It’s totally okay if people want to be taken off the interest list. Don’t take it personally or as a condemnation if they aren’t satisfied with a project that they weren’t developing. Remove them from the list and go on.
It’s also totally okay for BlueSwordM to operate on his own until assistance becomes useful or required. He should ask for input and contribution when and where he needs it.
BlueSwordM did announce that the project was on hold, so people should not be surprised that it has not progressed since then. Yes, there were times when communication may have been scarce, but our project leader is obviously a busy, poor college student who has many of the same survival concerns as millions of other people in the world right now.
And if it becomes obvious that there is no practical way to complete this charger, then BlueSwordM should end the project. We probably aren’t there, yet, as he’s still interested and committed, but primarily lacks the time and a manufacturer. If either interest or commitment wanes or no manufacturer can be found after a reasonable search, then he should cancel the UC4.
None of this reflects poorly on anyone, even DLYFull, as they have the right to do as they wish.
Until money changes hands, no one owes anybody anything. If a volunteer project stops being fun, then stop doing the project, even if 5,000 people are signed up on the interest list.
. The list is permanently linked in the second thread post 
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