DavidEF, how does the trick to remove mode memory on a light work? Very interested.
More on topic, I think people should relax a bit and sit tight. We all want a Q8, but I’m sure we would prefer a working Q8. Don’t come in here crying murder to the devteam, they are doing all they can, out of their own time and money.
Sit tight, a solution will be found soon enough. I have full confidence on the devteam. These errors are part and parcel whenever you try to push the limits of what other flashlights have done before.
I was hoping the button tops were tack welded right on to the factory tops. That would make them strong when you have a side load such as screwing in a battery tube. The button tops are basically loose. They have a glued on plastic ring to help keep them centered, plus the clear wrapper to hold the glue in place. Not a very good design to my eyes.
No do not email Banggood.
I have added you to the list of people with a problem in the OP.
Yours did not work right away?
Are you handy and can you check the switch assembly? Maybe measure things with a DMM?
Pics are a great help, showing the resistor, soldering and SMD LEDs.
For you now just enjoy the important lights of the Q8 that o work, the 4 in the front awaiting more reports and a solution will be found.
Well for once my tendency towards procrastination didn’t turn around and bite me on the *. Do your best TF, in the meantime I have my wicked cool little Emisar D4 to keep me amused.
The button led works fine when i plug the battery, first power on some clicks in the next 2-3 minuts and dead. I dont have the skills to help as i want, but at least i csn try to show photos from the leds and resistor from button if can me show how to remove the silicon from the led button… I can wait until is fixed, and then try hard if i can to repair the led button, i like the button with the led on :D.
The graphite is conductive so a drawn line acts like a wire. Depending on the driver design your just shorting out a circuit. I think on this one light it got rid of the next mode memory by making it one mode. Always high.
Assuming you don’t try to run the Q8 with only one battery, it never has to.
The batteries are in parallel, the total amp draw is divided by the number of batteries loaded. With 4 in there, that strap will only be carrying 5 amps. No problem.
Well this delay is fantastic. I have literally zero cares about the indicator light. I almost always disable them when possible. I guess our back orders went from end of this month to end of this year.
I just want to thank The Miller and the rest of the team that made this light and group buy happen!! I think it’s great that the communication with ThorFire has been very successful as you really don’t see that with most other manufacturers in a group buy. Usually you end up getting what you get and maybe get the problem fixed later either by a refund, replacement, or parts mailed to you in order to fix it yourself. In this case, the production has been halted so they can address the issue and that is fantastic! I know that a lot of people have pre-ordered their lights and are excited about getting them. Most of us flashlight folks are impatient when it comes to waiting for a light that has been ordered, me being a perfect example. I would label myself the most impatient person here :person_facepalming: . I would advise everyone that has ordered or that plan to order the light not to seek refunds and not to pass up this great light that was made just for us because this doesn’t happen very often. There’s always going to be some type of issue with a light whether it’s discovered during a QC check or in the customer’s hand so this is a good thing…it just means that when you receive your light that it will most likely be problem free! :+1:
From your picture, it looks like you’re showing the batteries with all the wraps, as they are delivered to you. If so, that’s not an issue, because you need to remove that outer wrap anyway.
The cells have 3 wraps:
1. The original pink wrap, just like the flat-tops.
2. A clear wrap, that adds the button top and holds it in place.
3. Another clear wrap, that covers the positive and negative terminals, to prevent an accidental short during shipping.
You need to remove (3), which you know. So, any problem with it doesn’t matter.
If it’s (2) that’s the problem, then that is an issue. You could try to fix it yourself, or just remove it and use the cell as a flat-top in another light.
Preorder 58 arrived today, in top condition. No switch problem, Leds, reflector, springs and glass lens look flawlessly. The screws seem to be no issue at all. It is an amazing flashlight. I love to play with the Ramping. Only is that the O-ring on battery tube may need little bit lube.
I gave away my charger, so had no charger to charge the Samsung 18650-30 batteries. I had to use my Rofis TR20 flashlight to charge one battery at a time with that integrated 0.3A usb charger. Ran Q8 battery check to find the voltage, it was only 4V. So I guess Rofis TR20 can charge only to 4.0V, or it is not meant for INR batteries. I have now ordered Lii 500 from Fasttech.
awaiting more reports and a solution will be found.
