Q8, PMS SEND TO THOSE WITH ISSUES BLF soda can light

Adding to my initial post:

Flashlight B update:

The switch light has begun to dim on the left side, but is still functioning for now:

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The dimming LED in the switch got me curious and I removed the rubber button. I found even more damage than the gouges on the exterior of the switch housing. The threads are all cut through and I am hoping this does not compromise the water resistance, especially being on the switch. I hate to use DC 111 to block any water since it might make the area greasy, but I may have to just to be safe. Looking more closely, the seal looks to be against the switch’s mount so maybe the grease is not necessary.

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I’ll disable my switch led before I light them up and tell myself that my Q8 is very special while others have lighted switch mine have a glow in the dark rubber switch cover…… :smiling_imp:

I will accept my “special” light & STFU…… :smiling_imp:

Edit : mine shipped today on the way too

Edit again : just a joke for those with switch problem please don’t misunderstood….sorry :blush:

Click the Link in my signature for answers. :slight_smile:

(it needs only some cheap hardware and free software, and the Q8 makes it particularly easy since the driver comes out far enough to access the right parts without soldering)

I thought reports of issues were being solicited to help the Q8 crew. My mistake as this seems to be taken as “complaining”. Hope everything goes well with the lights you receive….sorry :blush:

Am I the only one who is not able to see the imgur pictures? I get a 404 error.

Orange peel, if your light has problems (well, it won’t have problemS as there is just one problem known) you should tell the team either here or via pm. They will have their own list of issues (there is one in the op).

There is no need for ‘us’ to make a list in the forum adding more and more posts to the thread, thus making it harder to find relevant information.

Asking for a list of issues sounded maybe a little rude and didn’t show good intentions.

Edit: I now know you, orange peel, did not ask for the list. I got the posts confused. Sorry

Flashy Mike is may be a good thing you can’t see the pictures, those damages look pretty bad.
Wonder what they did to this poor Q8 :frowning:

All posts of things people run into are welcome of course

Don’t get me wrong. I will still report issues here to inform everyone (I don’t consider that as complaining) and hopefully able to resolve them. In case it can’t be resolve I’ll just disable the switch (cos i’m not FL modder) to me the main led is the most important component of a good FL even my X80 switch is not lighted ones…haha :smiley:

Yeah. Looks like I made it.

Everyone on the Q8 team does want to hear about any problems or issues anyone might be having.

Myflashguy is not on the Q8 team. He is just a regular member like me and was making a joke. I hope this clears things up.

Just to clarify, orange peel did not ask for a list of problems, it was winspiration who asked.

Can see them now on my smartphone, probably some javascript failure on my notebook. Not beautiful, indeed.

Yeah mine shipped out. I was around 601 when i preordered.

… and a couple days ago I found a way to make moon mode run even longer — like 3X to 4X as long. :smiley:

Basically, underclocking the CPU and using an idle state while at the lowest modes. It doesn’t matter at most brightness levels, but on moon and a few levels above it, it really makes a huge difference.

Underclocking a flashlight, now I have seen everything.

That was over 6000 posts ago… must have been a memorable ship. :wink:

BTW, if you kept in touch, how are Sir Jason’s springs doing on this fine day in Houstington? Still supple and firm, I hope?

On a lexically-related note, I got a Q8 shipping notice today. Happy times!

Read The Miller’s first post on this thread under REAL ISSUES FOUND

If you think dynamic underclocking on a flashlight is bad, you should see its event routing, hardware abstraction, and multitasking systems. :stuck_out_tongue:

6000 posts ago. That was last week, right? :stuck_out_tongue:

Modern flashlights have little computers in them. Cool, huh?

ToyKeeper, what would the Atmel ATTINY85 be equivalent to as far as a time period in computer history?

Surely my old commodore 64 from the mid 80s is more advanced.

Maybe it’s equivalent to 70’s era computers with its tiny storage? It might have higher clock speeds, though. IDK. I’m just guessing.

Edit, I see the tiny 85 can do 10 megahertz and has 512 bytes of sram.