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

First report above
seems like TF did dim the switch led a bit, like on the proto
So side by side one could see it then.
If only one comes, itā€™ll be harder

First report from the second batch! Thanks. :+1:
Some picts?
Whatā€™s with the tube screwing?

Sounds like they went back to a round panhead, which is good.

Mine has landed in the USA, so tracking now works on the FedEx site. It says the shipment should arrive Thu 10/12/2017 by end of day! That actually seems like a long time, even for FedEx Smartpost. Iā€™m hoping it comes near the beginning of the week instead. :wink:



And some glamour shots of the OG and Nitecore lanyard :wink:

Thanks for the picts! :+1:
It looks much better indeed.
The driver screws seem smallerā€¦ M2.5 vs M3? Do they move freely though the holes in the PCB?

No problem.

Yeah looks way cleaner

Havent unscrewed them (yet) so donā€™t know mate

Thanks for the pics!
Can you show the LEDs of the switches next to each other?

I tried
but it is dark and they either both look like a torch or you can only see the leds

It is very minimal the difference but the 2nd one is a very tiny bit more dim but does have the T centered :wink:

Bump sensitivity is an inherent issue in any light without springs on both ends. However, longer cells or BAT- magnets would probably help. Iā€™ve used this approach before and it was effective.

Another option is possibly adding some short/long press detection to the firmware and resuming at the previous level after a short press. This could probably make the Q8 tolerate pretty long interruptions of power, depending on how fast the MCUā€™s SRAM decays. I suspect that a couple ā€œnoinitā€ vars checked on boot could probably make bumps a non-issue.

> Bump sensitivity

Remember when joggers ran with portable CD players?
Those had to be developed to tolerate all sorts of bumping and jarring, I recall.
I guess they cached a few seconds of the recording. Like the ā€œ5-second obscenity delayā€ on live television ā€¦

To clarify, I am using 30Q button tops from MTN Electronics that appear to be about 66.5mm. Also to clarify this is not something I am hugely concerned about. I have a M43 which had a similar issue and I have never run into an issue with that yet and am not worried either.

Are those screws from the new batch?

Latest picts a few post back are from the second batch.

I tried my Q8 in the Haikelite SC01 box. And it fits nice next to the SC01. Or only Q8 with a spare set of batteries.

Published by the Hungarian BLF Q8 review.

I prepared the cheat sheet in the Hungarian language. This is not a small but quite understandable thing I think. Anyone who needs this can download it on THIS LINK.

Beamshot photos:

Bought this camera lens case from a charity shop for the equivalent of $1

Seems perfect for my Q8, added a few familiar objects for scale.

That should work nicely Zulumooseā€¦. good score!!
I like the fact that it is a hard case too, as it will offer more protection.

Very nice!
Thanks