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

Some lights Delivered Today.

Got lights now its from mobile only.

Actual conversation last night while I held a Q8:

(click it on to some random middle mode)
“wow that’s a bright flashlight!”
(giggle) “not yet…” (double click)
“Good Grief!”

:smiley:

The bezel cooled
This is a 2 minute thing, cooling not counted, looks nice, even wife likes it
And it is from the proto, but I think it will look better on the black one, so might just swap it
Thanks

I think “second batch” light should be fine.

Good SS then. https://greenwoodmagnetics.com/resource/what-is-the-difference-between-304-and-316-stainless-steel/

My brother picked up his Q8 from me today. I went over the operation. He loves it. Couldn’t believe how bright it is. His pink cells haven’t come in yet so he was using 18650s that he just happened to have on hand. As he was handling it he was saying that if an American manufacturer had made it they could ask $150 for it and it wouldn’t be out of line. He finds the $40 price incredible.

I forgot to tell him about the 1 or 2 blinks of the switch LEDs (7135/FET), so I just called him. He was going to call me to tell me that he looked into his well with it to check the level, this in daylight. He told me that he was able to see all the way to the bottom and no light he has ever had has been able to do that, again in full daylight. Now he’s waiting for night. He did tell me that, like any of us, he’s been handling it and looking it over. He is incredibly happy with the quality and the thought that went into the actual physical light itself and also the software. Basically with his description he told me that it’s a perfect light. He was totally impressed with the folks who were part of the effort.

Yet another VERY happy Q8 camper. But in his case quite literally a happy camper since he’s on his land but no house has been built yet. Handheld lights for him are very important since he’s in rural Maine. They have a small solar (PV) system but handheld lights are what he uses outdoors. Now he’s looking forward to getting the GT. I should probably tell him about the possible lantern BLF GB. He’s using something like “atomic lanterns” now.

Mine arrive tomorrow! Can anyone recommend a good quad charger? All I have is a double slot (Nitecore D2).

You’ll get a lot a recomendations probably. I recommend the Liitokala Lii 500. I have OPUS & several others & this is my favorite analyzing charger.

The XTAR XP4 is a nice 4 bay charger that isn’t real expensive and also charges NiMH cells. Mine’s been very reliable.

Cool to read BrianK, thanks for sharing!

Yep second the Lii500, for ~$16-$20 cannot imagine a better choice

Where for that price? I've been look'n and look'n. Need 3-4 chargers. Best deal I could find in BG at $72 for 3, thats $24 each using 4BLF coupon.

~$21 with adaper:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Liitokala-Lii-NL4-Lii-500-Lii-200-Lii-100-rechargeable-1-2V-AA-AAA-Ni-MH/1000004156053.html
or
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Liitokala-Lii-500-LCD-3-7V-18650-18350-18500-16340-17500-25500-10440-14500-26650/32805490592.html

~$17 without
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Liitokala-lii-400-display-LED-carregador-para-1-2-V-3-V-3-7-V-4/32826081888.html

That’s Murphy’s law for deals… they only show up when you don’t need them - and have already blown your budget. :person_facepalming:

Ok, ordered 4 of these, full set, for total of $85. The US/EU adapter thing is a bit sketchy there but looks ok from the pics. Should have ordered these weeks ago :FACEPALM:

Yes, apparently it is TT.
I was pleasantly surprised. :slight_smile: Thanks for the link also… good reading.

Here is another link that goes into some other types & grades of Stainless that has some good info also… http://www.sppusa.com/stainlesssteel_overview.php

I bought my Lii-500 from them and they sent me a EU adapter (I live in Canada). There was no option to select the adapter so i was thinking they would send the adapter according to my country, but they didn’t. You might want to send them a message to make sure they send you the US adapter.

My BLF Q8 order history:
Submitted 9/7/17
Payment Confirmed 9/7/17
Processed 9/7/17
Sometime after that it went to “Back-order”
Then… Shipped 9/28/17

I’m assuming during that production halt anyone that hadn’t had their light shipped out wouldn’t be receiving one before the Sideswitch LED issue was looked into and would receive a post fixed one? Hopefully we can get some “patch notes” after chinese holiday and some sort of maybe version number differentiation in the boxes so we know they are a post fix unit without digging into it. I know that wonderful in-depth guide was posted which allows us to look into everything and making sure it is functioning as intended but maybe for a peace of mind there will be a way to tell right off the bat if it’s a unit that slipped through the cracks or was post patch.

Anxious to receive my unit in the next few days! I’m much more excited than I am worried at this point though!

PSA: DO NOT DO THIS without isolating one side of the battery.
Didn’t even consider it a few years ago when I wanted to measure the length of a cell. No real damage, bit it did get exciting for a second.

OOPS

That’s what plastic calipers are for. :wink:

Has anyone with a 30 digit tracking number been able to find tracking information anywhere? Just curious.

Thanks