Am I missing something here? Q8 with current version of Narsil already have it, switch light on as default, can set to make it off (I did it to mine), have option to change setting for locator led, battery level indicator led and indicator led.
Advanced Configuration UI Operation
Activated from Battery Check mode by doing a press&hold for at least 1.2 seconds. The light blinks twice quickly, and once slowly. 3 settings summarized below, and operates the same as the main configuration UI.
1. Locator LED feature 1=disable, 2=enable
2. Battery level Indicator LED Only 1=disable, 2=enable
3. Indicator LED Enable 1=disable, 2=enable
May be better to make it off as default, less people will notice and make noise about it.
Mine arrived an hour ago. Tracking # I received the Friday before the Holiday was worthless on any tracking site. It arrived with a bowed out box inside a bag, but the foam and bubble protected it fine.
After the going thru the checklist, dropped in the waiting 30Q’s, and fired it up with a double tap. My coworker thought aliens were beaming her up, with all that light bouncing off our white walls. :sunglasses:
The unit came in clean, free of grit and well lubed. Ran it thru ramping and switch light on and off, and all functions as it should. Compared it to my L6 w/CW, and it seems I’m going to have to get used to the NW. All my other lights and vehicles are outfitted with cooler 5500K+ LEDs.
Thank you to all the developers and programmers for your efforts, and for the delivery of final product that piqued my interest enough to join here.
My first light arrived promptly but additional 3 lights from revised version are in limbo. The following is from FEDEX Tracking. Go figure … :disguised_face:
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Tracking number 9261299991206461838906
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Dimensions 6x4x2 in.
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Weight 1.1 lbs / 0.5 kgs
Total pieces 1
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Wow. That’s about all I can say. My first Q8 arrived last night (not original batch AFAICT), and I can find nothing to complain about. Awesome light. Kudos to the entire team. If I could only own one flashlight (ah! the horror!) the Q8 would be it.
I don’t normally like lighted switches and parasitic drain. But the Q8 does it right.
My experience with Bistro and Biscotti had me drifting towards preferring simpler UIs. But, again, Narsil is just right. I intend to use it as a moonlight/turbo 2-mode light, but I can ramp if I really want to. It doesn’t get much simpler than that.
Wow. And, again, kudos. Thanks for all your hard work. This light is an unbelievable deal. I hope the ano can survive the constant fondling and drooling it seems to demand.
Iam not trying to play down what members did to make this light work, but you can’t tell me the paper work that was sent with the light is easy to understand. You take one look at it and think holy blank this isn’t easy to understand. (quote=Lazy-R-us]
OK, Good you are already most of the way there. I was confused by the blink pattern as well - Tom set it up so that there are 2 blinks to focus attention, then a number of blinks to show what setting you are configuring. What helps me is to think or say “Con-Fig” or “Men-Ue” when those first two blinks happen. Then you count off to the appropriate setting.
So- click on, eight second click and hold.
“Con-Fig” 1 - ramping mode (click once to disable, click twice to enable)
“Con-Fig” 2 - set moonlight level (click between one and seven times to set your fav moonlight level)
“Con-Fig” 3 - set stepdown (click once to disable, twice for temp, three times for timed)
If you select temp stepdown, the LED’s turn on to max and the light starts to heat up, let it warm up to your level of comfort, then click.
If you select timed stepdown, click once for 60 seconds, twice for 90 sec, three times for two mins, four times for three mins, five clicks for five mins, six clicks for seven mins.
“Con-Fig” 4 - blinky mode (click once to disable, twice for one strobe, three times for all strobes)
Light will blink four times to indicate config session is done and turn off.
At any point in the config session, click and hold will exit the session (blinking four times to let you know).
The best and worst part of a community collaborative project is that if you think something should be done differently - you have the power to do so. No fair claiming that “Someone” should make it better. Dig in - learn to use it, document it in a way that makes sense to you, then post it. If it works better for enough people, it will get adopted as the new standard.
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I’ll have one Q8 from the second batch here at Friday , i changed the springs board with one from TA in my first Q8 , so i have still the untouched board to compare springs etc , if anyone is interested .
Btw , banggood’s priority mail worked well , 2/10 shipped and has schedulded delivery for 13/10 . Pretty good for 1.7$
There is no option to make the light stay on all the time.
The problem with off as default is you can’t tell when power is connected or if it’s mechanically locked out. It can also be hard to find in the dark. Hard to find the button as well.
Bought it, filled in about 5 things I have on order, the 1st Q8 is listed as en-route and it even shows a pin-on-a-map for the last known location. I had to look up the FedEx numbers to get it tracking as the YT number seemed to be giving it problems. Pretty cool feature set, I’ll get notifications without having to look them up online so that’s neat too. Thanks for pointing it out.
Yeah Dale, the map feature is nice. The kids and I have been watching my Q8 drift across the country from California to Georgia for over a week on the map. It had a weird layover in Arizona for a few days and it’s been a mile from my house for three tortuous days lol.
Hallelujah! It turns a rookie carrier didn’t know to put the package box key into my mailbox… :person_facepalming: So my two lights and batteries were locked up all long weekend… Both lights are clean, no damage to anything, and all screws match and are not stripped or anything. Unit 1 works well. I think I drove my wife a little crazy - ramp up, ramp down, ramp up, ramp down, etc. Charging batteries for unit 2. I’m sure it will be fine. Great work crew!! What a deal for $40!
My Q8 arrived today, very nice light. Everything well lubed, all screws look perfect, and the holes in the driver are bigger now, the screws fit through. The button LEDs are equally bright. :+1:
Somehow there was a little solder blob in the head, I just removed it. And the brass ring has some residue on it.
Now I have to wait for my VTC6 cells and mod the light.
FROM FEDEX WEBSITE……
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ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA US
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THIS WAS 12 DAYS AGO…I DONT GET IT ??
DOES FEDEX actually even have my light, or is it still in china ??
ive got a dozen samsung 30qs sitting here from bangood, i ordered after my 3 lights
they have been here for weeks now collecting dust…sigh….
+1 … I received the same when I tracked my order through FedEx.
Yes … very weird indeed. I sent Banggood a note and awaiting reply. I feel an explanation is in order. I do not mind waiting but this shipping info is unclear at best … Good Luck …
Charging batteries for unit 2. I’m sure it will be fine. Great work crew!! What a deal for $40!