Nobody knows what country your in, but if the US, then there are good deals on the 30Q batteries. They are very popular. Then the Liitokala LI500 charger does 4 cells at 1 amp each, so that is another very popular choice.
Ps, Iād get 2 of those chargers so as to save time.
Well after a couple of days of playing with the Q8 at my desk, its a great light, no issues on mine, the only thing i keep coming back to is how heavy it is. it feels very solid.
also it might just be me but it feels a little front heavy,
Im not saying its an issue cause its not. i was just very surprised how heavy it is.
I found my first Q8 in the mailbox a couple hours ago! The wait has been so long i wasnāt expecting it before another month or twoā¦ and my BT 30Qs are not even charged!
On quick first inspection everything looks good. Second batch with small screws on the driver. Threads lubed, leds rather well centered - not perfect but i donāt care that much, screw heads look fine, no scratches or dings anywhere, reflector and lens clean, switch leds even, no bur in the battery tubeā¦ Good job TF and the Q8 team!
The only visible imperfection that someone pointed out earlier are some machining marks in the bezel gaps. You really have to look for them.
This is probably one of the best finished light i got from china at this price point.
More comments to come after sunsetā¦ :smiling_imp:
It's here! Unpacked and initial inspection complete. New screws, ano looks good, green button leds seem aligned and balance (unimportant to me personally but for info purposes), threads were lubed but really dirty so I cleaned and applied Super Lube and all is smooth now. Good bit of debris (dust?) on the inside near the springs so used canned air to clean out. All clean and shiny now.
It's actually smaller than I thought it'd be. Less like a Coke can and more like a Red Bull with a little bit fatter head. Great size.
I was REALLY UNIMPRESSED with the output, however. It barely lit up my fence less than 25 yards away UNTIL I realized it was 5:30pm and sun was still out. I never professed to be a genius but that was definitely not one of my smarter moments..., but I was an excited flashaholic and couldn't wait until dark to light up my new toy.
I couldn't be more pleased with the output without the aid of the sun and the tint is just perfect. "So warm" as my daughter put it. This morning the Q8 in the fog looked like a beacon. I love using a flashlight in the fog/mist.
My light arrived today and the first thing I noticed was the button looked to be off center and there wasn't any click on the button press. After looking closer I realized it wasn't off center but was actually slanted to the right at an angle. The light functioned, but it took a full press and there wasn't any feedback when it made contact. After picking at it with a fingernail I was able to get it aligned and working properly, but it's too easy to have it get stuck again if you press the button at an angle. The skinny button post is getting lodged in the corner of the boot. Maybe something to think about if there is a future revision, unless mine alone is the only one experiencing this problem.
Otherwise, everything else has checked out so far and am enjoying the light!
Youāre the first one to report that so far, I think. If you can open the switch, it should be easy to see what is wrong. It looks like thereās either a major defect in the rubber switch boot or the switch itself is way off center. I think thereās a second switch boot in the box by the way.
After looking at it more closely, it seemed that the middle of the button was bulging up a bit. I nipped maybe a 1mm from the boot post that contacts the button and everything is laying flat now. This seemed to fix the problem as I can't recreate the slant anymore. Thanks for the tips!
By the way, the actual button looked to be centered just fine.
Who has button top batteries in stock in the US? I usually buy from liionwholesale but they are out of stock on a bunch of them. Not sure who else to trust for authentic cells.
- Locator led works when the light is off, to locator the switch button in the night.
- Battery level indicator works with 3 clicks and indicates the voltage of the batteries with flashes of the XP-L leds or switch leds when the battery indicator is on. Example: flash 3 times and then 6 times to indicate 3.6V.
- Indicator led option is for turn on previous actions for the switch leds or turn off completely so the switch it never lights up.