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

Unfortunately for us guys who can’t do reflows, there still doesn’t seem to be an affordable way to have a CW Q8.

Led4power does have reflow service but it requires him to have the correct emitters in stock, but atm he only has 4000K Luxeon V’s and an IR Oslon. No cool white leds.

That’s what I meant.

I’d need to buy all the parts and ship it off to get refowed and it might end up doubling the cost of the light.

I wish Thorfire would just offer some tint choices.

Yeah. Just offering the Q8 MCPCB would be a huge boon.

I asked Miranda for a spare MCPCB, and they said they don’t offer it separately.

Just a heads up

You now can purchase the lighted switch assembly here:

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/BLF-Q8-lighted-switch-assembly/2933049_32879434650.html?spm=2114.12010612.0.0.717a1196qStzOF

Good info……. :+1:

Good job Alex, well arranged! :+1:

Express your interest here:

Suggestion: led4-power could open up a dedicated thread for his Q8 parts, it’s all spread out on various threads at the moment, so difficult to follow. Well worth the effort though.

I’m the one responsible for that post so he is already counting me. In the end I decided it doesn’t make financial sense to try and change the color myself. I don’t really need the Q8, but if they do produce it in a cool white color I’ll probably get it then.

New member and Q8 owner here, just wanted to take a minute and thank Lazy-R-us for posting his checklist for new Q8 owners. Thank you!

Quick question, did you find any of the faults listed on the list?

Hope they’re mostly fixed.

I’m waiting for my Q8 to get here so just trying to find out what to expect.

Thanks!

Joey Adams…… If you are still alive & well and happen to see this, check your PM’s please sir. :wink:

I hope all is well with you & yours……. :slight_smile:

Don’t pull a ’disappearing act’ without at least letting us know…… :smiley: :smiley: :+1:

None, everything I checked was perfect! However, I’m still waiting on batteries and have only been able to power up with two Thorfire 18650s so far. So there’s still room for something to go wrong haha, but anyway my Q8 didn’t have so much as a burr anywhere.

Thanks for the reply, can’t wait till I get mine. :+1:

Is there a way to order a new lense for my Q8? It is broken from 1.5 meter fall.

It is not listed but you can ask for it on the Sofirn aliexpress website, they will probably sell it.

And kaidomain has one that fits too, supposedly the AR coating is better than the stock Q8: http://kaidomain.com/p/S027343.55mm-x-3mm-Multi-Layer-AR-Coated-Lens

Thanks djozz for the link.

+1 thanks for the link, ordered! :smiley: :beer:

Yep. The Kaidomain AR lens is better, giving up to 7-8% more brightness and making less tint shift for some reason, and when looking at the sides, there is such a cool blue effect on the lens.

Downside? The tint goes from 4790k to about 4930k, making it slightly cooler to the eyes.

Also, here is the link for the lens without an AR coating if you don’t like it:

https://fasttech.com/products/1606/10001022/3944404-55mm-glass-lens-for-led-flashlights-diy