Led4power does have reflow service but it requires him to have the correct emitters in stock, but atm he only has 4000K Luxeon Vās and an IR Oslon. No cool white leds.
Thatās what I meant.
Iād 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 donāt offer it separately.
Just a heads up
You now can purchase the lighted switch assembly here:
Good infoā¦ā¦. :+1:
Good job Alex, well arranged! :+1:
Unfortunately for us guys who canāt do reflows, there still doesnāt seem to be an affordable way to have a CW Q8.
Express your interest here:
Some BLF members would like to have BLF Q8 PCB with soldered cold white 6500K Luxeon V LEDs, I'd like to know how many people would be interested, if there is 40pcs+ interest, price would be the same (19,97ā¬ soldered), if there is 20pcs+ interest, price would be 21,97ā¬ soldered. Please express your interest.
Suggestion: led4-power could open up a dedicated thread for his Q8 parts, itās all spread out on various threads at the moment, so difficult to follow. Well worth the effort though.
JasonWW:Unfortunately for us guys who canāt do reflows, there still doesnāt seem to be an affordable way to have a CW Q8.
Express your interest here:
"Group Buy" Interest: Q8 MCPCB for Luxeon V/SST40/XML/XHP50 Emitters - #163 by led4power
Suggestion: led4-power could open up a dedicated thread for his Q8 parts, itās all spread out on various threads at the moment, so difficult to follow. Well worth the effort though.
Iām the one responsible for that post so he is already counting me. In the end I decided it doesnāt make financial sense to try and change the color myself. I donāt really need the Q8, but if they do produce it in a cool white color Iāll 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!
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 theyāre mostly fixed.
Iām waiting for my Q8 to get here so just trying to find out what to expect.
Thanks!
Joey Adamsā¦ā¦ If you are still alive & well and happen to see this, check your PMās please sir.
I hope all is well with you & yoursā¦ā¦.
Donāt pull a ādisappearing actā without at least letting us knowā¦ā¦ :+1:
Quick question, did you find any of the faults listed on the list?
Hope theyāre mostly fixed.
Iām waiting for my Q8 to get here so just trying to find out what to expect.
Thanks!
None, everything I checked was perfect! However, Iām still waiting on batteries and have only been able to power up with two Thorfire 18650s so far. So thereās still room for something to go wrong haha, but anyway my Q8 didnāt have so much as a burr anywhere.
flashycali:Quick question, did you find any of the faults listed on the list?
Hope theyāre mostly fixed.
Iām waiting for my Q8 to get here so just trying to find out what to expect.
Thanks!
None, everything I checked was perfect! However, Iām still waiting on batteries and have only been able to power up with two Thorfire 18650s so far. So thereās still room for something to go wrong haha, but anyway my Q8 didnāt have so much as a burr anywhere.
Thanks for the reply, canāt 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.
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!
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 donāt like it:
https://fasttech.com/products/1606/10001022/3944404-55mm-glass-lens-for-led-flashlights-diy
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.
Good info, thank you. :+1:
No ādownsideā in my bookā¦ only a positive.