Sofirn Q8 group buy (gb closed, but try PM to Sofirn for discount)

It happened about 2 years ago. I worked as a paramedic then. I don’t know the law in USA. Parents claimed it was an accident. In my country I can’t realise that a court could be so strict to leave the child without parents after this. Parents have the punishment to the end of their life… Probably they got a suspended sentence and the life went on.

@Quad-XXX, what are the details of the story? I would love to know about it.

I would like to know which charger was it, what battery was it, was it shorted accidentally inside of the charger, etc.

A lithium ion cell does not explode unless it’s in complete meltdown and it does NOT have vent holes. Some counterfeit cells do not include these safeties, so it could be the reason.

@Quad-XXX, when I stated above that this type of reasoning is not productive in the discussion, I was not aware that you were actually there with the incident. It makes more sense to me now that you used it in the discussion. :+1:

Let’s not encourage off-topic fear-mongering. At least not in this thread. It tends to have unfortunate effects on humans, and there are other threads where it may be more relevant.

Quad-XXX, the Q8 has no built-in charging because most people didn’t want it, and they have valid reasons for their preference. If someone wants a version with charging badly enough, they are free to start a new project and a new thread for it, but painting gory pictures here is not a productive way to make that happen.

Safety is important for high-power devices like li-ion cells. People should only use quality cells and quality chargers, with someone around, to reduce risk of fires or injuries. Cheap cells and cheap chargers are known to be dangerous, especially if left unattended.

@BlueSwordM Do you know the difference between a paramedic and a policeman? All I remember was an ice, searching the ice, shouting the ice, punching all neighbours’ door and calling more ice. One hour later I had to be in the another place.

@djozz No problem. Everything is fine.

@ToyKeeper True. True. So true…

Just wanted to let everyone know my Q8 XPL-HI came in today. Pretty awesome. I may buy another from Amazon when they arrive. I would think that will happen pretty soon if mine has made it in. Thank you djozz and Sofirn (Barry).

@Toykepper, I understand.

@Quad-XXX, same thing. Sorry. I’m just a bit too curious sometimes :weary:

I don’t really think the Q8 needs onboard charging though.

This is the design.

But finally we decided to remove the flats since many BLFers don’t like it.

We are going to use NarsilM V1.2 firmware. Thanks @Toykeeper for help!

Sofirn Q8 to USA was delivered on 17th, but it takes about 7 days to be available. :person_facepalming: Hope amazon will make it quicker.

Hope people there recovered from the hurricane soon.

Looks Good :slight_smile:

Digging that SP36. Put me down for a few of those. :smiley: Hope Amazon US gets those when they are available.

Interested US

Looks good. I must be the only one who actually likes the flat. I'll buy the SF36 with the battery tube with the flat sides if you can sell it to me when it becomes available?

I think the flats look good too.

Edit: This is not something I have a strong preference about. It makes no real difference to me.

LOL, I told Barry that many people do not like the flat bits.
(I even like the old SD10 battery styling best: fully round with plain knurling, no stripes)

The flat for me too.

No flats for me.

Only a poll could settle what the majority likes, and even then the minority will not accept to be dictated by the majority :smiley:

I prefer no flats, but that adds a little weight.

The SP36 looks great. A slimmed-down version of the Q8 !

I’m indifferent about flats or no flats. I’m sure to buy a couple.