The group buy was at $39.99, we got a code to use on Amazon to bring the price down. If ordering from AliExpress we were to put a note in the check-out page listing that we are a BLF member and our member name, wait for them to adjust the price, then finalize the order.
Edit: I think we bought up the available lights really quickly.
Haha. I can only dream about modding like you do. Right now, the biggest thing I've done is solder a replacement driver in my L6, but this Winter I will be reading many posts and will finally start to build something nice for myself. I have to start small and build on it all.
It was a PM reply to the code PM. I asked how long it would be good for (I had to wait until my next paycheck…). Was told End of October. The code still works, but the priced jumped by $20. Doh! ah well, can win em all I guess.
I am loving this Sofirn Q8!! I like the tint even better than the BLF Q8.
The fit & finish are about as close to perfect as it can be. Thanks Sofirn…. Great job!!
Yesterday I received my Q8. I love that light and only complain I have is that I can’t unscrew steel bezel and tail cap. While I don’t care about the tail cap, I want to change the LEDs at some point.
Luckily this didn’t stopped me from flashing Anduril firmware on it. This is my first light with Anduril and I really like it. Everything seems to work fine, even switch light. Except battery indicator which isn’t accurate. When I put batteries which currently provide 3.8V and check battery voltage from Q8, the light blinks 4 times for 4.0 volts. Did I messed something when flashed it?
I used ToyKeeper’s hex from 09/30.
Modded my second Q8 again, this time with an emitter swap using LED4Power’s dual footprint boards. With sliced SST-40’s on it and the openings in the reflector reamed out so the reflector sits down onto the board, it makes 8349 lumens on the 30Q’s. The lowest level is 0.1035 lumens. Forward Voltage is low enough that Candlelight in Anduril isn’t smooth all the way down at the base level, but works fine with a tiny bump up.