BLF name is starting to be a brand. Certainly the q8 has put on the map. Usually, the objective is more…more …more lumens on a budget. After all, as the pilgrims use to say….with great lumens comes great power.
Here is something different. Can we come up with and ask a manufacturer to make….
1….single led.
2…above 1000 lumen
3…simple interface. 4 step plus flashing.
4…4 aa cell
5….USB RECHARGEABLE. (everybody has home and car usb recharging capability.) EDIT: removable tail cap to get access to charge port so as to ventilate the batteries while charging.
6……single red flashing led on tail cap. (so one can put it behind the car in an emergency Forward it lights the car, behind it, a red flashing led to get attention)
7…size of a tn4a or sf11 or sp36. Must be able to fit in door pockets or glove compartments.
Of course, the b in blf is budget so the target price is $40…or less.
8…total shut off circuit. These lights will be forgotten so it makes no sense to draw any power.
9……EDIT…magnetic tail to hold the flashlight on steel surfaces.
For any manufacturer, this has potential for massive volume. Unlike li-ion which is not suitable for the role nor easily accepted outside our entusiast community. From Amazon to Home Despot to Costco, this is a slightly up market cost light that is superior to the Coast type of lights carried by the box stores.
What say you? Good idea or waste of time? Of course other then concept, i don’t know how else to get this going.