*BLF LT1 Lantern Project) (updated Nov,17,2020)

Hi Everyone! I have been absent lately due to many things, especially the last couple months with packing things, down-sizing, ans selling my house. I have a closing date for Oct 15th, and will be moving east to Newfoundland at that time. After i get moved, re-settled in a new place i will returning to here a lot more to continue the LT1 and LT1 Mini Projects. In the mean time, for the next couple months i will be living off-grid in my 23 foot RV trailer, and will create some new offgrid living experience videos. :smiley: - Dennis

Sounds like back on track, literally! :+1: Looking forward to the video’s.

Newfoundland? Just up the coast a ways... Okay, a long ways. I thought Maine was a trek, but look'n at the map, looks like Maine is 1/4 the way to Newfoundland!

The LT1 is cool, but too cool. You'll need a Q8 with quad XHP50.2's to keep you warm

You’ll need one of these coats.

Good lux for your move to Newfoundland, Dennis! We will be waiting patiently for your return to BLF. Make sure your RV or your new house will always be tied up against those raging ice storms. :-D

Like a Q8 mini furnace!

I live in a van and the LT1 is my most used light. It’s perfect for my needs.

Although, I will upgrade when the 1 x 4680 LT version is released.

Just saw this thread and couldn’t resist. Sofirn just happens to have this onsale, and I have a 10% off coupon. Bingo. Maybe no more gas lanterns for me, too.

You won’t regret it, welcome to the show. :beer:

don't think I ever received my code for the LT1 but that's fine. Any chance one day to possibly program a LVP shutdown at our own selected voltage? I usually don't like to run my batteries below 3.6V and if the lantern had a feature to allow us to adjust this, would be nice. This way if we had it on at night and fell asleep, we could care less what happens as it drains down.

That day could be today, because the lantern has a feature to allow people to adjust that: It’s open-source.

Programming the LVP level only requires changing one line:

#define VOLTAGE_LOW 36

Wow, nice, thanks ToyKeeper! Can you suggest a free linux or window editor and compiler for Anduril?

If you click either of the first two links in my signature, then look at the README file, it has info about getting started. Some of the info in the readme might be a little old though, need to update it, so it may also be helpful to try the steps listed in this post.

Thanks for the update, Den, and good luck with your move! :+1:

I’m looking forward to your offgrid videos. Will you be set up in one spot for a couple months, or moving around occasionally?

I will be in one spot for a couple of months likely.

:+1: Den, all our best to you

Ok, will do thanks for helping me out!

Just a heads up. I was changing the batteries instead of charging. After opening the light several times the junction between light and tube got dirty and the light developed a flicker and surging. I cleaned it and put nygel on threads. Seems to work ok now.

Would that dielectric spark plug grease be a better choice to keep bare aluminum from oxidizing?

hmm, don’t know anything about spark plug grease, but I do know the aluminum will oxidize over time. But my experience is its typically months, not weeks. Generally a simple wipe with a napkin, handkerchief, etc cleans that off.

Has it gone on sale in orange?