Thanks very much! Frontpage’d and Sticky’d.
Anyone post what the run time was and with which battery?
Thanks
Tony
I've been trying to use mine more, and the lack of a lanyard is really starting to bother me.
Waiting for mine….30 days…I hope it arrives soon!
Got it!!! Only problem was it was marked CW on the box and the tint looks cool…
Rey asked me if the light itself as CW or NW….How would I tell from looking at the light itself….?
Thanks
Tony
You will not find anything on it, which tells you CW or NW. Can you compare it with another flashligt of your own, which is CW or NW? If not, make a picture of a beamshot (white wall would be great) and post it.
I will say its a whole lot whiter than my SC600W…A whole lot.
I had a NW P32UE for a while and while it was a tad whiter than the SC600w, I would have called that neutral….
This one I would have a hard time accepting as neutral…that and the box had CW written on it….
No matter, I am not putting the guy through a return or whatever the solution is, I’ll end up selling it and the One 26650 cell I own.
Tony
Rey just emailed that he didnt have enough boxes and that I got an NW in a CW box…
Bad luck buddy, all ran out.
Ric/Vivian said there was no more NW, and I said that CW was totally fine.
And then I got NW, lol.
hard for me to tell which I got…I just feels its more cool than neutral
It’ll be up for sale…
for how much?
I posted in the for sale thread…basically what i have into it, plus a cheap IMR tossed in
What kind of tailcap readings are people getting on the BLF A8 (or the BLF A8 driver if you bought those)? I'm seeing differing numbers and am curious what to expect out of my unused BLF A8 driver. _the_ reported up to 3.85A in his review sample. CD reports only 2.74A in the O.P.
Thanks,
Garry
Just measured mine, it maxes out at 2.3A @ 4.17V with a freshly charged unprotected KingKong 26650.
Might be a black sheep, but I'm still quite happy.
Hmm . . . thanks for checking yours. I think I'm just going to have to check mine. I also suspect each driver could vary, so just because my A8 reads one value, doesn't mean my drivers will read the same.
-Garry
Mine was also 2.2-2.3a if I remember right. It was lower than I was expecting I know that much. I’ll check mine again tonight when I get home
It depends on the battery/batteryvoltage as it is direct drive through a fet on high.
Mine is about 3A with fresh charged batteries(soshine 26650) with batteries at 4V I get 2.7A below its rapidly decreasing current.
I have a spare driver laying around too but found no home for him yet.
The fenix diffuser fits after some grinding and makes it a really nice lantern with awesome runtimes on low.
Ok, I got my new meter today (which needs to go back for an exchange due to a loose GND jack) and so I checked my BLF A8 with a freshly charged TF Flame 26650:
High-2.61A
Med-0.83A
Low-0.033A
Moon-0.004A
These numbers aren't too bad. I hope my extra drivers are at least this high.
-Garry
The night is still young.
This is an interesting looking light, might be fun to play with and maybe mod… Anyone looking to part with one?
Matt
Not looking to part with mine.
Actually I’ve been using my A8 BLF more and more recently. The 26650 format is a little too chunky for pocket carry. But around the house or in a coat it works very well.
The longer runtime of the 26650 is also massively noticeable over newer high amp 18650 lights.
My only real complaint with the A8 after all this time and it’s a minor one, if a slightly untidy beam around the edges and a smallish overall spill beam area.
But it is arguably the ‘best’ BLF light thus far with no real vices or major negatives that I’ve encountered.