BLF Kronos X6/X5 GB - Group Buy now closed.

LOL, the post was entirely written for humor. Integrating milk carton sounds sillier than integrating tube. :slight_smile:

In any case, my milk carton lacks baffles. I really should build a proper sphere sometime.

These holsters fit the lights really snugly.
It doesn’t protect them that well, since they’re left a bit exposed, but they function just fine to carry the lights around. They’re thick and feel very durable. There’s a belt loop, and a separate loop that attaches with velcro.

Left: Sunwayman Thickened Nylon Flashlight Holster (Large Size)

Right: Sunwayman Thickened Nylon Flashlight Holster (Medium Size)

You probably need to calibrate or disable the thermal regulation, because it’s stepping down at room temperature. It’s config mode item 7. Either leave it on until you think it’s too hot, or… since it’s the X5 it probably doesn’t need thermal regulation at all. You can disable that feature by turning it off during the first second of the calibration mode.

I got the thermal regulation calibrated very carefully… then tried it on a different driver, and it stepped down at room temperature. So, basically, the variation between individual units (attiny25V chips) is large enough that any factory calibration is likely to be wrong. People will need to calibrate it themselves.

My Al set just showed up yesterday. These are really nice, and the size and finish is perfect. I’m very happy I decided to do this GB :bigsmile:. Just the X5 alone has me now considering buying a 2nd set of the Al.

The clip on my X5 is the same as others, too narrow of an opening beneath the bend to go all the way down in a jean pocket. No big deal to me since I’ve never used a clip so far, but I’ll still be watching in case someone has a decent fix for this sometime. I hadn’t really realized how small these lights were, especially the X5. Definitely a tiny monster. Now if only my batteries would arrive so I can fire them up. Not so patiently waiting……

Yup, low voltage OR high temperature.

Fortunately, it’s easy to tell the difference. If it steps down and then stabilizes at a low level, it thinks it’s too hot (and can be easily re-calibrated or disabled via config mode).

If it steps down and turns off, it thinks the voltage is too low.

Also, the LVP step-down uses bigger steps than the thermal step-down. But that can be hard to see.

No. The A6 step-down actually simulates a button press and bumps it back to the previous mode… The X6v2 / bistro UI steps down (and up) in much smaller levels which are totally independent of the levels configured in the mode group, so it doesn’t try to update the mode index while this is happening.

The reasons for this are:

  • If it changed the mode index, it would no longer be able to step back up after the temperature drops.
  • Making the mode index track the thermal regulation would require enough extra room that it would have to drop some other feature(s).

So, if you want to make it go back up to maximum (or just stay at maximum), you’ll need to either do a med-press+short-press to go down and back up, or … disable thermal regulation. You can always regulate it manually.

I fully expect that a lot of people will disable thermal regulation. It’s mostly there as a safety margin for folks who don’t know enough to regulate the temperature themselves (or if you really want to run it unattended on turbo). Unlike the A6, these lights are very unlikely to cook themselves. The heat sink is too big for that to happen easily.

I am enjoying reading everyone’s posts. The excitement of it all is really fun to witness. I remember when my set came in, and all the other samples! This is such a fun hobby, and I am glad you guys ‘get it’ :slight_smile:

A lot of people have been thanking me, and I appreciate it…I really do! But you need to know something. The heavy lifting was done by the rest of team Kronos. There is just no way I could have done anything remotely this cool without TK, Dale, Jmac, Bugsy36, Neal, BangGood and Manker!

These GBs take a lot to pull off. The behind the scene challenges and stresses would have done me in a long time ago were it not for these awesome, passionate people. I’m so blessed and have all kinds of fun putting the pieces together and watching such a fantastic project come to fruition. Thanks also goes out to Pdog, wight, ReManG, Sully and countless other BLF members and buyers that helped us make something truly special.

krono

Just wanted to post what mine will look like

Wow. Alright…WOW. That is just incredible. I’m completely floored.

I HAVE to get this set now. There’s no option. I need to have TWO sets actually. LOL

When will the waitlist start getting codes?

How much time is left for the people that haven’t used their codes?

Thanks a lot for that excellent write up ToyKeeper. :slight_smile: I really appreciate the time you took to go into so much detail.

I wish I found out about BLF sooner.

Yeah, my SS/Cu set is out of limbo, unfortunately it’s now in Chicago so it’s a few more days before I’ll see it.

I’m surprised there are no comments on picture of my AL Kronos X6 shorty.

Thanks TK.

Dale got me going down that "what to do" path last night (this morning) and disabling the thermal regulation seemed to cure it. Your explanation now helps me to understand the "why it happens".

Just to clarify, are the only thermal options in config mode 7 "off" or "calibrate" rather than toggling between "off" and "on"? I think I'm understanding it correctly?

In any case, I can't overheat it or bother with setting a calibration point ATM until I get some better cells. As you say, it probably can't overheat anyway due to the thermal mass, copper construction and relatively low capacity of 14500s. I'm not planning on leaving it unattended on Turbo - I have lights better suited to that role.

Thanks once again to everyone for the work on this GB set but a special kudos to TK/Wight for the driver and UI in this and the A6. A great example of what can be done by talented and passionate people.

Mine was just left in the mailbox.

KuoH

did you even buy stocks shares gold or put your money in a bank and hoped for a return ??

I think the truth is really somewhere between your two viewpoints. Yes there will be another project just around the corner and the excitement of these lights will wane. But they’re clearly built to last, at least the hosts are, and finding solid stainless/solid copper hosts in larger sizes isn’t easy. So I can see these at least maintaining their value for a long time, even used-but-not-abused lights.

But to compare them to an investment in gold or stocks…. honestly that’s just silly. I hope you’ve got a better retirement plan than this.

Krono, Your pleasure & enjoyment probably does not come anywhere near the pleasure, excitement & enjoyment you are providing to us. Thank you very Very VERY Much.


And thank you very VERY Much to the entire Kronos team, namely Krono, TK, Dale, Jmac, Bugsy36, Neal, Pilotdog, Wight, ReManG, Sb/Sully (for BLF) , BangGood, and Manker.

Deeply Grateful,

George






I was trying to hold out… That looks cool, now I want a 14250 tube for the X5…

Thank you Sharpie, that is so well expressed. I admire your poise in writing this.

I got my Aluminum set today, incredible… Just hope these lights go stock for a while like the BLF A6/Astrolux S1

Well, I couldn’t seem to figure out how to get a larger image inserted into the post, so hopefully this method will suffice…

SS X6

SS X6 Box

SS/Cu X5/X6 Packaging

Cu X5

Al X5

Al X5

Okay so my number is 349
I do not have any of that number i have 330 for the copper and 334 for the stainless that was good work by BG lol if any one wants to swap let me know no rush i have to wait till i get paid to ship any ways!
I love the x6 who ever told me it isn’t much of thrower needs to get there eyes checked it easy out throws the convoy c8 and its even looking good against the BLFD80 but when saying that its not going to see the outside world much lol i think i will buy a alloy set when i get money.
still have not tried the X5 i am waiting for my 14500 to arrive!
i love this set they will get stored in some thing safe maybe i will make a perspex case for it so i can see them glowing use protected batteries so they do not run out and cause damage…

For my X6 I got #400 :)

i did not mean that. Not as an investment but he said its despicable to hope to keep value or get returns. most people who buy a car check what will be the resale value right ?? /

this lights made so solid and so easy to upgrade mod or else that you can use them for a long long time. and some see them as a collectors set and everyone who collects something is hope of appreciation not only monetary in a monetary way.

i read it as he said its despicable that so many people put their afford in this project and then some cvome and buy and hope for profit. if thats despicable never buy any stocks because thats exactly what you doing there putting money on others ideas and hope they been good.