Code now public! BLF A6 FET+7135 Light. Short 18350 tubes and Unanodized Lights Available

[HighCaliber]

Just ordered 2, 1x 1A and 1x 3D. Thanks to all who put this together and allowing me to give in to my new addiction.

[vas]

I am very late to this party. I’d be interested in 2 x NW please.

[B42]

@HighCaliber

Just ordered 2, 1x 1A and 1x 3D. Thanks to all who put this together and allowing me to give in to my new addiction.

Good choice, even leaving space to realize you really like neutral and maybe even warm better, then buy other lights! After all, its a requirement here in the Northwest for half the year to have a good light, and hopefully a handwarmer good light to keep you warm in the rain while you walk.

[moshow9]

I am in for one in 5A.

[keengeorge]

@bugsy36

George :)

You know better than to ask that question :). Fritz gets a pass :)

Fritz - The driver is not available separately because I have no intention on competing with RMM. Wight and Richard are friends and if Richard strikes a deal with Banggood for drivers that is solely up to them to decide. Even for Richard to do that it would require an investment on his part that would require more than a $2 return. This driver cannot sell for $5 like the 105c that many people here expect unless one were to buy the components themselves plus build and flash themselves and even at that it would take a serious purchase quantity of components to get there :)

Yes, I do &/or should know better.

But I am certain that once we all have used the BLF A6 with Wight's FET+1 driver combined with TK's firmware...,

..then Many of us will want that combination in our future lights...,

...& Many will even start modding our old lights to have the same driver+firmware.

It's a Good day reason to start modding.

And where there is demand, supply almost certainly follows.

The only question is what quality will they supply.

Best Regards,

George

[ToyKeeper]

Hi! Anyone who wants a bare aluminum silver-colored light should sign up in the interest thread:

Bare BLF A6 Interest List (coupon now public)

Update 2016-01-07: The coupon expired again and was extended again. Same coupon code as before. Update 2015-11-01: The coupon expired, but a new coupon is available: 8d7e0d ($27) That’s a zero, not a capital oh; copy-and-paste is recommended when entering the code. Update 2015-09-29: My order came in; pics are at the bottom of this post. Update 2015-09-28: I got a green light from Banggood to keep sending coupon codes even though we’re over 100 units. It looks like they can produce more o…

Neal asked me to put together an interest list so he will know how many to make.

Bugsy, could you also mention this in the OP here?

[myhken]

Then finally 3D is in stock (the first 500), so people that have ordered their 3D will see shipment today I think.
Hope BangGood has spared/reserved the 5A so the order actually goes out, and that we don’t have to wait two more weeks before getting the 5A that they are out of stock now, and not expected before 1.September.

I have an order in for 1x 1A - 2x 3D and 1 x 5A made one to two hours after the code was released. So I really hope they send it today.

[lionheart_2281]

Just ordered mine, 1A (CW) and 3D (cool NW)

Almost ordered a 5A but the warmer tints don’t really do it for me

[realista]

maybe 5A tint is capable to output more lumens from the led ?

[southland]

@realista

maybe 5A tint is capable to output more lumens from the led ?

Just the opposite, cooler tints produce more lumens.

[Alexey602]

which switch is installed into a flashlight? It will not break on the current of 5+ amperes?

[WolfiCZ]

fantastic flashlight,
I ordered with LED 5000°K and I look forward to testing. 8)
Thanks to all who participated in the development

[gregor]

I ordered 1A yesterday and today I got email that it was dispatched

[gregor]

@mfruit

@gregor

@plumrt

@gregor

Hello

Please be so kind and tell me what is the difference between 3D, 1A, 5A

Thank you

3d=sunlight
1a=whiter than sunlight
5a=yellower than sunlight(but not as yellow as home incandescent lights)

Thank you for your answer.
And what is the best to choose?

Is 1A = cool white and 5A = warm white?
What about 3D, is this new tint?

Sorry for these newbie questions. :bigsmile:

Thank you

ToyKeeper has some posts related to tints.

Code now public! BLF A6 FET+7135 Light. Short 18350 tubes and Unanodized Lights Available

Code now public! BLF A6 FET+7135 Light. Short 18350 tubes and Unanodized Lights Available

Excellent, thank you very much. :bigsmile:

[cloggy]

Thanks bugsy- order accepted.

[keithd]

Huh, ordered a 1A and 3D, both are showing as in stock, but mine’s been processing since the 14th. Didn’t order a 5D.

I will say that the LuckySun D80 GB really needs this light’s driver, the stock UI is screwy.

edit - just saw that the 3D just came back in stock, so hopefully ships soon! (kinda excited, can’t ya tell?)

[ReManG]

@scout24

Thank you to Keepingitlight for the link and info! Ok, got my attention. Flashaholic from CPF, quite interested. You folks.are doing some cool.stuff over here! Please add me to the interesred list, neutral white please. What’s my next step???

Loved your 5mm light torture test on the other forum, hope to see some more good stuff like that over here! Welcome!

[zelee]

Yeah mine is shipped today

[mattlward]

Do you know if these drivers will become a purchasable item?

[bugsy36]

@keengeorge

@bugsy36

George :)

You know better than to ask that question :). Fritz gets a pass :)

Fritz - The driver is not available separately because I have no intention on competing with RMM. Wight and Richard are friends and if Richard strikes a deal with Banggood for drivers that is solely up to them to decide. Even for Richard to do that it would require an investment on his part that would require more than a $2 return. This driver cannot sell for $5 like the 105c that many people here expect unless one were to buy the components themselves plus build and flash themselves and even at that it would take a serious purchase quantity of components to get there :)

Yes, I do &/or should know better.

But I am certain that once we all have used the BLF A6 with Wight's FET+1 driver combined with TK's firmware...,

..then Many of us will want that combination in our future lights...,

...& Many will even start modding our old lights to have the same driver+firmware.

It's a Good day reason to start modding.

And where there is demand, supply almost certainly follows.

The only question is what quality will they supply.

Best Regards,

George

George :) 100% correct on all points except where you mention the supply and demand. I think that everybody that wants these drivers need to learn to build the driver themselves if they are that concerned about the literally few dollars that Richard makes. Pre-programmed MCU's can be ordered from Richard at a very cheap price.

Everybody assumes that everything is cheaper in China than any place else. That is simply not true. We tried getting the driver made with their equivalent components and they are far from equivalent. In the end that was not possible and "our" components are more expensive. Short story....This driver cannot be made cheaply and to achieve a decent but still expensive price you are looking at a minimum order quantity of 1000. Who is going to front that? ....And please do not say that while they are making them "give me an extra 100" because there is not enough money there for anybody.

If anybody wants this driver the choices are....

1. Learn to make them...not that hard
2. Find someone here that makes them....again not that hard
3. Order from Richard and stop being insultingly cheap because he adds $5 for his trouble

It has been covered extensively and as far as I am concerned the case is closed