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

[DB_Custom (Dale)]

Maybe…… the 30Q, 35A, HE-4 or HE-2 are the most likely candidates for maximum output. Each light is somewhat independent, those 4 cells are all very close to each other at the top end.

The 30Q holds the edge by being able to be a top performer AND have higher capacity.

[Jubeldum]

@bugsy36

We are waiting for more people to get their lights but in the next day or so there will be a thread posted for a video review contest. The video can be of anything that shows the A6 in operation. There will be four prizes (courtesy of Banggood)

First Prize: Kronos SS/Cu X6/K6 set

Second Prize: Kronos AL X6/K6 set

Third Prize: BLF A6

Fourth Prize: A TK UI T-shirt (yes it is being worked on :laughing:

Speaking of the shirt….someone came up with something to put on the back of a UI shirt but I do not remember what it was. Can anybody help, please?

Also for that have received the BLF A6, keep in mind that it is the exact same driver and UI going in Kronos’ group buy. Just imagine what those lights are going to be able to do

Fourth prize might cost more than the other three because some of us require more fabric for the shirt.

[chuckhov]

Nice, but the guy’s got no Love Handles. - That’s a Fail.

I have a Very “tapered’ shape!
-Chuck

[ToyKeeper]

@saypat

Biking flasher is interesting, pretty low lumens, could it be higher?

The bike flasher should be doing about 150 lumens with short pulses at about 1400 lumens. This aligns nicely with the two power channels, and is about as bright as I can go without making other people on the road angry. However, different people have very different preferences so it will be too bright for some and too dim for others. I know people who think 20 lumens is just fine, and have heard from others who insist on at least 2000. That’s bright enough to be illegal where I live.

If it’s the wrong level, you can also use the regular modes for biking. And perhaps on future lights it might be adjustable.

[Joat]

You could also re flash it to a level you like, the programmer and cable can be had for under $20, ToyKeepers code is available and easy to tweak.

[Halo]

@bugsy36

Speaking of the shirt….someone came up with something to put on the back of a UI shirt but I do not remember what it was. Can anybody help, please?

Are you thinking of the girlfriend approved shirt??

I vote 100,000+ for that.

Can we get a small “girlfriend-approved” at the bottom of the back?

Sold out! - GBGB: BLF-348 - Classy and Small 1xAAA Stainless Steel light, with Nichia NVSW219B-V1 R9050 post #90 and 91

@ToyKeeper

@djozz

Here you go:

LOL, I’ll never be able to remember all that.

@ToyKeeper

On a side note, I showed the A6 shirt and BLF-348 shirt to my partner. She wanted me to tell you that, if you put one on the front and one on the back, it’s officially “girlfriend-approved”.

But she’s also a bit more of a geek than most.

Any rough idea of the price of the shirt? Can’t believe I’m thinking of going for one!

[Gunga]

I’d buy a shirt. Rocks

[realista]

samsung INR18650 25r is this battery comparable or equal to samsung 30Q for performances at high?

[finges]

The 30Q is its successor. So the 30Q should be even a bit better.

[M4D_M4X]

@bugsy36

We are waiting for more people to get their lights but in the next day or so there will be a thread posted for a video review contest. The video can be of anything that shows the A6 in operation. There will be four prizes (courtesy of Banggood)

First Prize: Kronos SS/Cu X6/K6 set

Second Prize: Kronos AL X6/K6 set

Third Prize: BLF A6

Fourth Prize: A TK UI T-shirt (yes it is being worked on :laughing:

Speaking of the shirt….someone came up with something to put on the back of a UI shirt but I do not remember what it was. Can anybody help, please?

Also for that have received the BLF A6, keep in mind that it is the exact same driver and UI going in Kronos’ group buy. Just imagine what those lights are going to be able to do

BLF Designed Budget Thrower GB Question

I feel very lucky to be a part of the BLF Manker A6 GB that Bugsy36, et all have produced, and want to thank them for all the effort that went into making that light happen. I am new to collecting flashlights and I am now in the mood for a budget thrower like the Courui D01. Before I buy one, I thought I might ask if it would be possible for BLF to again work magic and develop a light with our specs, driver, etc and create a budget big head thrower? If so, I would totally wait while something li…

“BLF is you.
Start a thread and make it happen.”

[cabfrank]

@bugsy36

We are waiting for more people to get their lights but in the next day or so there will be a thread posted for a video review contest. The video can be of anything that shows the A6 in operation. There will be four prizes (courtesy of Banggood)

First Prize: Kronos SS/Cu X6/K6 set

Second Prize: Kronos AL X6/K6 set

Third Prize: BLF A6

Fourth Prize: A TK UI T-shirt (yes it is being worked on :laughing:

Speaking of the shirt….someone came up with something to put on the back of a UI shirt but I do not remember what it was. Can anybody help, please?

Also for that have received the BLF A6, keep in mind that it is the exact same driver and UI going in Kronos’ group buy. Just imagine what those lights are going to be able to do

Won’t those lights do the same, except with more throw?

[djozz]

@ToyKeeper

• The copper MCPCB has a very light blue finish instead of red, and is branded with “BLF” and “ALEXWELLS”.

LOL! little did wight know that his name would expand to ledboards as well, and soon it will be all over all kinds of chinese flashlight clones as a proof of quality. :bigsmile:

(he might actually be worried about this)

[djozz]

@bugsy36

We are waiting for more people to get their lights but in the next day or so there will be a thread posted for a video review contest. The video can be of anything that shows the A6 in operation. There will be four prizes (courtesy of Banggood)

First Prize: Kronos SS/Cu X6/K6 set

Second Prize: Kronos AL X6/K6 set

Third Prize: BLF A6

Fourth Prize: A TK UI T-shirt (yes it is being worked on :))

Speaking of the shirt....someone came up with something to put on the back of a UI shirt but I do not remember what it was. Can anybody help, please?

Also for that have received the BLF A6, keep in mind that it is the exact same driver and UI going in Kronos' group buy. Just imagine what those lights are going to be able to do :)

Nice competition! (but I'm scared of video camera's :sad: ) But it will be fun to watch the entries :-) .

And jay, thanks bugsy for the T-shirt effort, I'll be in!

[will34]

@djozz

@ToyKeeper

* The copper MCPCB has a very light blue finish instead of red, and is branded with “BLF” and “ALEXWELLS”.

LOL! little did wight know that his name would expand to ledboards as well, and soon it will be all over all kinds of chinese flashlight clones as a proof of quality. :bigsmile:

(he might actually be worried about this)

Next thing you know…

“ALEXWELLS Style Direct Copper Thermal Ultra Bright CREE XP-L LED C8 Flashlight”

Datasheet and all…

[Trevi_lux]

Received today, Niceeeee!
I think I need one unit more…

[Trevi_lux]

about tint 5A of my unit:

with battery Panasonic NCR18650B

[finges]

left tint looks better

[Melven]

I ran one of my lights on turbo then allowed it to step down to high, tail standing for approximately 10 mins. The light was toasty, but not too hot to hold. I noticed that the driver worked fine in forward mode, but would not reverse. No matter how long I tapped it off, the only way to change the output of the light was to short tap forward to the next mode. Once the light cooled down a little, it would again reverse with a medium tap.

I also have found that programming mode groups, or mode memory is a little more exacting than I expected. After the two flashes I have to turn it off very quickly to get it to change modes. If I wait a little after the two flashes, but before the next two flashes to turn it off, the modes do not change.

Regardless of these two behaviors, I love this driver and the UI! It is far superior to anything else I have used.

[finges]

You need to turn it off between the two flashes to toggle that option.

[Ricflair]

Well when I saw the beginnings of this last year. I knew it was going to be something special. That could be a pun, it could be reality. I have to say to all of those involved in bringing this little beast to life, THANK YOU! You folks did a wonderful job. I don’t know of a light for this price that has this much thought, planning, testing and talk involved in its creation. I can tell you this, it shows. Even the box screams awesome.
Once you open the box, the first thing you notice is some killer knurling on a budget light. I mean wow! It feels like it would velcro to your fingers!
I have yet begun to really play with all the features. I wanted to see what it was like in its stock config out of the box. What would the average person who grabbed the light and slammed a battery in it think? So thats what I did. Then, when I got done, I can happily report to you: THIS LIGHT IS THE BEST VALUE IN LIGHTS EVER CREATED TO THIS POINT!
It feels solid, the rear click is firm and feels great! The aluminum feels very solid. The light output is super impressive! I would have no problem putting the fit and quality of this light up against lights that sell for three times as much.
I like the UI with the reverse feature. This is almost ingenious. You can go from Moon mode to Turbo just by doing the reverse trick. No need to cycle through the modes. Mode spacing is flawless to me. I usually hate lights with tons of modes. However, the UI on this jewel solves that. I may actually leave it in the stock UI config. That would be a first for me! lol

Anyways, to all those involved in this process, you folks did a spectacular job! Thank you!