If you can find me a cheap, reputable source of genuine button top 30Qs from USA, I would buy them, but I know of no such source. I can get 4 genuine flat tops for $22 shipped in ~3 days so I wouldn’t want to pay much more than that for button tops …
@The Miller: i should have two entries in the list… I asked for a second one not long ago.
Regarding the spring issue: a longer beefier spring will solve the low pressure on short cells but what about the smaller spring not making contact?
There is two roads: make the small spring larger as well, or just skip the small spring. We tend for the last at the moment because the output of the Q8 without small spring exceeds the goal already by quite a margin, and going even higher current would make the Q8 less and less efficient with even more heat to take care of.
I think #SpringGate has delayed the list updating, I joined in post #7636 so am not in the list yet, as the list was last updated as of post #7551, if your second entry was >#7551 it won’t be updated yet.
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extreme caution advised
Well, button tops are a bit more and buying from the US is also a bit more. Buying locally is a convenience and buying with button tops already applied (versus doing a solder blob yourself) is a convenience. Your convenience is someone else’s work, which they should get paid for, which is why that stuff costs more. So, just go ahead and buy those flat tops. There’s no shame in that! 
For everyone else in the US, there’s RobertB’s group buy @ $23.40 for four button top 30Q’s shipped.
Will check patmurris, indeed a list update is due, tonight
Salty goddess, now there is a sound
Yes since the output tests were with only the bigger spring (love how my phone suggests “spring” more often now ) making contact thus just one bigger then current should do it, Thorfire replied this is possible, yay
I see it's been posted many times that the LK 500 costs $20, but that's the "bare" version from GearBest. With a US plug, it's $26.50 (not in stock) at BG, and $27 at GB (only 7 left).
So, what does the bare charger come with? Does it only come with a car (12V) adapter?
Is there some discount deal I couldn't find?
Also on the batteries, I'll say it again, this is an outstanding deal - 4 VTC6 flat tops for $20 shipped to US: http://www.gearbest.com/batteries/pp_571930.html
I rcv'd 4 already, have 8 more on order. I'll gladly solder top them for this savings on an outstanding cell.
Tom,
I think part of it is the human mentality of “I found it for this great price on clearance and used all my points and bought it for half what it lists for, so that’s what it ‘normally’ sells for.”
But I did just find it on AliExpress on the liitokala Official Store
Just charger - $18
Charger with AC wall wart $21
Charger with wall wart and car adapter $22
Someone has to install the button tops, it doesn’t happen for free!. Anyway, there’s a US only GB here. Q8 Samsung 30Q button tops for USA - More in stock at GB price
Maybe that is it? If someone has unused power supplies laying around it makes sense I guess. But the average person who may be just getting into this probably does not.
Anyway, check out M4DM4X Tom. Some good codes there to.
FWIW, last week I read a post from someone who had a crappy experience with that particular AE store you mentioned L-R-u. I’ll find a link to it & post in a minute.
Edit: OK, I found the post. HERE is the link to the post. Then read down several more posts for a bit more info.
Valid? Not valid?? I have no idea…. 
It did seem to lack much real info……
But I’m just the messanger… decide on your own. 
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EDIT #2: Nevermind… it looks like it is a different store.
Tom, the Liitokala store on Ali sells them for a better price.
Bare so just the charger $16-$18 (defending on season max/normal seems to be 18)
About $3 more if one needs a wall adapter like LRU links to so $20 is feasible.
And heck yeah when I see a “deal” price I see that as a price vendors still make a profit and max price I want to pay
Points and such I do not take into account.
I have 3 Lii-500”s & the last one I bought was from Aliexpress for $14 delivered no power supply either wall wart or 12v car & no points or coupons used…
I bought it as a spare as I have power supplies with my first 2 but I bought a cheap wall wart for under $3 delivered from Ebay UK that works perfectly fine with it so my 3rd Lii-500 cost $17 total including a power supply.
Well, sad to say, reverse image search finds that “ZhangNl” is a stock photo
Or, putting the most charitable spin on it, ZhangNl’s picture has been pirated for resale.
https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-young-beautiful-woman-headphone-home-image70793869
Wait what…. Beautiful girl CEOs, salty goddesses , it is getting a bit strange now…
Well, I trust those are real pictures of TK we see here.
And, hmmm, I’m in the devil-may-care response numbers “666x”
maybe it’s time I changed my avatar …
Ok, on the Ali store, I can't get past the picture. Anyways, I see two Ali stores - one offers a US plug, the other doesn't seem to.
Wow, that's confusing...
Hello,
Could you please put me down for 1 Q8?
Thanks!
yes will do!
I could send you some Carolina Reaper Hot Sauce TK, then you’d be Salty and Spicy as well. The Hot Salty Goddess!