Quit resisting — just relax and buy more lights.
Can't hurt being on the list. No worries.
Hello everyone,
This light more or less draws 20A with a VTC6 @ Turbo mode according to Tom E’s test results after he modified the prototype a bit,
That means or I am assuming it means 5A per cell: 20A per 4 cells (20/4=5 in a 4P1S setup)
Does this mean that;
A.) If in a pinch and you had a single VTC6 in a 1S1P (one cell in the Q8) you could theoretically run Turbo at close to its max lumens since these batteries are capable of 20A drain each?
B.)This would not be possible using a single SanyoGA since its at 10A max per cell(battery)?
Test Results Posted Below.
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Well... Doesn't quite work like that. Sure it will do higher than 5A on one VTC6 cell, but won't do near 20A. I can test it right now on one cell.
Yeah I did not think it did worked like that either. Im rather new to this world of flashlights and thinking logically and illogically I guess thats the conclusion I came about. Please do test it out, and Thank-You so much. It’s greatly appreciated.
Here it is 
. One VTC6 cell, rested at 4.21v. Did little better than I thought. My guess was 12A:
It started just over 13A and by the time I could click, even though I had the camera all set up, it dropped. It was dropping pretty fast.
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Wow Tom, i’m actually kinda giddy. 
That looks like its a pretty good reading and you pretty much had it spot on on your guess. If you are not super busy would it be too much to ask of you to test a Sanyo GA and see how it does? 
I cant believe i’m actually more than happy about a flashlight and a battery. 
Wait wait, no don’t do it, forgot GA was only rated for 10 don’t want to damage your cells.
Thanks.
I know I am late to the game, but please add me in for one if possible. Thanks!
Well the GA has a higher internal resistance so chances are it will be below 10A, guessing 8-9A. I'm overdue though for a beer, so, there are priorities... 
Please add me to the list for 1.
Thanks
OP updated in a lttle bit
That’s exactly it, I’m trying to resist…
So way back on page 3 ToyKeeper pointed out that bistro is not compatible with e-switches. Well, it is now I'll post something soon. Not to step on Tom E's toes, but it seems fitting for this new light to have more options available no? It's got quite a few other new tricks too, like how would 4 channel control sound on this light? I'll post something soon. This developed out of trying to get "OTSM" to work, a new way to do click timing more reliably on clicky lights, but it naturally led to an eswitch function too. The OTSM still may never work well (depends on hardware, it probably will), but I thought e-switch support might be something useful to come out of anyway.
Ahh, interesting news on Bistro.
Here's a time lapse sequence of color tinting the tailcap of the ThorFire Q8 prototype. The Miller suggested this a while back, finally got around to doing it. Pictures are taken every 30 secs, so it's 3 1/2 minutes shown, the gas flame was maybe low-med. It turned pretty quick, probably too quickly. I left it on for a total of 7 minutes but the color was unchanged from 3 1/2 minutes:
This is what it looks like assembled:
There's one spot on the edge shown better in the last picture where the finish didn't come out consistent. Not sure why, if it was in the original anodizing and just heated too much. It is a prototype, so the finish might not have been done as a true manufacturing process.
The color I'd describe as a dark gold, almost brown but I wouldn't call it a brown. The finish is almost tacky, more grippy than the original by far. A gold 12X SRK I have is much lighter, brighter. This 12X SRK is a "new" style getting more common in the cheap clones. I like the look, but seems very close in design to our ThorFire Q8 version. This 12X came with a lanyard, but has no place to attach it. Not sure if it's a problem, but our Q8 has the same limitation, but with the threaded tripod mount, a threaded piece could be made for fitting a lanyard.
The color looks great, would be nice to mix and match different sections.
So now everyone will have to order more lights………plus the ones other people like so much they beg for one of yours until you have to give it to them.
Made that mistake with the A6, gave one to my next Brother and our 4th Brother ended up with it………
Looks like the list may go to 1500 soon.
And very soon others will be asking for a color option and serial numbers and limited production and a box and…………………………
Nice picks. Too chicken to do the whole thing?
Nice tests Tom!
Gets me in the mood for flashlight baking!
The driver has ample space for flashing clip, default the Q8 will have Narsil 
I'll let The Miller chime in on that. I don't feel I own this proto, I'm just the holder of it. This is the first time I ever attempted tinting anodized components.
I like the looks with just the tailcap coloured!
Of course it will. This bistro thing at the moment is just a fun experiment. It's still a little rough around the edges (it's got many new edges). My comment wasn't related to production, just offering up new things for the light. It was this light that inspired me to go ahead with the e-switch functionality though. First time I tried it, it went off with a long click and on with a double click. It's too bad that double click was a bug, because I kind of liked it :). Can I call that having an idea?