My first of two Q8s arrived today. (First one was < 500. Waited to order the second until >1000 so others could get a chance.)
I put in freshly charged 30Q button tops and played with it for a half hour tonight. Really like this flashlight. Good light. Quality finishing. Nice heft. And the ramping is fun. Thing I hadn't expected was the tint. I had a couple other lights for comparison. There was some haze due to the humidity tonight, which was quite noticeable with the other lights, but not noticeable with the Q8.
The LEDs in my switch are asymmetric (mismatched) but I have not yet seen any problems with flickering of the switch LEDs. I'll leave the switch glowing all night and check it tomorrow. As mentioned by others, the threads need to be cleaned and lubricated, but no big deal.
A big THANK YOU to the Q8 team for all the work bringing this light into being and to Thorfire for making this light.
I just came in from a long double fisted walk with my two new Q8’s and my Thrunite TN30vn35. The Thrunite is my favorite popcan light. The Q8 has about the same lumen, lux and tint. And at less than 1/4 the cost and and an amazing UI, I have a new favorite. The Thrunite is a great light, but at $40 the Q8 is the best value out there.
I’ve been waiting for the Q8 to arrive so I could compare it powered by 4p 30Q with my Chimera (5000k xhp70.2 from rmm and modded srk TA driver from Lexel) powered by 2s4p ncr18650b.
feralcomprehension, oh drat indeed, will go behind PC and update op later.
Nil, great find, ordered, got more of those type of nuts coming in then Q8s ordered
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Of course you are all too kind.
We knew a 100% problem free sutuatiot would be extremely difficult, but it is a lot more then expected, glad people with a real issue keep so nice and help out not only by being friendly it also with pics!
Nice beamshots Etex!
Cool that daylight as comparison.
Thanks shirnask, is it me with my untrainedeyes or do these solderings look not all that good?
Yes, and I want to thank those who have waited with their second or more ordering till the pre order counter was above 500 to have more people receive one from the first batch!
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Oh boy, so not only are weabout to render their TN42 obsolete, their TN30 is set aside…. Dang they must really starting to get annoyed by now
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You better run the set down, and then measure voltage on each of them, there is a big chance not all are making contact, meaning you could end up with empty and full cells in the same tube, not ideal to say it mildly
Proof of the unreliableshiiping and tracking info, order and forget really is best.
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Auch, when using a new knife it only feels like a bond is formed when it has drawn a little of my blood (my wife does not understand this but it is how I experience it ) but a flashlight shouldn’t draw blood
Anyone has this too? And please check the mentioned area.
And finally, OP updated with: TWEAK
On some Q8 lights there can be a sandblasting powder residue under the tailpcb and in the screwholes for the tail pcb mounting screws.
On some Q8 lights there can be some sort of glue residue in the screwholes for the tail pcb mounting screws.
No worries it is not conductive, but that does mean there can be bump in output achieved when removing and cleaning it. The screws are very tight, USE A MATCHING SCREWDRIVER AND RUBBER BAND BETWEEN SCREW AND SCREWDRIVER TO AVOID STRIPPING!
Thorfire will clean better during the rest of the production.
CHECK
Answer. yes some lube is very likely required, please add your favorite flavor. Good point about tube, please use file and/or sandpaper to smoothen things out if too rough for your liking.
