the cost to performance ratio is insane!! love the pure 5000k cct as well also the Acebeam Pokelit AA arrived safely on Wednesday from the giveaway, thanks again man! my sister in law is going to love the light!
It's mega bright. I had MP's check-me-out on a trail on a military base, wondering what the aurora was in the valley. Looked pretty cool as it was snowing. The MP's were very courteous, asking what brand the torch was. My oldest Sofirn is 3 years, and I use it daily. I use brand-name batteries. Don't trust in-house batteries.
Usually with these kinda lights With this kind of Led setup You usually get the visible petal shape corona around the beam which i don't like.. But in this light you hardly see them And you get the massive output👍
That's a crazy light. You know, a little light was escaping from the light tube in your lumen measuring rig. You could see the tube lite up when you went into turbo. I think that probably means the output was a little higher than the readout. I bet it did actually get up to 20,000 lumen with the Samsung.
Super test vidéo and great protocole of test! I see you vidéo about the wurkkos ts32 and i hesitate between this two models, wich on have you prefered?
The new sofirn q8 plus has a new box looks just like the wurkkos, my q8 plus is also a 5000k but their battery is now 5000mah for the new model, i just mine a week ago
never mind brother i got it lol its back to normal now so thank you for your help i did out lock it out somehow and then some but i got it now so god bless for that man its bright as heck and i love it i got some samsung batteries i wanna try out well brother god bless and ill see you in the next one
Thanks for the video, just got mine today, love it. I’m no expert with the AI, may I ask what the default brightness is for the green LED switch when the light is off? Is it considered low, medium or high? Thank you
lol this is like my 4 or 5th time watching htis video lol i keep watcing this video so i know how to do the UI lol so thansk for this video and yeah this light is so cool and im happy as hell with my purches and yeah i only could get this light at 5000k and thats what i wanted anywys so yeah god bless and keep on keepin on ill see you in the next one brother
For Sofirn Q8plus to function strobe lights first reset it. Then 10 click and hold on the 10th click. There will be a flashing light. Then try 2 clicks and hold on the 3rd click sir...
i finally got mine. Holy crap is it heavy and well built. I am impressed. I am so happy I didn't waste my money. It is almost dark so now i can go out and try it :) It took 20 days to come from aliexpress. I figured it was worth a shot seeing i paid 80 something dollars for it. I am pretty sure i bought it after watching this video. Do you have a video on how to do that calibration? Is it brighter if you do that?
Thank you my friend I appreciate your comment 🙏 Congrats on your new light my friend, you will definitely bring night to day with that beast. I do have a video on calibrating your light, I hope it helps you out.
@@smotheredchrome It's crazy how much the videos don't do this light justice. In real life it is extremely bright. It is awesome. I am thoroughly happy with it.
Thank you my friend I appreciate your comment 🙏 Yes the camera will auto focus and adjust the lighting pretty quickly, but if you notice on turn on from pitch black you can see the actual brightness of the light.
Hello, I have a question about Q8 Plus, after setting the temperature to 70 degrees (max), the flashlight in the highest mode (non-turbo) has just over 5,000 Lumens according to my calculations, and when I restore the flashlight to factory settings, in the same mode it has about 10,000 lumens, in your Q8 Plus flashlight, after setting it to 70 degrees, does the amount of lumens in individual modes drop, in the case of the highest one, to about 5000 lumens? because when it comes to turbo mode, the power is as it should be
my ec06 came with the 5000mah sofirn 21700s, do you think it's worth investing in better cells? (like molicel p42a's) or is the difference not noticeable?
Thank you my friend I appreciate your comment 🙏 Honestly I would just use the batteries it came with, when you are dealing with over 16k lumens to 19k lumens you can not tell the difference IMHO, but the high performance batteries will heat up your light faster than the stock batteries, it's definitely fun to run the hp batteries but in real world use it's not necessary IMHO.
Like my flashlights to be simple and Easy to use, have to Sofirn SC33, not a fan of the tail switch. Which takes multiple presses takes to get it in a particular mode, there are better designs.
I'll have to watch this later, but man you're on point with the videos recently. I'm worried if I watch this video I'll end up buying this light as I've already been eyeing it 👀lol Could you do a comparison between this light and the SP36 Pro or similar light? I love my SP36 Pro and I'm just curious how much brighter this guy is. Obviously more lumens, but the SP36 does seem to be more of a spotlight instead of a flood light, would you agree?
Yes I can put something together for you, IMHO the sp36pro is a flood light it does have a good hot spot though but overall a floody light in my opinion.
lol i got the 5000mAh with 50 amp rating or what ever lol but yeah and my light came in the ariganl white box and i got mine with batteries as well lol but yeah wierd we got different battieries but thats good for me that i got the 5000mAh instead of the 4000mAh lol but yeah im deffinitly going to change the setting in my light so thank you for showing me how to do so and dont worry ill never blame you for anything i did lol well god bless and ill see ypu in the next one brother i love this light im so happy with it
I have my collections, the sofirn sp36 pro, sofirn q8 plus, wurkkos ts32 and sofirn C8L im very satisfied with their performance not that expensive just like the other brands ( if i can save money i will buy either the imalent or acebeam) they too expensive brands in my country 😅
I got Q8 plus and Molicel P42A too. However, I would suggest you use the battery that Sofirn made or the flood less than 15A. Actually, I bought 2 Ec06 but one of them is broken after the third times I used Molicel P42. That one burnt 3 Leds and the other 3 is half dead (It's dimer than my Workkus DL10R[4000LM]). This thing is really bright but its temperature is insanely hot too. Whatever, you'd better watch out while using powerful battery..
@@joyfulgore I didn't and I even don't know how to do that. Since I fully charged my Molicel P42A, the voltage should be close to 4.2V. When my led burnt, it didn't reach very high temperature at that moment but I admit that I might over drive it in the past. Whatever, I still strongly recommend this gear since it's quite a bargain. I just want to say that if you want to have the most balanced using experience, the storaged type 21700 is a good choice. Even though you will get much brighter with powerful battery, the max lumen won't last long since the protective chip operate very soon (my experience is less than 1 min). That's why I don't put P42A in my second Q8 Plus.. don't want to take that risk anymore.
@@Y1Toube i ended up buying one and it does heat up quickly, but this is due to it’s sheer output in lumens and power. Personally, I just lower the brightness once it gets too hot to handle and haven’t had any problems so far. If you are really skeptical then you can calibrate the max temp in settings (idk how to do this but just read the anduril 2 manual).
I'm wondering about your meter measuring in lux in the display but you use the term lumens? Lumens, Lux, Candela and Foot Candles........ very confusing
Thank you my friend I appreciate your comment 🙏 It is calibrated to measure lux as lumens, it's pretty accurate my friend I've tested alot of brands and for the most part everything adds up correctly.
@@smotheredchrome ideally both my friend, i would prefer something that floods quite a bit (for everyday use) whilst also (within the possibilities) throwing as far as possible, for possible emergencies. Thank you for the early answer!
For thrower I would recommend convoy L21B and flood I would recommend sofirn q8 plus but q8 plus won't hold 16000lm for long but will hold around 4000lm pretty good
Thank you I appreciate your comment 🙏 MAH is the capacity of the battery you want to look for CDR 25A AND MAX 50A just for example. If you want more brightness look for high drain, high performance batteries such as Samsung 40t or molicel p42a.
Can you make a comparison on the duration of work in turbo and 5000 lumens of 5000k and 6500k versions?Flashlight Enthusiast did a comparison of q 8 pro 5000k and 6500k version, 5000k version dropped brightness faster in turbo and 5000 lumens.
Isn't double click from off just put you into high mode though? You'd have to double click again while it's on to go into turbo I thought. Now, double click and hold on 2nd click from off would be turbo though. At least that's what it is on mine.
Thank you my friend I appreciate your comment 🙏 I believe double click from off will bring you to turbo unless you have the lumintop anduril 2 than you have to ramp to high than double click for turbo.
That's definitely a impressive flashlight. I'm wanting to get a monster light myself. I watched your video on the Wurkkos TS32 as well and I'm wondering which one you prefer? My main use for such a light will be navigating through the woods and signaling aliens. LOL The alien thing was mostly a joke but last October we witnessed something incredible and I did blaze it with my flashlight. On my honor we saw a legitimate UFO close up coming from another dimension or through some kind of porthole. It's was fascinating and scary at the same time. It was definitely not any human technology. We aren't even close to being able to create something that can do what this craft did. Anyway I can't make up my mind between these two lights. I'm kinda leaning towards the Wurkkos but I don't know enough to be able to tell if one is higher quality or better in some way. And if those aliens come back I'll have something bright to flash at them instead of my wimpy little light. 😳 LOL
Thank you my friend I appreciate your comment 🙏 That's definitely a fascinating encounter, I would of definitely high tailed it out of there. Between the ts32 and q8 plus I would choose the q8 plus
Thank you my friend I appreciate your comment 🙏 Any light can explode using lithium batteries, I own a lot of lights and never had one explode or do any horrific damage and I do a lot of extensive testing, the worst I have had was leaking batteries and I just dispose of them properly.
Hello. I've always wanted a really superior flashlight, so I ordered one of the Q8 Plus at the 6500K frequency, and am waiting for it to arrive. The most powerful flashlight I've ever owned was the Maglite with the 3 D-size batteries. I am totally new to these powerful types of flashlights and am very interested in learning correct operation of it. What do I need to do first, and In your opinion, what EXACTLY are the best batteries I should use in this flashlight? Specific numbers, please. Also, you spoke of "setting it up". What do I need to do to properly set it up? As I said, I know nothing about these flashlights, but I am very technologically adept, and am a quick study. I am sorry if these questions sound ludicrous, but please help a newbie out. I studied long and hard before I chose this particular light. I hope I made the right choice. I wanted to have daylight available to me in my pocket, and was completely impressed with this light. Thank you for your answers and patience.
Thank you my friend I appreciate your comment 🙏 Well I will start off by saying you are in for a real treat coming from a old school mag light to a q8 plus. If you ordered it with batteries you will be fine as sofirn batteries are good IMHO but if you want extra lumens I would suggest Samsung 40T or molicel p42a, sofirn batteries with the q8 plus you will get 16k lumens 40t 19k and molicel 19k. When you first get your light from off 10h to put it in advanced mode so you have all your options available. I recommend you play with it for a while, get used to it and if you still want to configure it I'll definitely be glad to help you out.
@@smotheredchrome So I just received my Q8 Plus today and am excited to get familiar with it. Do I need to charge it overnight before using it, or should it be good to go as is? I'm going to study the manual today. Thanks, I'm sure I'll have many more questions.
Congrats on your new light my friend, I would charge it fully you do not have to charge it overnight just until it is full. It is good to go if you needed it for anything but the batteries are probably low and won't last long without a charge.
@@smotheredchrome The batteries were totally dead upon receipt. The light would only come on when it's on the charger and at a very low output. It's been charging now for4.5 hours and still blinking blue. I just now took it off the charger and it does not work at all. Is this a malfunctioning unit, or just leave it overnight? What do you think? Also, I do not have a stand alone charger and am charging it on the USB port on the flashlight itself. You said in the video you don't recommend charging like that? Why not?
also mine are button top like littelry mine are a tiny little button pin like head witch i like but yeah there deffinitly different then the ones you have so who knows
Can anyone tell me if this flashlight works as a powerbank? Im doubting between this and the Sofirn IF30, i can get one of them (with batteries) for 50€ in black friday. Thanks.
Thank you I appreciate your comment 🙏 Tactical strobe is from off 3hold then 2clicks 2clicks 2clicks that will be your Tactical strobe but make sure you are in advanced ui
Hello. You told me to invest in the top of the line 21700's for my Sofirn Q8 Plus a little while ago, and I was wondering if I can use the Samsung 50E 21700 5000mAh 9.8A batteries? I know you told me to go with the 40T's or the Molicel batteries, but these are 5000mAh, and the others are 4000mAh. Would these 50E batteries be harmful to my flashlight. Thank you so much.
Thank you my friend I appreciate your comment 🙏 Yes it will definitely heat up on the higher modes, it's almost 20k lumens coming from a small soda can size light.
I’ve got the Q8 pro ,, but I’m really not sure the Q8 plus is worth it? Just can’t make up my mind I’m might wait until the come out with something more powerful. But they are light beasts like you said . Incredible
@@Eyes_In_Your_Darkness Please let us know if you´re happy with your purchase! For urbexing I use the Sofirn SP36 Pro and Q8 Pro. The Q8 Pro is better because it floods your surroundings with light, which makes orientation easier. The Q8 Plus seems to be similar, but a lot brighter and longer lasting. I´d love to have it. BTW: Amazon in Germany says it comes with 4 batteries, which must be a mistake because in the video only three batteries are being used. Or are there different batteries available of which 4 fit inside the Q8 Plus?
lol my head sais EC06 on it so not sure if thats normal but im prety sure your did as well in this video if i can remember lol but anyways mine just came in and im so excited i cant wait to use it tonight lol i live in the woods so i get to see really how good it is in the dark woods i cant wait brother
Thank you my friend I appreciate your comment 🙏 Congrats on your new q8 plus, it's a beast especially if you have total darkness like the woods, you will definitely be happy with it my friend. Yes the ec06 is normal because it is a ec06, be prepared for beast mode my friend.
Hi, friend! Can you please explain why the button is sometimes red? Sometimes red and green at the same time. I could not figure it out) The flashlight is fully charged.
Thank you I appreciate your comment 🙏 Mine does that also, I believe it does it when you unplug it from the charger and while using it sometimes, I'm not really sure but I have a few lights that do it .
@@smotheredchrome thanks for the answer! Yes, it's not clear. I loaded it yesterday. I can not understand the pattern of changing the color of the button indicators) If you know exactly what this is connected with, please write to me. I never found an answer. I worry!)
@@smotheredchrome so what your saying instead of the 30° Celsius base that many anduril lights start with the Q8 plus always starts at 55, so 15 clicks is always 70° is that correct?
50.3 has more throw and less flood, mbe sofirn are looking to make the best budget dedicated flood light (sort of like with acebeam’s X75 with 50.2s and 50.3s)
Thank you my friend I appreciate your comment 🙏 It starts throttling down right away from turbo, you probably have a couple minutes before it drops below 5000lm.
dam brother i dont like to read and this print is small as hell but im glad i read it lol i know how to do factory reset and averything now lol so thank you brother and god bless
I noticed you called this the ec06… the actual ec06 is I’m looking at and it’s pulling close to 30,000 lumens.. a bit more than what this is pulling at 20,000. Is there a reason I’m missing 😆😆
No my friend it's not possible, at 30,000lm your asking each xhp50.2 to pull 5,000lm a piece that right there should let you know it's a myth, I have a lot of single and multiple xhp50.2 and it's just not possible, 3500lm max for xhp50.2. I'm sure there is some more experienced friends on this channel would agree, appreciate you my friend 👍
same here brother i wanted the 5k version and i got the light today fnnaly lol but yeah is my head of the light on the inside sapost to say EC06 in it or no lol im confused
lol yeh it cost 90 dollars for this light but i got a 10 dollar discount like you did lol and i was so happy because i had another coupon for 5 dollars off lol so yeah i got this light for 80 dollars alltogeather but it would of cost me almost 100 dollars if i didnt get the 15 dollars off lol so yeah im so happy with this light and i want more lol also this is like my 5th time watching this channel lol so god bless and keep on keepin on brother also does it show you or tell you that ive seen this video more then once and if not i wold talk to youtube and find out how you can get paid more for someone watching your video more then once lol but yeah god bless and ill see you in the next one. I got the 5K version and i love it so nice but i do want a good thrower now thats bright as well so will see lol my health isnt the best wright now and i can barly get out of bed but im still alive so im happy lol now if i can just get a few more lights this new year ill be happy lol i really want to try and cllect most of sofirn brands lol
and yeah mine dont get up to 25000 lumens eather but im sure i get around 19000 lumens so im happy with that lol but i dont have a way to test my lights so nto sure but i can kind tell with my nacked eye but its not exact like yours lol
yeah my cells are different lol and thay say there 5000mAh and 50A but i dont belive it at all lol and i know this because my light doesnt look like its that bright so its probably only around 16000lm at most witch is still cool but i was hoping for more myself lol and the batteries claim they can do the job but they cant lol aleast not these one that i have even tho they say there 50A 5000mAh on the wrapper lol doesnt mean its true so yeah i wish o had batter batteries to test out now dang it lol
bro i fucked my light up allready for some reason i was trying to go threw the UI and now i cant get it to work it will jus turn on moon light unless i double click then it goes to full brighness but thats it i cant get it to ramp up or down and i go threw the UI again and set it up but it still wont work bro im dont know what the hell im doing lol i hope i can figure out what wrong with it if not atleast i can still use full brightneiess lol
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W-O-W! Insanely powerful flashlight, and not expensive for what it can do. Thanks for the review!
No problem my friend appreciate you 🙏
the cost to performance ratio is insane!!
love the pure 5000k cct as well
also the Acebeam Pokelit AA arrived safely on Wednesday from the giveaway, thanks again man! my sister in law is going to love the light!
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Appreciate you letting me know it arrived my friend.
@@smotheredchrome no problem at all, have a great one & stay warm!
Thank you my friend 👍
It's mega bright. I had MP's check-me-out on a trail on a military base, wondering what the aurora was in the valley. Looked pretty cool as it was snowing. The MP's were very courteous, asking what brand the torch was. My oldest Sofirn is 3 years, and I use it daily. I use brand-name batteries. Don't trust in-house batteries.
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That's definitely a cool story.
Hello! Why does it heat up so much on the highest setting? It's like I'm afraid it will explode 🙂
@@Y1Toube it won’t explode. They do heat up and that’s why the torches have the heat exchanger fins at the top . 👍
Usually with these kinda lights
With this kind of Led setup
You usually get the visible
petal shape corona around the beam
which i don't like..
But in this light you hardly see them
And you get the massive output👍
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I really don't like them petal or flower shapes I know exactly what you mean.
That's a crazy light. You know, a little light was escaping from the light tube in your lumen measuring rig. You could see the tube lite up when you went into turbo. I think that probably means the output was a little higher than the readout. I bet it did actually get up to 20,000 lumen with the Samsung.
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Samsung 50E?
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Have not tried the 50E yet, do you think it is better than 40T?
@@smotheredchrome i have use it in mine but have not lux meter
Okay Thank you my friend 👍
Super test vidéo and great protocole of test!
I see you vidéo about the wurkkos ts32 and i hesitate between this two models, wich on have you prefered?
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If I can only have one I would choose the Q8 plus.
The new sofirn q8 plus has a new box looks just like the wurkkos, my q8 plus is also a 5000k but their battery is now 5000mah for the new model, i just mine a week ago
never mind brother i got it lol its back to normal now so thank you for your help i did out lock it out somehow and then some but i got it now so god bless for that man its bright as heck and i love it i got some samsung batteries i wanna try out well brother god bless and ill see you in the next one
Okay my friend I'm glad you figured it out.
Omg 18000k flashlight is INSANE!!!!!
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Thanks for the video, just got mine today, love it. I’m no expert with the AI, may I ask what the default brightness is for the green LED switch when the light is off? Is it considered low, medium or high?
Thank you
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It's low,high,breathing and off, and the default would be low if I remember correctly.
Nice one thanks👍
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Can you turn it on and get a reading after 30 seconds? ANSI standard requires it.
I will order one. 5000k or 6500k which one to go? Is there any difference other than tint color? Eg. Heating issues, run time.
lol this is like my 4 or 5th time watching htis video lol i keep watcing this video so i know how to do the UI lol so thansk for this video and yeah this light is so cool and im happy as hell with my purches and yeah i only could get this light at 5000k and thats what i wanted anywys so yeah god bless and keep on keepin on ill see you in the next one brother
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Brah thats a real flashlight!!!!
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Darren Yeo does have some really great content indeed
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Yes he does awesome channel.
For Sofirn Q8plus to function strobe lights first reset it. Then 10 click and hold on the 10th click. There will be a flashing light. Then try 2 clicks and hold on the 3rd click sir...
Thank you my friend appreciate the info 👍 🙏
Which version is brighter? The 5000k or the 6500k?
i finally got mine. Holy crap is it heavy and well built. I am impressed. I am so happy I didn't waste my money. It is almost dark so now i can go out and try it :) It took 20 days to come from aliexpress. I figured it was worth a shot seeing i paid 80 something dollars for it. I am pretty sure i bought it after watching this video. Do you have a video on how to do that calibration? Is it brighter if you do that?
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Congrats on your new light my friend, you will definitely bring night to day with that beast. I do have a video on calibrating your light, I hope it helps you out.
@@smotheredchrome It's crazy how much the videos don't do this light justice. In real life it is extremely bright. It is awesome. I am thoroughly happy with it.
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Yes the camera will auto focus and adjust the lighting pretty quickly, but if you notice on turn on from pitch black you can see the actual brightness of the light.
Hello, I have a question about Q8 Plus, after setting the temperature to 70 degrees (max), the flashlight in the highest mode (non-turbo) has just over 5,000 Lumens according to my calculations, and when I restore the flashlight to factory settings, in the same mode it has about 10,000 lumens, in your Q8 Plus flashlight, after setting it to 70 degrees, does the amount of lumens in individual modes drop, in the case of the highest one, to about 5000 lumens? because when it comes to turbo mode, the power is as it should be
What exactly Samsung batteries do I need , do you have a link for some
my ec06 came with the 5000mah sofirn 21700s, do you think it's worth investing in better cells? (like molicel p42a's) or is the difference not noticeable?
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Honestly I would just use the batteries it came with, when you are dealing with over 16k lumens to 19k lumens you can not tell the difference IMHO, but the high performance batteries will heat up your light faster than the stock batteries, it's definitely fun to run the hp batteries but in real world use it's not necessary IMHO.
@@smotheredchrome ok thank you!
No problem my friend appreciate you 🙏
THAT FLASHLIGHT IS SEXY!!!! Barry is epic
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Like my flashlights to be simple and Easy to use, have to Sofirn SC33, not a fan of the tail switch. Which takes multiple presses takes to get it in a particular mode, there are better designs.
I'll have to watch this later, but man you're on point with the videos recently. I'm worried if I watch this video I'll end up buying this light as I've already been eyeing it 👀lol
Could you do a comparison between this light and the SP36 Pro or similar light? I love my SP36 Pro and I'm just curious how much brighter this guy is. Obviously more lumens, but the SP36 does seem to be more of a spotlight instead of a flood light, would you agree?
Yes I can put something together for you,
IMHO the sp36pro is a flood light it does have a good hot spot though but overall a floody light in my opinion.
@@smotheredchrome Is the tint alright on the 5000K version? Do you notice any green tinting or anything like that?
No it's good IMHO
@@smotheredchrome Good, because I already ordered one 🤣
Congrats enjoy your new light when it arrives my friend.
Nice review!
Any idea about strobe mode?
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Yes it is anduril 2 so you have to 3h from off then 2c,2c,2c than you will activate tactical strobe.
lol i got the 5000mAh with 50 amp rating or what ever lol but yeah and my light came in the ariganl white box and i got mine with batteries as well lol but yeah wierd we got different battieries but thats good for me that i got the 5000mAh instead of the 4000mAh lol but yeah im deffinitly going to change the setting in my light so thank you for showing me how to do so and dont worry ill never blame you for anything i did lol well god bless and ill see ypu in the next one brother i love this light im so happy with it
Congrats on your new light Jimmy enjoy it my friend, it's definitely a beast of a light.
Nice review man, I also notice there's a yellowish tint around the hotspot, could you confirm this? Thanks!
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I believe the camera is causing that.
Will using Molicel P45B batteries damage the LED emitters & shorten the life of the flashlight?.
Wow. Nice powerful light there. And the petals aren’t as pronounced as the other soda can lights.
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Yes I agree excellent beam compared to others.
I have my collections, the sofirn sp36 pro, sofirn q8 plus, wurkkos ts32 and sofirn C8L im very satisfied with their performance not that expensive just like the other brands ( if i can save money i will buy either the imalent or acebeam) they too expensive brands in my country 😅
Just ordered it today. I have the Q8 pro. Can't wait for it to get here. Nice video.
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Congrats on your new light enjoy it when it arrives.
I got Q8 plus and Molicel P42A too. However, I would suggest you use the battery that Sofirn made or the flood less than 15A. Actually, I bought 2 Ec06 but one of them is broken after the third times I used Molicel P42. That one burnt 3 Leds and the other 3 is half dead (It's dimer than my Workkus DL10R[4000LM]). This thing is really bright but its temperature is insanely hot too. Whatever, you'd better watch out while using powerful battery..
Thank you my friend I appreciate the info.
OP Did you calibrate the flashlight’s temperature and voltage?
@@joyfulgore I didn't and I even don't know how to do that. Since I fully charged my Molicel P42A, the voltage should be close to 4.2V. When my led burnt, it didn't reach very high temperature at that moment but I admit that I might over drive it in the past. Whatever, I still strongly recommend this gear since it's quite a bargain. I just want to say that if you want to have the most balanced using experience, the storaged type 21700 is a good choice. Even though you will get much brighter with powerful battery, the max lumen won't last long since the protective chip operate very soon (my experience is less than 1 min). That's why I don't put P42A in my second Q8 Plus.. don't want to take that risk anymore.
Hello! Why does it heat up so much on the highest setting? It's like I'm afraid it will explode 🙂
@@Y1Toube i ended up buying one and it does heat up quickly, but this is due to it’s sheer output in lumens and power. Personally, I just lower the brightness once it gets too hot to handle and haven’t had any problems so far. If you are really skeptical then you can calibrate the max temp in settings (idk how to do this but just read the anduril 2 manual).
I'm wondering about your meter measuring in lux in the display but you use the term lumens?
Lumens, Lux, Candela and Foot Candles........ very confusing
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It is calibrated to measure lux as lumens, it's pretty accurate my friend I've tested alot of brands and for the most part everything adds up correctly.
What light do you recommend that has max duration with highest lumen possible? That doesnt drop so quick, and the overall duration is good?
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Are you looking for a flooder or something that throws?
@@smotheredchrome ideally both my friend, i would prefer something that floods quite a bit (for everyday use) whilst also (within the possibilities) throwing as far as possible, for possible emergencies. Thank you for the early answer!
For thrower I would recommend convoy L21B and flood I would recommend sofirn q8 plus but q8 plus won't hold 16000lm for long but will hold around 4000lm pretty good
@@smotheredchrome yeeey! I bought the q8 plus the other day, ill check the convoy, thank you very much man!
I was sold on this light at first but after all that set up lol
the simple ui should be fine
Good afternoon, please tell me if this lamp will shine brighter if you put 5000 mah in place of 4000 mah
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MAH is the capacity of the battery you want to look for CDR 25A AND MAX 50A just for example. If you want more brightness look for high drain, high performance batteries such as Samsung 40t or molicel p42a.
Can you make a comparison on the duration of work in turbo and 5000 lumens of 5000k and 6500k versions?Flashlight Enthusiast did a comparison of q 8 pro 5000k and 6500k version, 5000k version dropped brightness faster in turbo and 5000 lumens.
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That would be pretty awesome!
For black friday i got the q8plus for 65 bucks
Isn't double click from off just put you into high mode though? You'd have to double click again while it's on to go into turbo I thought. Now, double click and hold on 2nd click from off would be turbo though. At least that's what it is on mine.
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I believe double click from off will bring you to turbo unless you have the lumintop anduril 2 than you have to ramp to high than double click for turbo.
Can you use flush top batteries with no problems?
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Yes I use my flat top Samsung and molicel no problem
That's definitely a impressive flashlight. I'm wanting to get a monster light myself. I watched your video on the Wurkkos TS32 as well and I'm wondering which one you prefer?
My main use for such a light will be navigating through the woods and signaling aliens. LOL
The alien thing was mostly a joke but last October we witnessed something incredible and I did blaze it with my flashlight. On my honor we saw a legitimate UFO close up coming from another dimension or through some kind of porthole. It's was fascinating and scary at the same time. It was definitely not any human technology. We aren't even close to being able to create something that can do what this craft did.
Anyway I can't make up my mind between these two lights. I'm kinda leaning towards the Wurkkos but I don't know enough to be able to tell if one is higher quality or better in some way.
And if those aliens come back I'll have something bright to flash at them instead of my wimpy little light. 😳 LOL
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That's definitely a fascinating encounter, I would of definitely high tailed it out of there. Between the ts32 and q8 plus I would choose the q8 plus
Ok, but isn't there a risk of explosion or something? 🙂
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Any light can explode using lithium batteries, I own a lot of lights and never had one explode or do any horrific damage and I do a lot of extensive testing, the worst I have had was leaking batteries and I just dispose of them properly.
@@smotheredchrome Ok. Thank you, my friend. Only good
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I have this and would like to know what battery you recommend please
Molicel P45B
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Hello. I've always wanted a really superior flashlight, so I ordered one of the Q8 Plus at the 6500K frequency, and am waiting for it to arrive. The most powerful flashlight I've ever owned was the Maglite with the 3 D-size batteries. I am totally new to these powerful types of flashlights and am very interested in learning correct operation of it. What do I need to do first, and In your opinion, what EXACTLY are the best batteries I should use in this flashlight? Specific numbers, please. Also, you spoke of "setting it up". What do I need to do to properly set it up? As I said, I know nothing about these flashlights, but I am very technologically adept, and am a quick study. I am sorry if these questions sound ludicrous, but please help a newbie out. I studied long and hard before I chose this particular light. I hope I made the right choice. I wanted to have daylight available to me in my pocket, and was completely impressed with this light. Thank you for your answers and patience.
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Well I will start off by saying you are in for a real treat coming from a old school mag light to a q8 plus. If you ordered it with batteries you will be fine as sofirn batteries are good IMHO but if you want extra lumens I would suggest Samsung 40T or molicel p42a, sofirn batteries with the q8 plus you will get 16k lumens 40t 19k and molicel 19k. When you first get your light from off 10h to put it in advanced mode so you have all your options available. I recommend you play with it for a while, get used to it and if you still want to configure it I'll definitely be glad to help you out.
@@smotheredchrome So I just received my Q8 Plus today and am excited to get familiar with it. Do I need to charge it overnight before using it, or should it be good to go as is? I'm going to study the manual today. Thanks, I'm sure I'll have many more questions.
Congrats on your new light my friend, I would charge it fully you do not have to charge it overnight just until it is full. It is good to go if you needed it for anything but the batteries are probably low and won't last long without a charge.
@@smotheredchrome The batteries were totally dead upon receipt. The light would only come on when it's on the charger and at a very low output. It's been charging now for4.5 hours and still blinking blue. I just now took it off the charger and it does not work at all. Is this a malfunctioning unit, or just leave it overnight? What do you think? Also, I do not have a stand alone charger and am charging it on the USB port on the flashlight itself. You said in the video you don't recommend charging like that? Why not?
Only if you do the voltage calibration I don't recommend charging from the light. Are you getting a flashing blue and solid green light when charging?
also mine are button top like littelry mine are a tiny little button pin like head witch i like but yeah there deffinitly different then the ones you have so who knows
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Can this flashlight be used on turbo while being charged?
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Yes mine works on turbo while being charged.
Can anyone tell me if this flashlight works as a powerbank? Im doubting between this and the Sofirn IF30, i can get one of them (with batteries) for 50€ in black friday. Thanks.
Yes it is a power bank.
Good afternoon. Please tell me how to turn on a bright strobe, it only turns on a dim strobe.
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Tactical strobe is from off 3hold then 2clicks 2clicks 2clicks that will be your Tactical strobe but make sure you are in advanced ui
@@smotheredchrome Thanks a lot, it helped.
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Hello. You told me to invest in the top of the line 21700's for my Sofirn Q8 Plus a little while ago, and I was wondering if I can use the Samsung 50E 21700 5000mAh 9.8A batteries? I know you told me to go with the 40T's or the Molicel batteries, but these are 5000mAh, and the others are 4000mAh. Would these 50E batteries be harmful to my flashlight. Thank you so much.
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I do not have the 50e but I would use them in my lights if I had some.
@@smotheredchrome I will. Thank you.
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Hello! Why does it heat up so much on the highest setting? It's like I'm afraid it will explode 🙂
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Yes it will definitely heat up on the higher modes, it's almost 20k lumens coming from a small soda can size light.
It’s supposed to the heat from led chip spreads to metal body to cool it
Hi, how's the beam profile? Flooder or thrower? Thanks
Flood
I’ve got the Q8 pro ,, but I’m really not sure the Q8 plus is worth it? Just can’t make up my mind
I’m might wait until the come out with something more powerful. But they are light beasts like you said . Incredible
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IMHO it's definitely worth it 5000lm noticeably difference.
@@smotheredchrome well after a long think , I’ve gone for it and ordered it 👌 can’t wait to try it 👍
Congrats on your new light my friend enjoy it when it arrives.
@@Eyes_In_Your_Darkness Please let us know if you´re happy with your purchase!
For urbexing I use the Sofirn SP36 Pro and Q8 Pro. The Q8 Pro is better because it floods your surroundings with light, which makes orientation easier.
The Q8 Plus seems to be similar, but a lot brighter and longer lasting. I´d love to have it.
BTW: Amazon in Germany says it comes with 4 batteries, which must be a mistake because in the video only three batteries are being used. Or are there different batteries available of which 4 fit inside the Q8 Plus?
Q8 plus takes 3 21700 batteries
I got mine and its definitely not 16,000 lumens, is there a way to unlock the brightest settings?
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I f you have it in advanced mode double click for turbo.
next video please compare lumintop GT3 pro vs sofirn q8 plus
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I will definitely look into the gt3
Bro, Im having trouble with my unit. Its not turning on if i fully close it. but when i loosen the batteries, it works
What batteries are you using?
@@smotheredchrome the one that comes from them. I bough a S8Plus with battery.
I would open up a refund and send pictures, they should refund your money and buy another one and the old one use for part's
lol my head sais EC06 on it so not sure if thats normal but im prety sure your did as well in this video if i can remember lol but anyways mine just came in and im so excited i cant wait to use it tonight lol i live in the woods so i get to see really how good it is in the dark woods i cant wait brother
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Congrats on your new q8 plus, it's a beast especially if you have total darkness like the woods, you will definitely be happy with it my friend. Yes the ec06 is normal because it is a ec06, be prepared for beast mode my friend.
A yo brah whats your edc 👁️👄👁️
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Right now I have been carrying the convoy s21e
Is it 3v or 6 v led version ?
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I'm not sure what you mean my friend.
is this better that haikelite hk05
Sorry my friend I do not own the hk05, maybe someone on here will let us know.
Hi, friend! Can you please explain why the button is sometimes red? Sometimes red and green at the same time. I could not figure it out) The flashlight is fully charged.
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Mine does that also, I believe it does it when you unplug it from the charger and while using it sometimes, I'm not really sure but I have a few lights that do it .
@@smotheredchrome thanks for the answer!
Yes, it's not clear. I loaded it yesterday. I can not understand the pattern of changing the color of the button indicators) If you know exactly what this is connected with, please write to me. I never found an answer. I worry!)
I'll look into it a little more and if I find anything out I'll let you know.
@@smotheredchrome I'll wait. Thanks anyway!
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Did you want the 45°C? that's what 15 clicks is, it starts at 30 so you need 25 clicks for 55°C.
I believe the factory settings is 55c for the q8 plus
@@smotheredchrome so what your saying instead of the 30° Celsius base that many anduril lights start with the Q8 plus always starts at 55, so 15 clicks is always 70° is that correct?
Yes my friend.
Where do you buy all your batteries?
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18650batterystore.com
@@smotheredchrome And thank you again.
Thank you my friend I appreciate the info and definitely will check them out.
How many clicks for strobe lights sir?
3 clicks usually.
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How to turn off the green backlight on the button?
7c will change your aux led
@@smotheredchrome I don’t understand you, do I need to press the button 7 times or hold it for 7 seconds?
From off 7 clicks will turn it off or to low or to high or to pulsing.
Hello sir, can it hold 5000 lumens without stepping down?
No my friend it will drop, if I remember correctly it will hold for around 5 minutes or so.
@@smotheredchromeI don’t think it will hold for even 15 seconds.
Why would a new release use 50.2 and not 50.3? Use the proper led Sofirn...
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50.3 has more throw and less flood, mbe sofirn are looking to make the best budget dedicated flood light (sort of like with acebeam’s X75 with 50.2s and 50.3s)
13.33 I saw 19 hundreds, not thousands on light meter. What is going on?
It's X10 my friend
@@smotheredchrome Amazing! Thank you! Going to buy this.
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What's the run time on turbo before it kicks down? Or does it?
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It starts throttling down right away from turbo, you probably have a couple minutes before it drops below 5000lm.
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dam brother i dont like to read and this print is small as hell but im glad i read it lol i know how to do factory reset and averything now lol so thank you brother and god bless
No problem my friend, you will definitely get familiar with it quickly and everything will come natural over time
Damn barry should of put 4 21700 that would of made it the most epic light ever
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I noticed you called this the ec06… the actual ec06 is I’m looking at and it’s pulling close to 30,000 lumens.. a bit more than what this is pulling at 20,000. Is there a reason I’m missing 😆😆
What emitters are equipped in the actual ec06?
@@smotheredchrome xph 50.2.. maybe that’s the difference maybe yours is different
Xhp
No my friend it's not possible, at 30,000lm your asking each xhp50.2 to pull 5,000lm a piece that right there should let you know it's a myth, I have a lot of single and multiple xhp50.2 and it's just not possible, 3500lm max for xhp50.2. I'm sure there is some more experienced friends on this channel would agree, appreciate you my friend 👍
@@smotheredchrome FLASHAHOLIC got those numbers 👀 idk..
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15000mah 👁️👄👁️
Yes 3 5000mah batteries
too much time wasted
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same here brother i wanted the 5k version and i got the light today fnnaly lol but yeah is my head of the light on the inside sapost to say EC06 in it or no lol im confused
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lol yeh it cost 90 dollars for this light but i got a 10 dollar discount like you did lol and i was so happy because i had another coupon for 5 dollars off lol so yeah i got this light for 80 dollars alltogeather but it would of cost me almost 100 dollars if i didnt get the 15 dollars off lol so yeah im so happy with this light and i want more lol also this is like my 5th time watching this channel lol so god bless and keep on keepin on brother also does it show you or tell you that ive seen this video more then once and if not i wold talk to youtube and find out how you can get paid more for someone watching your video more then once lol but yeah god bless and ill see you in the next one. I got the 5K version and i love it so nice but i do want a good thrower now thats bright as well so will see lol my health isnt the best wright now and i can barly get out of bed but im still alive so im happy lol now if i can just get a few more lights this new year ill be happy lol i really want to try and cllect most of sofirn brands lol
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lol so mine came in a way better case so thats cool but anyways god bless and keep on keepin on ill see you in the next one brother
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and yeah mine dont get up to 25000 lumens eather but im sure i get around 19000 lumens so im happy with that lol but i dont have a way to test my lights so nto sure but i can kind tell with my nacked eye but its not exact like yours lol
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lol the driver is the same as the EC06 is so yeah the Q8 plus just has better leds so it makes it brighter then the ec06 so thats good lol
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yeah my cells are different lol and thay say there 5000mAh and 50A but i dont belive it at all lol and i know this because my light doesnt look like its that bright so its probably only around 16000lm at most witch is still cool but i was hoping for more myself lol and the batteries claim they can do the job but they cant lol aleast not these one that i have even tho they say there 50A 5000mAh on the wrapper lol doesnt mean its true so yeah i wish o had batter batteries to test out now dang it lol
If you get some Samsung or molicel you will gain a extra 4000lm.
bro i fucked my light up allready for some reason i was trying to go threw the UI and now i cant get it to work it will jus turn on moon light unless i double click then it goes to full brighness but thats it i cant get it to ramp up or down and i go threw the UI again and set it up but it still wont work bro im dont know what the hell im doing lol i hope i can figure out what wrong with it if not atleast i can still use full brightneiess lol
I believe you 5 clicked it, just unscrew the head and disconnect power and screw back on that should reset it.