[PART 1] Official BLF GT Group Buy thread. Group buy officially closed! Lights shipping.


sb56637
Mr.Scott
JasonWW
Coyotehawk
teacher
Fritz15
djozz
ToyKeeper

Neal - Valuable collaborator
Outside the team?

I think KawiBoy1428 was the only one that had any smoke (on only one of his two lights). Mine didn’t. I haven’t heard anyone else say they had smoke (from excess flux residue). Hopefully if anyone else sees it, they will mention it.

I wonder is there method to make all the material dried or settled so that they don’t smoke, for example switch on in High mode for a few days before using Turbo mode. Really don’t feel like to open a newly bought flashlight unless I want to mod it to improve it. But GT is already very very hard driven.

Opening the GT is the new test of strength. I gonna bare hand it. :smiley: :disguised_face:

I think the chance is high that some might miss seeing the smoke as it is tough to look into the reflector with Turbo mode on or it was dark outside when they switch off to check the reflector. Sure that many switch on Turbo indoor too, but i think most will not switch it on Turbo long enough because it is very hard to look at the hotspot on wall.

Anyway, the smoke might not cause detrimental damage or leave any visible marks if it is not very serious smoking. I just want to have some precautions about it.

The bezel is way harder to open then the head was to remove on both of my GT’s. The rubber mat worked to get both bezels off, but man what a PITA! I would have used my big strap wrench but it’s at work. It took everything I had to get those bezels off! :person_facepalming:

Both are done now, I even changed the other GT’s emitter to the E2 3A I bought off Lexel both the de-domed E41A and the E2 3A are more to my liking. :wink:

A few of my Throwers… 12 of them are XHP35’s…. :smiley:

Good question! I fashioned a simple ‘seesaw’ or ‘teeter-totter’ to find out. :laughing:

The center of the switch and the center of the tripod hole are exactly opposite each other.

Fully loaded with 8 Samsung 30Q button top cells, the balance point is 1 cm (3/8”) behind the center of the tripod hole.

With 4 cells in just the rear carrier, the balance point is at the rear edge of the tripod hole.

With 4 cells in just the front carrier, the balance point is at the front edge of the tripod hole.

This means the center of mass moves just 1.5 cm (5/8”) in the cases of both extremes.

In short, the balance point is at (or just behind) the tripod hole or switch.

I do lots of stuff on BLF, but I’m not on the BLF GT team.

For the GT I’ve mostly just chatted in this thread sometimes, and I’m hoping to port some firmware to the GT soon (FSM and its UIs). This will allow it to operate like a Zebralight, an Olight, a Meteor, or run Anduril (my current favorite UI, similar to Narsil).

We already have a Team account for the GT, it is what was used to post the support thread.

The issue now is that making a new thread at this point would lead to more work for the team with minimal effects on the usefulness for everyone else. I mean people still ask to be added to the list in my review thread, who says people will find and read a separate thread for the GT?

Plus there is the case of it needing to be put together and none of the team has time for that right now. I just started eating solid food again, it will be a little bit before I am ready to do anything more then try to keep up with reading the posts.

I think it would be easier if anything to add a FAQ to the support thread with the latest status updated, since that thread already exists.

Team Members noted.

Who were the members (heart of) involved in the development of the GT?

After all the nice photos people have posted of their BLF, I might want to order another. When is the cutoff for the $157 price? I want to see if my first arrived before I order another.

Hey brother…… You ain’t been paying attention……
Both our teams have already done that!!! :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: …. :wink:
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Congrats Dawgs!!! . :+1:
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Go BAMA…… :+1: . :wink:

I'd advise to get on the list while the getting is good and available

ok, we need beamshots, and lux numbers ASAP !!

a VERY NW emitter to boot.
it makes my other nw lights look cool white

UPDATES: It appears that the first shipment went out by region instead of the exact order in which we paid for cost reasons. Initial quality has been fantastic.

The first shipment of lights (168 total) shipped on Dec 23. This was a pallet going to the USA from the first 576th person on the paid list that did not include batteries. Tracking numbers went out on Dec 27 and lights started arriving to customers on Dec 29th. DHL shipping was very fast.

There should be a European order going out in January.

The next group to purchase lights (#1000 and up on the list) will get their emails mid January instead of early January in order to let Neal get caught up with current orders.


BLF GT official support thread


Nvanlaar’s links.

The Millers Original Group Buy List ending on Nov 11 and #1213

Coyotehawk’s Continuation of the Group Buy List, starting Nov 11 and #1214 - Updated Dec 27

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Neal’s Paid/Shipping List for first 555 - Updated Dec 15

Neal’s Paid/Shipping List for #556 to #1038 - Updated Dec 10 or 12.

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M4D M4X: For all people who want to let us know the value that should be declared on the parcels:
please take the BLF GT customs declaration survey.

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M4D M4X: You can buy 8 of the button top Samsung 35E batteries (seem ideal, high mAh and good amps) for $40 when you buy your GT. No sign up required for these.
Battery details are here.
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Video of Drop Test

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While I greatly appreciate the mention by pepinfaxera a few posts back & the mention by TA the other day…… I am not a team member & have only answered a few questions, trying to help out; when the opportunity was there to do so. :slight_smile:

Don’t forget though……

  • sb
  • Mr. Scott
  • JasonWW

Here are 2 beam shots in my usual location.

That hotspot is tiny compared to the L6 with xhp50.2 and xhp70.2. I’m also surprised by how big the corona is.

Please put me on the list for another :slight_smile:

Wow, like a moon. :+1: :+1: