Thanks for posting, hope the reflector complaining goes down after seeing this. Have to blow up this picture to see good.
what exif viewer is that ?
I use medical hemostats to remove button retention rings. If the ring needs more force, I use mini needle nose pliers.
DB Custom:Took this shot with my phone within minutes of taking the GT out of the box, my Dad held it next to his Q8…
This is the light that hit the water tower at 1.9 miles. Don’t see how any of the slightly noticeable non-mirrorlike finish affects the beam.
Thanks for posting, hope the reflector complaining goes down after seeing this. Have to blow up this picture to see good.
DB Custom:Took this shot with my phone within minutes of taking the GT out of the box, my Dad held it next to his Q8…
This is the light that hit the water tower at 1.9 miles. Don’t see how any of the slightly noticeable non-mirrorlike finish affects the beam.
Thanks for posting, hope the reflector complaining goes down after seeing this. Have to blow up this picture to see good.
I’ll complain. LOL. I don’t see any OP in my reflector. I do see turning marks, kind of, barely. Programming and equipment… which is fine for the application. I’ve been spoiled with nothing but Okuma lathes. The old LC20 (mid 1980s) could keep that profile or better. The newish LB3000 EXII with live tooling is amazing.
Does anyone know how the reflector is finished? Is it plated or electro polished? If it’s electro polishing the OP effect is the result of cooking it a little too long.
Nev:These soft lens caps that for the gt , they may not protect the glass if dropped lens first or bashed lens first against something , so I was thinking maybe a round disc cut from 3mm or 6mm plywood put inside the soft cap might be a good idea ( cut to the same width as the outside of bezel ) wadya think?
I plan to do the same thing but use a piece of plexiglass instead of wood
You could also get thicker neoprene foam insulation and glue it in. I’ve seen it up to 1” thick. What I saw was used for pipe insulation. I would think hard substances would just transmit any shock directly to the lens where something cushioning would prevent it from getting to the lens. Heck, a piece of the packing would do the job, but I don’t know if it could be glued in place. Loose would also work I should think.
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FWIW, I don’t know if there were complaints. Maybe one, but I didn’t take it as a complaint (I didn’t see the above post). I know my comment regarding the small OP effect wasn’t a complaint; it was merely an observation.
TBC, you could sell your light if you’re unhappy with it and the price paid for it. There would be plenty of folks who missed the cutoff who would be happy to take it off of your hands. That would free you up to but the light of your choice made with the lathe of your choice.
Does anyone know how the reflector is finished? Is it plated or electro polished? If it’s electro polishing the OP effect is the result of cooking it a little too long.
I assumed it was physical vapor deposition (PVD) as most modern reflectors are. Maybe one of the Team members knows for sure and can clarify it.
- The GT has low voltage warning and shut-off. At what battery voltages does this happen?
- At 12.0 V (3.0 V per cell) the GT will blink the main LED and step down in power. It will do this repeatedly until the battery voltage recovers above 12 V.
- At 11.2 V (2.8 V per cell) the GT will blink rapidly and shut down the main LED.
Note that these voltages can be ~0.05 V per cell off in either direction, depending on the component tolerances and temperature. These voltages are monitored under load and cells will read higher when removed and measured outside the light.These numbers are from the NarsilM 1.2 source code, but I did also confirm them using a power supply on a production light.
Thanks DEL.
Is there any statistics how many people have already received their lights, I number 149 in the list of 555 and silence :weary:
Got my 2x BLF GT`s today,
Thank you very much !
Teacher check PM
:+1: …… Done & reply sent. … I concur……
I put Neals “paid/shipping lists” back on post one. I think they are only semi helpful due to not being complete and outdated, but if it helps anyone, it’s there.
It seems quite a few of the packages are being sent without tracking notices sent (from DHL). I’m not sure why. If you’ve paid for your light, but haven’t got a tracking notification from DHL, it’s quite easy to call them at 800-CALL-DHL or 800-225-5345. If your outside of the USA there might be a different phone number. Just go to their website and click the link for customer service. Call them up and ask for a representative. Then just give them your name and zip code (or whatever represents your country). I tried it just for giggles. It was quite easy and the operator was very nice.
I don’t know if registered mail can be checked. I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt to check with your local mail service.
Or you can just be surprised when it arrives. That’s pretty cool, too.
Even though Neal couldn’t ship by the exact order of those that paid or of those that signed up, he is still doing his best to use the order that was paid. These recent international shipments seem to be for people on the early side of the paid list as evidenced below. (These are paid list numbers)
Bruno28 #12
cypher1024 #57
FMC #78
Sirius9 #79
Yokiamy #128
Hunter1 #129
Bo4ka #144
Bozlight29 #148
Flasky #149
Hardware #174
Yoflash #178
DooMMasteR #193
Jaza #202
piotrek966 #266
Specialk #292
Bking #515
Bobtb #637Bobtb’s light shipping is a bit surprising. So maybe this last shipment was pretty big? 637-362=275
Did 275 lights ship or just 200 or so DHL lights? We will have to wait for more info.
Thanks for the update TA!
Is there any statistics how many people have already received their lights, I number 149 in the list of 555 and silence :weary:
There were 362 shipped from the first 2 shipnents. Those were both USA shipments.
There seems to be a lot of international lights shipping now. See post #1 for details.
I also just posted a list a names on post #15426 that shows the paid list numbers of these most recent shipments. You are #101 on that paid list and people all around you have gotten shipping notices so there is a good chance yours has shipped as well. I suggest calling DHL and asking if you have a package on the way.
Umcookies:Just adding a side by side, nothing more to really add to the discussion.
Left is the orange-peelish reflector, right is the ‘promo’ shot of the light.
.Who’s light is that on the left? I can see it looks pretty rough.
The cutting tool is expensive. The flashlight is cheap. For this reason, the tool can not be changed frequently. A worn tool makes worse the surface. It’s a compromise. Just my opinion. I am also a metalworker.
JasonWW:I put Neals “paid/shipping lists” back on post one. I think they are only semi helpful due to not being complete and outdated, but if it helps anyone, it’s there.
It seems quite a few of the packages are being sent without tracking notices sent (from DHL). I’m not sure why. If you’ve paid for your light, but haven’t got a tracking notification from DHL, it’s quite easy to call them at 800-CALL-DHL or 800-225-5345. If your outside of the USA there might be a different phone number. Just go to their website and click the link for customer service. Call them up and ask for a representative. Then just give them your name and zip code (or whatever represents your country). I tried it just for giggles. It was quite easy and the operator was very nice.
I don’t know if registered mail can be checked. I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt to check with your local mail service.
Or you can just be surprised when it arrives. That’s pretty cool, too.
Even though Neal couldn’t ship by the exact order of those that paid or of those that signed up, he is still doing his best to use the order that was paid. These recent international shipments seem to be for people on the early side of the paid list as evidenced below. (These are paid list numbers)
Bruno28 #12
cypher1024 #57
FMC #78
Sirius9 #79
Yokiamy #128
Hunter1 #129
Bo4ka #144
Bozlight29 #148
Flasky #149
Hardware #174
Yoflash #178
DooMMasteR #193
Jaza #202
piotrek966 #266
Specialk #292
Bking #515
Bobtb #637Bobtb’s light shipping is a bit surprising. So maybe this last shipment was pretty big? 637-362=275
Did 275 lights ship or just 200 or so DHL lights? We will have to wait for more info.
Thanks for the update TA!
That wasn’t Texas_Ace, it’s me.
Aslan:Is there any statistics how many people have already received their lights, I number 149 in the list of 555 and silence :weary:
There were 362 shipped from the first 2 shipnents. Those were both USA shipments.
There seems to be a lot of international lights shipping now. See post #1 for details.
I also just posted a list a names on post #15426 that shows the paid list numbers of these most recent shipments. You are #101 on that paid list and people all around you have gotten shipping notices so there is a good chance yours has shipped as well. I suggest calling DHL and asking if you have a package on the way.
In our “village” dhl do not provide information without track numbers :person_facepalming:
Thank you, I hope to get it soon, it’s painful not to wait, it’s painful not to know when it will come
I finally found all 3 on post 5 !
Thank you very much JasonWW and all the other guys with helpfull comments for your support !
What an amazing service all for FREE !!!
Now I can go to bed and sleep in peace ! ( 6am here now in Ireland ).
Thankfull Regards to all the nice guys that helped, from ammofox.
My first two GT`s arrived yesterday in Munich, Germany. No batteries with DHL.
Thanks to all.
Robert
Bo4ka:@DB Custom and lawallac
thanks, but no result. Switch cover is definitely not opaque, I unscrewed it.
It must be lighted, at least after successfull factory reset.Let me see if I can understand.
You never saw any green light from the switch, even though the main led works fine?
You were able to unscrew the switch cover, but it is or isn’t opaque?
Opaque meaning solid, so no light gets through.
It should look like this:
If light does NOT go through your switch cover then send a PM to Texas_Ace and he will see you get a new one.
Ps, do your green leds light up?
They are a lot weaker than on the Q8.
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My switch cover looks exactly the same. Green leds do not light up.
I am not new to flashlights. So I could remove the driver and see if there are any issues. But it would void the warranty.