ALIVE: Haikelite MT07S only US$46.72

Cheers man! And donā€™t worry, Iā€™m confused all the time. :smiley: :beer:

I do have another Question while we are on the subject, if you donā€™t mind me asking.

If a light comes with a 2S2P and 4 batteries for a XHP35 HI led, can you add 4 more batteries 2S4P ? Keeping the total voltage the same while increasing capacity without damaging the driver ?

Yes you can.

But you would have to make a longer battery tube.

If you do make a battery tube, perhaps you could sell it in a group buy.

An example is the Manker MK35 (2S2P XHP35). With 2S4P voltage remains the same, so the driver sees no difference besides a bit less voltage sag with 8 cells. But this occurs within the working voltage range, so no problem here.

Sweet :+1:

You guys are Great. I will make the battery tubes for two other lights ( MT07 and MT35 PLUS ) that need this. But the MT07S will stay because I need it smaller for every day carry use. I do Appreciate your enlightenment, Iā€™m still learningā€¦ :beer:

Oh that would be dope.

Perhaps you could sell it?

Would be amazing.

Guys It has been more than a week since I reported my "missing metal belt/claw" issue to BG on 04/06. Since the last email from them on 05/06, asking me to wait, two further emails sent to them over the last few days are being met with silence. I also sent a message to the BG rep here a couple of days ago, but he/she hasn't responded to my message either.

Can I please ask those of you who ordered this flashlight on this GB to indicate which flashlight you bought, and if you received the "metal belt claw" (see photo below) in your package. It will help those of us who did not receive one when taking this up with BG. Thanks!

Oh thatā€™s just great! :person_facepalming:
I have ordered mine on May 21, 2018 right after stocks were depleted. At this time the status was ā€œpre-orderā€ and until yesterday, shipping was expected for June 12, 2018, i.e. today. Today I checked once again and guess whatā€¦ I have a new button called ā€œapply refundā€. The MT07S is now indicated back to ā€œarrival noteā€ and ā€œcoming soonā€ whatever this is supposed to mean.

I have a real bad suspicion that this situation is somehow in conjunction with Haikeliteā€™s financial situation and Terryā€™s cryptical words about Haikelite not paying their billsā€¦

ā€œ[ā€¦]Forgot one thingā€¦. Good luck with believing Haikeliteā€¦ and good luck getting them to send you anything. I do not care what the openly claimed. Ac fording to 5 different emails from Dale himself. BangGood and GearBest owe them over 40k each. I will happily forward that to anyone that wants to see it. [ā€¦]

Source: Closed Official Haikelite MT09R *UPDATE Now including TA's Pricing for Emitter Upgrades* Closed - #2288 by NOT_Haikelite_USA_Of

ā€œ[ā€¦]Think about itā€¦. why do you not see any of these new models for sale on Chinese websitesā€¦ THE DO NOT PAY THEIR BILLSā€¦. not meā€¦ [ā€¦]ā€

Source: Closed Official Haikelite MT09R *UPDATE Now including TA's Pricing for Emitter Upgrades* Closed - #2303 by NOT_Haikelite_USA_Of

I donā€™t know what I should believe right now, especially about Terryā€™s last words before he became banned here. Of course, we need to be very careful about truth and lies concerning the dispute between Haikelite and Terry White. But thereā€™re always two sides of a story, right? Anyway, I have a bad feeling about the MT07S ever coming back on stock again.

I too am getting a little concerned. I see the ā€œApply Refundā€ link now too on my order, but as usual, you canā€™t actually use it. When you try to submit it you get a cryptic message ā€œCanā€™t refundā€. Iā€™ve NEVER been able to submit a refund request using that stupid link. I donā€™t know why itā€™s even there, itā€™s completely useless. Guess Iā€™ll start emailing BG customer service. That should go smoothlyā€¦ NOT!

Unless Martin can offer some info on whether we might ever actually get our lightsā€¦ Iā€™d love to get it, but I canā€™t wait indefinitely. Itā€™s already been 3 weeks.

Brilliant idea CNCman !!

i would definitely buy custom machined extended tubes for these lights, and the size/thread compatible MT09R 70.2 TA Monster Triple, which could REALLY benefit from some dramatic capacity improvement options and much better weight distribution from a longer tube, even if still using 4 cells...

like the Otherwise excellent BLF Q8, I find the centered mass of the ubiquitous quad 18650 cell arrangement a bit much for real world use in a relatively short body length. In the Q8, which is a KISS 4P configuration, sometimes I run only 2cells at a time to avoid wrist fatigue to reduce weight. Sometimes I wish for the modularity genius of the BLF GT to be able to run either 4 or 8 cells with its extension tube, the added weight giving a huge usability runtime improvement.

I suppose I would prefer an extension tube for more comfortable weight distribution, with 4 or 8 cell options. I know with your machining background thereā€™s a way to design this, and I would gladly make it worth your while, even just some simple prototype work.

please PM me for details, as I am very interested in the possibilities,

Thanks !!

(Sigh)

Really sorry to hear about your situation, FlashTom and CoolJB.

I ordered a white NW XHP35 MT07S on 5/24, and received it on 6/7, paying a few bucks for the Expedited shipping option, and it had the exotic braided paracord both pictured on the BG site and as above. I am very happy with the light, but I cringe at the negative experiences others are having with problems ordering and the whole SC26 fiasco... I can only hope these get resolved somehow, but now Iā€™m leery of HL/BG for the future.

I still Iā€™ll stand by the otherwise very good quality of build quality and performance of the 2 HL I do have, yet these negatives affecting others is not a good omen.

I just checked the stock situation on all versions of the MT07S. They are all OOS and on ā€žarrival noticeā€œ right now without any predictable date for stock replenishment.

Damn I waited to long to jump on this deal. I didnā€™t think haikelight would go belly up they seemed to do well. Really wanted a xho35 one. I have a 70.2 one. Might buy a second 70.2 if I can find one. Iā€™d like to MOD one with the ta driver and keep one stock

I do not doubt you will get your lights.

Itā€™s the same thing which happened with the BLF Q8 during the Christmas shopping season: there were over 6000 preorders, and every time, the preorder date got pushed.

Itā€™s probably the same thing which is happening with the MT07S: it racks up a lot of preorders, and boom! preorder date gets pushed.

I order MT07S White in 31.05 but still not sended and now BG close preorder for this. :rage:

Thanks. I placed my order on 5/22, 2 days before you, and still missed out. I didnā€™t pay for expedited shipping. Is that the reason I missed out? :frowning:

I ask banggood about the situation tomorrow

The plot thickens - NW version shows ā€œIn Stockā€ now and you can buy it instead of preorderingā€¦ Still no shipment confirmation for me though.

24 hours processing

Seems like no problem there. Banggood ALWAYS shipped items within 24 hours when that sign was up.