Ocelot
(Ocelot)
May 24, 2018, 1:04pm
191
Cheers Martin!
Very interested. I'm in for one. How does the reflector compare to the illustrious BLF GT? Diameter, finish, depth.. I'm too excited to read onwards for answers, forgive if I find them that way. I've always been fanatical about searchlights, so naturally this has my interested piqued.
Thanks for your GB and deal page!
Newlumen
(Newlumen)
June 16, 2018, 12:29am
192
Thanks… i think astrolux read your comment… mf04 beam look great…
klrman
(klrman)
June 18, 2018, 12:02am
193
Just read a comment on aliexpress that his MF04 (MT35 Plus) CW was more NW than CW.
Newlumen
(Newlumen)
June 18, 2018, 12:32am
194
Here is my mf02 neutral white and mf04 cool white…
klrman
(klrman)
June 18, 2018, 12:35am
195
Thanks for the comparison pic
JasonWW
(JasonWW)
June 18, 2018, 1:29am
196
Cool pic. Are the brightness levels low enough that the hot spots in the pic are really this size?
Newlumen
(Newlumen)
June 18, 2018, 2:11am
197
No.: it look different in person…
JasonWW
(JasonWW)
June 18, 2018, 2:53am
198
If you put both on the lowest level, can you see any difference in the hot spot size?
The bigger reflector should produce a slightly smaller hot spot (in theory) which is where the extra throw distance comes from.
It would just be nice to confirm this theory since I don’t have two so closely similar lights.
JayLumen
(JayLumen)
July 27, 2018, 3:42pm
199
Has anyone measured their 04?
JasonWW
(JasonWW)
July 27, 2018, 4:01pm
200
Yes, lots of times. You want lux or lumen?
Hardusvd70 measured 1.36mcd on his CW MF04.
JayLumen
(JayLumen)
July 27, 2018, 4:19pm
201
I wanted candela but wow….1.36mcd is a big number seems like a possible miscaculation
JasonWW
(JasonWW)
July 27, 2018, 4:24pm
202
Go here and read down. [PART 2] Official BLF GT Group Buy thread. Closed, but Public sales open! - #2208 by Hardusvd70
He got the same candela at 10m and 25m.
I do the 25m calculations in post 2217.
JayLumen
(JayLumen)
July 27, 2018, 4:30pm
203
Incredible! Honestly thought it would only do maybe 1.1mcd max.
So even more throw than a stock GT……. :money_mouth_face:
ChibiM
(ChibiM)
July 27, 2018, 6:12pm
204
Mine doesn't go passed 0.9 million.. I really need to measure again.. and probably buy another meter.
JasonWW
(JasonWW)
July 27, 2018, 6:45pm
205
Maybe your LED is a bit off center?
Yours is CW, right?
NW seems to give lower readings.
JayLumen
(JayLumen)
July 27, 2018, 9:35pm
206
A note for anyone that has an off center emitter:
Unscrew the bezel enough so you can lightly tap the light and nudge the reflector (in whichever direction you need) just enough to center the emitter with the centering ring. Worked for me.
JayLumen
(JayLumen)
July 28, 2018, 2:07am
207
Not meaning to flood with posts but my MF04 had smoke coming from the emitter?..…now no more smoke after ran it on turbo a few times. Uhhh is that normal? I’m thinking maybe some sort of residue was getting burnt up.
JasonWW
(JasonWW)
July 28, 2018, 2:21am
208
It might have been leftover liquid flux. There were a couple of GT’s that had that.
JayLumen
(JayLumen)
July 28, 2018, 2:33am
209
Never thought of that. Now it makes sense, flux smoke.
Thats how you know it’s a serious light