The BLF GT70 "Giggle Monster" is here! 7,500lumens, 1,500m throw! Group buy Closed!

Might be a good ideaā€¦ā€¦ :+1: ā€¦ :wink:

Maybe I have just been luckyā€¦ but so far I have not had much of a problem loosening the light engines on any of mine. Just put those bad boys in a properly padded vice & twist. :wink:

The bezels were a bit more difficultā€¦. :person_facepalming: . :smiley: . :+1:

Having opened ~8 of them so far, I have not found such a method, just brute force and luck of the draw.

I had 2 that opened fairly easy (aka, I did it by myself).

The others varied from ā€œI did it by myself but dead lifting felt easierā€

To needing 2 Texans straining to get that sucker open, Mere normal men may not of emerged victorious. :stuck_out_tongue:

Proper strap wrench technique is the only thing I have found that helps. we had 3 guys cranking away on one of these at one point before I found my strap wrench and there is no way in heck it is opening opening up.

Still took 2 of us to get it open with the wrench (1 to man the wrench and the other to hold everything in place to it didnā€™t slip out of the vice and ruin everything).

It is not impossible but be prepared for a struggle.

I donā€™t want people spending the money on the conversion kit only to not be able to use it. I would recommend opening your light now before placing the order.

:innocent:

If that is the case, I may need a complete GT70ā€¦ Maybe I should start listing stuff on ebay now? lol

filled for:
1 BLF GT 70 (NW)
8 batteries

Thanks

I would not start listing body parts for sale quite yet, any other projects will be some time in coming.

This one is happening quicker because I am been pursuing it for over a year and have most of the parts ready to go before hand.

I passed on the first release of the BLF GT, but now Iā€™m really looking forward to the new GT70. That said, as long as the price is under $150 US dollars Iā€™ll buy oneā€¦ I have plenty of Samsung 30Q button and flattop cells to accommodate this monster. I didnā€™t request any other options. Maybe I should have?

The price is listed in the OP, it is $250 at this point but I am sure we will reach at least 100 signups which drops the price down to $240.

The price will go down more with more sign upā€™s but we canā€™t know for sure how many will sign up.

Sadly my friendā€¦. the wish for a $150.oo price tag seem but a wishful dreamā€¦ā€¦ :wink:

Below is from the 2nd postā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦

I am told the planned retail Price for the complete light will be $299.99

The group buy pricing will be setup in Tiers depending on how many lights are sold.

  • 1-50 lights = $250
  • 51-100 lights = $240
  • 101-200 lights = $230
  • 201-300 lights = $225
  • 301-400 lights = $220

If we managed to get more then that I could talk to them about further discounts.

Free shipping is included for : USA, CANADA, WEST EUROPE, ASIA
add 20 USD for: Australia, New Zealand, part East Europe (contact Neal to find out about your exact country)
add 40 USD for: Serbia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Crotia, Saudi Arabia, south Africa

The shipping method will be selected by Lumintop to have the best chance of being delivered in a timely fashion.

is the blf gt xhp70.2 will have texas avenger DTP MCPCB ??

For a light of that size and with all the components inside to allow this thing to run at the targeted specs, Lumintop would be losing money for every light they sell at the price you want. Even at the $240 price, itā€™s hard to imagine thereā€™s much profit after shipping given the small quantities they are making.

I would have gladly waited for the this 2nd release. The first release was NW with semi yellow tint. If the new version is CW I would have sprung for 4 of them. Making 4 new versions as opposed to 2 original NW and 2 updated versions. Pricing is not concern. Rather time of wait, potential damage during transit, etcā€¦

Interested in a cw one. Does it come with two battery carriers or do I have to buy them separately?

TAā€¦ā€¦ a question whenever you have time. No rushā€¦

Is the Neutral White option going to actually be that, as close as possible to Truly ā€œNeutral Whiteā€ā€¦. without the yellow/orange tint??

Neutral White with little or no tint warm or cool. :+1:
But better a lean to slight cool than yellowā€¦. if it must lean.

filled for:
1 BLF GT 70 (CW)
1 additional lens

Thanks

Correct, it is the MCPCB I designed for them.

Once the LED is found it should only be ~6 weeks until the light is ready is what they tell me since most of the parts are the same as the GT.

Damage in transit should not be a problem as they will not be forced to use registered mail and 2 separate packages this time around.

For the LED tint, we do not know yet. The XHP35 was supposed to be 5000k in the first GT but they were not available so we had to go with the 4000k.

There is a good possibility of 2 LED options this time around since the entire process is much more organized to start with but we still have to see what the options are before we will know for sure.

Correct, it comes with carriers already, there is just the option to buy extras if you desire.

I have also confirmed that reflectors, Lenses and short tubes will be available as well but have not gotten pricing yet.

The neutral white was supposed to be 5000k the first time around but they were simply not available in a good bin so we went with the next best option.

The goal is 3D tint but we will see what can be found.

Fillef for:
XHP70.2 Conversion kit cool white
2 extra cell carriers
intrested in a reflector
yes for spare lens
yes for 30Q

Thank you!