(prototype) the GT Mini

wont the battery life be crap then? i think its ideal as it is, no need for smaller tube as its so small already compared to its big brother :smiley: and u can put it a 3000mah battery.

Along with the half cell comes reduced run time, of course. Sometimes needs vary…

Yes they do….

Got my GTmini today and I love it!

And with short tube it’s so cute :slight_smile:

Man the beam on this thing is just insane, i tryied on a building 400m+ away ,not a problem, light hits it for sure, haha crazy thrower at this size :smiley:

I got mine today in the USA so maybe the rest of the USA orders will show up soon.

Here are my measurements from a stock CW GT Mini using a Samsung 30Q.

Tail amps @30s using UT210E:

Top of ramp - 2.85A
Turbo - 5.5A
Parasitic drain normal - 0.18mA
Drain with switch led off- 0.02mA

Candela @30s and 10 meters using LX1330B:

GT Mini - 148kcd = 769m
Convoy C8 xm-l2 CW - 39kcd = 395m
Stock GT - 1.05mcd = 2,049m

Lumens using Texas_Ace Lumen Tube calibrated from Maukka’s S2 plus CW:

GT Mini:
Top of ramp:
turn on 720 lm
@30s 705 lm

Turbo:
turn on 1240 lm,
@30s 1200 lm

Convoy C8 xm-l2 CW
turn on 850 lm,
@30s 785 lm

I would take my lumen measurements with a grain of salt. My tube had to be really dialed down to read accurately to Maukka’s calibration light. I’m still working on this. Even so, 1200 lumen is pretty much on spec. I’m sure other lumen tubes and devices will read higher, maybe much higher. No doubt that the 148kcd @30s is quite impressive. Higher than spec. :+1:

This is a very impressive light. It truly blows away my Convoy C8.

Someone asked me if the Mini really does blow away the C8. I went and took some pictures, but the question got deleted.

Anyway, here is a comparison of the hot spots at a reduced level, but the same relative brightness as if both were on turbo. You can clearly see the Mini has a much smaller, tighter and intense hot spot.

In this picture I had both lights on turbo and the camera sensitivity turned way down. The C8 looks like a corona that is missing the hot spot. :smiley:

So yeah, the mini really does blow it away.

Yes, protected seem to fit fine. I have a 69mm Keeppower 8A protected Sanyo GA 3500 and a 69.5mm Evva 7A protected Panny B 3400.

The tail springs can collapse down really far so that shouldn’t be an issue.

The thing you should be aware of is the amp draw on your protected cells. If their protection circuitry is only 3 amp then you may not be able to run the GT mini on Turbo.

I measured my Evva at 4.1v and got 2.2A top of ramp and 4A on turbo.

My KeepPower at 4.1v got 2.2A top of ramp and 4.3A on turbo.

That is some good info you posted Jason… thank you. :beer:

Did the tracking info for yours ever update before it was delivered?

Nice to see you oversea guys got the mini too… :sunglasses:

Great pics & view mortuus…

I got mine last night, definitely outperforms my convoy c8, even with a dedomed xml. Using mode select (ie not ramping) is 100% equivalent to turbo?

no u have to double click, ramping does not go to turbo.

Yeah but in the mode select option (I don’t like ramping) it doesn’t have the double click to turbo

oh my bad i thought u were talking about ramping mode… no idea then.

It depends on which mode set number you are using.

Modes 1-6 use the top of the ramp as 100%.

Modes 7-12 use full turbo as 100%.

-You can download the manual here

This is the manual that still says it uses a buck driver, just ignore that part.

thanks for clarifying that JasonWW!

still waiting for mine. emailed, no response yet, to get an update on when will it ship out.

I got tracking 8/2 and a scan at “GUANGZHOU EMS” on the same day, just hasn’t moved in 7 days.

Looking forward to getting mine too.

For anyone in the USA who has received theirs, has your tracking info worked? Or did it just say processed in China and then show up at your door?

I’m sure all of ours will get here eventually, I’m just curious if I should even bother checking the tracking progress.

pls send me your email address

tracking sent

@ JasonWW….

Any info appreciated my friend…… :wink: