How does the throw and such compare with a Thrunite TN4A? I know the TN4A is bigger/heavier, but I have it and wondering if the GT mini significantly out performs.
well looking the specs for the throw from thrunite it says Max beam distance: 326m. so the gt mini compared throws on paper twice as long it has a rated throw of 750m if that says anything ?
Thx for the feedback. I was able to look at the specs a bit and indeed the gt mini claims more throw and candela than my TN4A. Wish I could do a side by side comparison without purchasing . . . .
I know 2x lumens is not that noticeable, is 2x the throw at a couple hundred yards? I doubt I could see much at 750 yards
here is a pic i took a few days ago, the building i pointed at is almost 400m away, i can clearly see that it reached even tho it shows bad on my cellphone, but yea 750 u will barely see the beam reach i asume… but either way the gt mini is a killer thrower at this size for sure…
In that case the difference is not going to be huge. It’s hard to find specs for it but I did find some for a neutral white version with the xpl hi. Peak Beam Intensity: 52,340cd.
Max beam distance: 457m. It’s got a 46mm head compared to the GT Mini’s 50mm.
So the Mini still beats it. Plus the mini has a few more hundred lumens. I measured around 1200, but others have measured around 1400. My guess is that it’s not going to be as big a difference as with my C8, but still pretty noticeable.
Thanks for the clarification about the cells, that was a reason imo for looking elsewhere. Not a huge deal, but I prefer flat top cells in general, and think double springs are a plus also.
Ok, probably posted the v1.3 BETA for him to use on Nov 16th, then on Jan 28th posted a v1.3 with the "new" S42 support, but nothing seemed to come out of that, least not so far.
Ok, these issues I think are explained by them using a different firmware revision then I planned on. The final firmware I sent them should be as the manual states but I sent then an earlier version that is closer to what it sounds like ya’ll are seeing. They were supposed to of used the latest version but it looks like it didn’t make it into production.
IIRC these are about the limit of the changes + some minor changes to the ramp / mode spacing between the revisions.
Yes, it was from me, although it looks like they used the prototype firmware I made for testing it instead of the final firmware with the refined ramp / mode groups and other settings. Not a big deal but the things mentioned above are a little different.
Would it be alright to ask, what are the differences between the "proposed" final firmware you intended, compared to what is actually installed on the GT Mini?
Sharing a video beamshot of the GT Mini neutral-white:
(building on the other side is about 160 meters or 400 feet away from the flashlight)
compare to an Astrolux C8 (XPL-Hi 3A NW, 1300 lumens)
www.youtube.com/embed/roxXelnRQwo