I received the GT Mini and holster today - ordered from Neal August 7, 14 days ago.
Real nice C8 style light!
More compact then the C8 actually, with a wider head and more throw. Illuminated side switch and ramping UI are a real plus for me. Well done Lumintop! :+1:
I believe a 26650 tube would have been just right for this head and would have been closer to the GT big brother proportions?
One of my GT minis arrived today. Itâs really nice! :partying_face:
I quickly opened it to flash ToyKeeperâs AndĂșril UI onto the driver.
The bezel had a good amount of blue threadlocker, so I used a vise and leather glove to remove it.
The driver came out easily. I dislodged it with a rod fed through one of the MCPCBâs screw holes.
With my lightâs switch at 12 oâclock, the screw hole at 4:30 lines up with a blank spot on the driver near the positive wireâs solder connection.
Iâm curious if those four holes are in the same place relative to the switch on other samples.
The driver had small traces of white adhesive, but it went back into place snugly.
I received mine today. The head is slightly larger than a C8 with a 42.75 mm interior reflector opening versus 38 mm for the C8. The lighted side switch is alright even with the evil green smile effect.
The best I can get is about 110 kcd but given that it only draws 4.5 amps on turbo Iâm not terribly disappointed. One thing I noticed is that itâs not well focused and this could be the reason why the throw doesnât live up to spec.
The only advantage it has over the D1S is the ability to attach a lanyard (comes with the package). The D1S out throws it and has full output at the top of the ramp.
For the price Iâm relatively happy and it will find a good home Iâm sure.
Got mine yesterday. Pretty happy with it. My only complaint is that I really lost the indexing lottery, the button is WAY off from the logo, and not even kinda lined up with a flat or a ridge on the handle.
Whatâs the desire to replace the stock switch? Just for a better feeling click?
Neutral White with a 30Q. Like I said not terribly disappointed because it takes a FET driver doing about 5.8 amps in a C8 with the same led to best it with a reverse tail clicky which doesnât behave well with ramping UI.
I might pry off the bezel to see if it can be better focused.
I know the NW reads a bit lower, but Iâm wondering why you only got 4.5A out of a 30Q. Thatâs the same battery Iâm using and I got 5.5A.
Does the emitter look off center in the reflector? I was thinking itâs practically impossible for it to be off center due to way the centering ring is made.
I canât measure the current with ramping, all I get is the double flash on my clamp meter.
Yes, I do believe that the centering ring isnât the right height for proper focus. From what Iâve learned on here a dedomed led should have a focal point of about one meter like this
Here is the GT mini
On the wall the focal point (where the black center dot disappears) is only a couple of inches with the GT mini.