I hope you will get it tomorrowā¦ I measured 1286 lumen @ 5 seconds for the CWā¦ I like this light. Small and compact throwerā¦
Ok, thanks Delta_V. I hope you do get it tomorrow.
This has also been my strangest order from China ever. No rhyme, reason, or continuity to it. I hope to never have a repeatā¦. 
Strange summer & August in Alabama too. Both have been somewhat mild compared to other years & not as dry as a chip either.
Delta_V that sucksā¦ really long time even for shipping to usa from china seems long, but dont worry the light was packed very good so it shouldnt have any damage unless a truck ran over the package.
please send Neal a mail asking him to investigate what happened to your parcel
neal@m4dm4x.com
Got my GT mini todayā¦ GT miniscule measured 1318lm with a 30Q and 1463lm with a VTC5D.
Very Niceā¦INDEED! :+1:
Hey Scott, do you recommend the new VTC5D over the older 5A? Looking for the absolute most delivery from an 18650 to stick in my Meteor. 
And hey, gotta love that little GT mini, right? Did you get the short tube for it? Really cool in that format, just awesome all around for what it can do and itās diminutive size. I think itās a win, regardless of how close it is in performance to the D1S, different format and just overall really likeable.
Niceā¦ your lumen number are reading high as well as d4sā¦ did you wait like 5 seconds after you turn on the light?
Finally! And in one piece, lol. The LED isnāt quite perfectly centered, but doesnāt seem to affect the beam. Kinda disappointed in the diffuser, to be honest. Itās too loose to be used for anything except tailstanding. Otherwise, itās extremely impressive. Shocked how much shorter it is than a C8.
What is a Meteor 4P? I know they do perform a bit better than my VTC5Aās in some of my lights. They out perform/perform better in my multi cell carrier lights, single cell multi emitter lights, (quads and trips). They hold the output longer too. I donāt see as rapid of a drop in output as with the Aās. The VTC5Dās got my TN42 70.2 P2-1A into the 9ās the Aās did not, as much as I tried and I have a lot of Aās of different vintages. Now Iām wondering about the VTC6Aāsā¦.right, these are the next bad boy 18650ās?
Edit: Yeah I really like this little bugger, the wife had to laugh when she seen it next to his three giant brothers! And of course I got the even more miniscule Micro Tube for the baby GT! 
Naw, that read was at turn on with the VTC5D. I donāt do countdown or 30sec test with FETDD drivers, it will drive you crazy. I watch the output drop for anything out of the norm, like it sky rocketing down, other then that, I donāt really care. Now my Linear, Buck or Boost driven lights, thatās when I care a lot.
Scott, yeah, the Meteor is 4P to 12 emitters. Stock the cell choice may not be such a big issue, but, well, mine is a long way removed from stock. May be pulling 50-60A. (I get a quick 17,284 lumen reading and it plunges, getting hot and draining cells at a crazy rate) So of course, Iām looking for that little bit moreā¦
The VTC5D (late 2017, early 2018) is supposed to be the latest, greatest chemical mix. Itās a bit better than the older VTC5A (2016).
When it comes to the major battery manufacturers, it seems like their newest version always performs better than their older version. They are always finding small improvements. (Donāt qoute me, Iām talking about in general they always make improvements)
very nice, i asume its cw ?
Indeedā¦
The 8 VTC5Dās I have register 15-16 IR on my SKY RCā¦if that helps yaā¦
Yep, thanks Kawi. The 30Qās Iāve been using are showing around 25 IR. Compared to the single digits of my 30Tās (07-09) 25 is pretty high.
Thinking about trying out the offset boring with a 4 jaw chuck to see if I can open the battery tube holes in the M43 a bit to accept the 20650 LG HG6, pretty dang close to the 30T really in a slightly smaller form factor. (I could offset bore towards the middle and not bother threads or anything, in theory) Wish I had a millā¦.
Still thinking about making a new tube for my GT mini to use a 30Tā¦
BLF GT mini with short and reg tubes, BLF GT with short and reg tubes. Not sure that Iāve seen these all together or at least recently, so here they are.
thats a nice looking blf-family.
According to HKJ curves:
VTC5D < VTC5A < Samsung 24S < Samsung 20S.
When a battery manufacturer designs a battery they have to adjust the chemical mix to give them what they want. They can go towards the direction of high capacity at the expense of less amperage output. Or they can go the other direction and make it have more amperage output at the expense of less capacity.
Every new battery seems to perform better overall. An example is the old Sanyo/Panasonic 3400B compared to the newer 3500GA. Max continous amperage went from 5A to 10A and capacity went up just a tiny bit.
To my knowledge HKJ has not tested the VTC5D, 24S or 20S. Maybe you are refering to Mooch?
Do you have a chart of these tests? Iām curious to see it.