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

donttellmywifeiambuy · September 14, 2018, 9:23pm

Are they shipping the lights to the US in batches ?
I ordered and paid for my GT70 on Aug 30
(Order: #900112870)
I still have not seen it or been updated on the shipping time

Texas_Ace · September 14, 2018, 10:05pm

They do ship in batches but it is odd that it has taken so long for yours. I would contact Leo@lumintop.com and check on the status.

donttellmywifeiambuy · September 14, 2018, 10:21pm

will do, thanks TA

cccpull · September 15, 2018, 12:24am

So we’re short 98. :person_facepalming:

Newlumen · September 15, 2018, 12:33am

JasonWW:

Lothar:

Two questions from my side:

If companies love making money, and us hobbyists love spending money, why don’t Lumintop just produce an extended 3 carrier battery tube, similar to how they have a shorty 1 carrier tube? That way there is no couplers and a single nice elegant 3 carrier battery tube? I for one would rather order a 3x carrier tube than ordering a coupler and a shorty tube

How optimal is all the carrier springs, wires from driver to LED, and thermal paste under the LED. Will there be reasonable gains by bypassing all springs, replacing the wires from driver to LED with thicker wires, and replacing the thermal paste with something like Arctic Silver 5? Also, how thick is the LED shelf, and is there room to add some additional copper or aluminium between the LED shelf and driver?

Companies will not make an item if they think only a handful of people will buy it. They need to make and sale large batches to cover the cost.

It’s all very optimal. I don’t think you can get much more out of it. The carrier springs are already doubled to reduce resistance. The shelf is quite thick, I don’t know the exact number. The original GT had 20ga wires to the led so this one has at least that. They may have gone bigger, but I’m not sure.

With 4 batteries the most amps you might see is 8A to 10A per battery. With 8 batteries this drops to 4A to 5A per battery.

There’s only one thing I can think of that might get a little gain and that is bypassing the postive carrier spring under the button. You may or may not see an increase.

It’s built really well in stock form. I don’t know if anyone has bothered to try to beef it up.

Texas_Ace can probably go into some more detail later today.

Lumintop could have follow fenix tk75 carrier design in the beginning… what done is done.

Texas_Ace · September 15, 2018, 1:36am

Newlumen:

JasonWW:

Lothar:

Two questions from my side:

If companies love making money, and us hobbyists love spending money, why don’t Lumintop just produce an extended 3 carrier battery tube, similar to how they have a shorty 1 carrier tube? That way there is no couplers and a single nice elegant 3 carrier battery tube? I for one would rather order a 3x carrier tube than ordering a coupler and a shorty tube

How optimal is all the carrier springs, wires from driver to LED, and thermal paste under the LED. Will there be reasonable gains by bypassing all springs, replacing the wires from driver to LED with thicker wires, and replacing the thermal paste with something like Arctic Silver 5? Also, how thick is the LED shelf, and is there room to add some additional copper or aluminium between the LED shelf and driver?

Companies will not make an item if they think only a handful of people will buy it. They need to make and sale large batches to cover the cost.

It’s all very optimal. I don’t think you can get much more out of it. The carrier springs are already doubled to reduce resistance. The shelf is quite thick, I don’t know the exact number. The original GT had 20ga wires to the led so this one has at least that. They may have gone bigger, but I’m not sure.

With 4 batteries the most amps you might see is 8A to 10A per battery. With 8 batteries this drops to 4A to 5A per battery.

There’s only one thing I can think of that might get a little gain and that is bypassing the postive carrier spring under the button. You may or may not see an increase.

It’s built really well in stock form. I don’t know if anyone has bothered to try to beef it up.

Texas_Ace can probably go into some more detail later today.

Lumintop could have follow fenix tk75 carrier design in the beginning… what done is done.

We suggested this at first actually but the first carrier design they wanted to use would not work with it very easily. After all was said and done, we just never brought it back up.

justanotherguy · September 15, 2018, 1:44am

Any GT70 guys , CW, who de-domed… Can you PM me?
I think this is the direction I am going… 10-15% loss of 8000 lumens, while stretching the throw closer to the original GT…Tint shift, not a biggie to me… Best of both worlds?

TIA
Tony

gman7228 · September 15, 2018, 1:47am

If you registered when you purchased at lumintoponline dot com, you can sign in and check your order status. My order status is ‘Wait For Shipping’. But I ordered much later than you - Sept. 12th.

Patiently waiting…

Newlumen · September 15, 2018, 1:58am

Texas_Ace:

Newlumen:

JasonWW:

Lothar:

Two questions from my side:

If companies love making money, and us hobbyists love spending money, why don’t Lumintop just produce an extended 3 carrier battery tube, similar to how they have a shorty 1 carrier tube? That way there is no couplers and a single nice elegant 3 carrier battery tube? I for one would rather order a 3x carrier tube than ordering a coupler and a shorty tube

How optimal is all the carrier springs, wires from driver to LED, and thermal paste under the LED. Will there be reasonable gains by bypassing all springs, replacing the wires from driver to LED with thicker wires, and replacing the thermal paste with something like Arctic Silver 5? Also, how thick is the LED shelf, and is there room to add some additional copper or aluminium between the LED shelf and driver?

Companies will not make an item if they think only a handful of people will buy it. They need to make and sale large batches to cover the cost.

It’s all very optimal. I don’t think you can get much more out of it. The carrier springs are already doubled to reduce resistance. The shelf is quite thick, I don’t know the exact number. The original GT had 20ga wires to the led so this one has at least that. They may have gone bigger, but I’m not sure.

With 4 batteries the most amps you might see is 8A to 10A per battery. With 8 batteries this drops to 4A to 5A per battery.

There’s only one thing I can think of that might get a little gain and that is bypassing the postive carrier spring under the button. You may or may not see an increase.

It’s built really well in stock form. I don’t know if anyone has bothered to try to beef it up.

Texas_Ace can probably go into some more detail later today.

Lumintop could have follow fenix tk75 carrier design in the beginning… what done is done.

We suggested this at first actually but the first carrier design they wanted to use would not work with it very easily. After all was said and done, we just never brought it back up.

Oh ok. Don’t get me wrong. I love blf gt so much. You know it. Lol

donttellmywifeiambuy · September 15, 2018, 2:25am

I just got an email from Leo
and he said they will ship next Monday or Tuesday

Bribo · September 15, 2018, 3:59am

Hi Ace, can you please PM me the cupon code so i can order my conversion kit.
Thanks

JasonWW · September 15, 2018, 4:04am

Sent

Texas_Ace · September 15, 2018, 1:09pm

If you are wanting to have someone dedome the light for you we should know your location so we can suggest someone local.

I can do it for those in the USA.

Far as the trade-offs with de-doming. You do get a longer throw light for sure but the tint does shift warmer and greener.

Personally I prefer tint over throw so I just leave the dome on but if tint is not important for you then de-doming is a great way to get more throw.

GoMeR · September 15, 2018, 5:39pm

Lumintops website doesn’t seem very secure and they ask for most of your info before allowing the PayPal transaction. Am I doing something wrong or is it safer than I’m thinking?

teacher · September 15, 2018, 5:50pm

I don’t know. Really all they are getting is basic shipping information it seems to me.

Texas_Ace · September 15, 2018, 8:11pm

Yeah, security is not a big deal, they only get your address before, all the payment info is handled through paypal and lumintop never sees it.

GoMeR · September 15, 2018, 8:19pm

Sounds good, thanks for the replies.

BadGround · September 16, 2018, 5:58am

Well i ordered NW gt.Cant wait to get it.Wish i would have ordered the lens cover to but oh well.

357Nut · September 17, 2018, 1:09am

How long does it take to receive a light after ordering?
I ordered an CW version on 31 Aug and haven’t received any shipping info yet. Is this normal?

JasonWW · September 17, 2018, 1:37am

That does seem a bit long. Once it gets into the hands of DHL they can typically ship it to your door within 3 business days. The big variable is the time it takes to go from Lumintop to their third-party shipper and then to DHL. This can take from a few days to maybe 2 weeks. Maybe TA has a shipping update.

I would follow his advice here.