(prototype) the GT Mini

Unless I missed someone, I count 11 people to date who have posted about switch problems. They are….

  • djozz // Reported RESOLVED
  • mortuus
  • teacher // RESOLVED
  • RobertB // Reported RESOLVED
    ………
  • gabo
  • Cereal_killer /
  • Jhicks2018
  • P33 /
  • Coyotehawk
  • X3 /
  • illuminos

Anyone else having any type GT Mini switch problems besides the people I mentioned above??

I am happy to say i got my replacement head in the mail today, thanks alot Neal!

First thing i noticed is the smiley is now better centered :), second the gt logo looks better now also when the lamp lays on side the logo is also on the side

and third the button now feels a bit better, less mushy when u click or how u describe it?

so in all they did some small and better changes compared to old head .

Im happy to have a working light again so thanks to Neal and Lumintop for taking care of my issue and hopefully the others with same issue also.

good to hear :beer:

Glad you got it…if you look at the switch tbe other way, it looks like an Alien Head.

Unless I missed someone, I count 11 people to date who have posted about switch problems. They are….

  • djozz // Reported RESOLVED
  • mortuus // RESOLVED
  • teacher // RESOLVED
  • RobertB // Reported RESOLVED
    ………
  • gabo
  • Cereal_killer /
  • Jhicks2018
  • P33 /
  • Coyotehawk
  • X3 /
  • illuminos

Anyone else having any type GT Mini switch problems besides the people I mentioned above??

UPDATE

Today a replacement head for my GT Mini also came in my mail! Very happy, the switch now works like it should, it’s night and day compared to the old one. Also as mortuus said the switch backlight is better. Check pictures of old head and new head(left one is new). https://photos.app.goo.gl/5mi9brTG8FmX9UjG9

Thank’s to Neal for resolving my problem!

Glad you received yours mortuus! :+1: . The switch in my ‘new’ head is crisp when clicked, compared to the wimpy feel of the faulty one.

Thanks again Neal…… :+1:

EDIT: . Oh yeah, I won the ’battery tube index lottery’ on this one! A tube flat lines up perfectly with the switch. Luck of the draw… but I’ll take it. :wink:

The switch light is working & has been for about 24 hours now!! So far, so good on that. It is not lined up correctly, it looks like a smile from a stroke victim…. but no big deal on that front. At least it is working & hopefully will continue to do so. :+1:

Unless I missed someone, I count 11 people to date who have posted about switch problems. They are….

  • djozz // Reported RESOLVED
  • mortuus // RESOLVED
  • teacher // RESOLVED
  • RobertB // Reported RESOLVED
    ………
  • gabo // RESOLVED
  • Cereal_killer /
  • Jhicks2018
  • P33 /
  • Coyotehawk
  • X3 /
  • illuminos

Anyone else having any type GT Mini switch problems besides the people I mentioned above??

I wonder if rotating the original button cover would fix the light?

It probably would, but how can it be easily rotated??

Okay, mine goes worse and worse… I can’t be sure that it will light ON when I press the switch, and I don’t even think of ramping…
BG just answered my request and they want to refund me 10€ to “repair it locally” :person_facepalming:
Come on, do you even know a shop that would fix it ? For 10€ ? :disappointed:
Naw, not gonna happen… So I asked a spare driver or a whole new head assembly… We’ll see

wow that sucks, maybe ask Neal after holidays if he can sell you a new spare head instead? banggood always screws customers over when it comes to faulty lights…
Its obvious they rushed the production of this light, its not just a few issues, i think there are alot more those from banggood that dont hang and post in here so they must know by now lumintop that it has some issues with switch etc and the problem is not just 10 people… its more.

I just dont understand banggood should just contact lumintop since they buy from them directly? and ask how solve it, its obvious it should go under warranty brand new lights and switch issues etc…

I paid via PayPal, if BG refuses to handle this on a correct manner I’ll open a dispute…

yes i would do same, its nonsense they offer a small amount back, thats scamming to me goodluck!

X3 you got a response from BG recently? I haven’t heard back since I sent the video / photos they requested about 10ish days ago. Figured they were on holiday but if they’ve recently replied to you I need to email again.

I just looked on their terms if something goes bad, it says:

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*1. Take a video or some photos showing the issue occurred with this item and contact us to submit your claim;

2. We will contact you for more information or give you a response within 48 hours;

3. If a product is still covered by our warranties, you may have to return it. The responsibility for paying the return shipping fees depends on the actual problem of the item you want to return.*-

Problem is that even if u want to send something back, in this case the gt mini the shipping alone will almost cost as much as the light and if for any reason the light would go missing they wont take any responsibility ofc, so to me the only way is to go with paypal dispute.

Banggood tends to offer tiers of responses in order to get things cleared up quickly and cheaply. First they want you to do a video hoping some people won’t and give up. Next they may offer a small refund hoping you will accept and some people do. You have to be firm and stick it out and eventually they will get to a satisfactory resolution.

This seems to be how a lot of Chinese companies work to resolve issues. They try to wear you down. Lol. You just have to realize what their doing and don’t give up.

Well said Jason, 100% correct!! . :+1:

It’s a ‘game’, if a person calmly plays it… they most often will always win. :wink:

nobody screws over BLFers thats a game they wont win.

Yup, I know that… obviously not my first with them lol
I sent pics (lol), a video showing the switch malfunction, and explanation.
They promised a response before 48H… so I contact them again after 72H :smiley:
I’m not really surprised that they tried to buy me with 10€ refund, I know how it works :wink: