While I like the look of the GT micro and what Lumintop is doing with the line that’s probably not enough for me to spend 30 USD (42 AUD).
However, I LOVE the idea of a Narsil boost driver and I might buy a GT micro in the hope of encouraging Lumintop to release more (and smaller) AA lights with this driver.
Martin, sometimes you release something that is just so darn appealing all common sense flies out the window! Tie a PayPal banner to it and let-er-rip!
they need to decide which way to go (full compatibility AA to 14500 with limited functions), skip the AA/NiMh part (top output) or maybe do the wizardry and make it work at last.
If they do the wizardry and make the micro-GT work well with both NiMh and 14500, while preserving Narsil, the Micro-GT will have a unique selling point and I will stop telling that Lumintop makes ancient drivers
I’m not going to be interested unless it works off nimh too, because then it’s a good fairly-throwy light for those who i don’t think will take adequate care of li-ion, and it’d even run off alkaline, badly. NiMH could take enough power draw to be useful. Plus, better efficiency and stuff than the usual linear and fet drivers, though they have their place.
I hope they can make it compatible with both AA NiMh & 14500 batteries. That would be the best of both worlds.
Even if the output was lower with the NiMh AA’s it would be a much more versatile light. My .03, ymmv.