no, the whole light doesn’t work, it doesn’t even flash as supposed to when connection is first made. Not even the switch light comes on.
Yep, i only turned it up to turbo for a few seconds on each occasion since i didn’t want to risk fogging the reflector permanently. Not that it matters now, since i won’t have to deal with any more smoking. Hell, not even any light lol
Since the carriers have that polarity protection and some button top cells are borderline tall enough, I would verify the voltage on the carrier. See if it’s putting out 16v on the end. Then do like TA says and just push the carrier against the head to see if it works.
Also make sure the carrier screws are tight. If they happen to be loose it can cause intermittent power loss.
ok…. i know it’s been pretty long since the craze over the GT… but does anyone remember as well as i do that stock GA’s were supposed to work in these things? or is it just me…. the 35E’s did the trick by the way
Exactly, and i’m pretty damn sure i was using GA’s the last time i turned them on but now only the 35e’s work. Perhaps a spring issue? That’d be strange too since i never leave my batteries installed so how could the springs have become permanently compressed or something….
There might have been one button top that wasn’t tall enough to make contact. Measure the carrier voltage. If no voltage, them inspect the button top clearance.
You can see that the clearance is tight.
Companies buy button tops to add to batteries from different places, so their height and width is all over the place. There are no standards for battery diameter, length, button top height, flat top height, etc… unlike AA, C, D, etc…
they’re stock raised top but not button top. i still remember them working in these lights though. no voltage reading with them for sure. looks like it was a good idea to purchase the 35e’s anyhow.
Unless you modify the battery carrier & physically remove the reverse polarity protection, the GA’s will not work unless they are button tops. (or you solder b(. )( .)b them.)
haha looks like this hobby has failed to illuminate my memory somehow. looks like i remember wrong after all…… oh yeah… i did use GA’s… those with button tops! i just forgot i even had them having used the flat tops most of the time. sorry, false alarm, thanks for the help guys!
I guess I will do that or I read I can buy and put little magnet on the positive side.I cant find any 30Qs with button tops Maybe all are gone cause the users of BLF GT bought them all ahhaha