Is anyone able to tell me what size MCPCB and driver this light uses?
I’m keen to try a white flat in it. Having not used a white flat yet, would it be ok with the stock driver in this light or would I need to swap it out with a lower current regulated driver?
Ideally you want a 12x7135 driver with e-switch control and those are not common. The stock direct driver could work fairly well because 14500 batteries show more voltage sag than 18650 batteries.
Somehow, I hadn’t read about this light until now. It reminds me a lot of the BLF X5. It was cute, and the copper version is pretty, but ever since getting a D1 I haven’t had much use for the X5 or X6.
Anyway, a quick spec comparison of similar lights…
GT Micro: (manufacturer’s specs)
36 mm wide
105 mm long
600 mAh Windyfire 14500 cell recommended
~400m throw
BLF X5:
31 mm wide
108.5 mm long
600 mAh Windyfire 14500 cell recommended
~333m throw
Emisar D1:
34.8 mm wide
74.8 mm long
1150 mAh 18350 cell recommended
~400m throw
I usually leave the D1 in my purse, soft-locked. It’s small enough I can forget about it until I need it… and it’s not often I need something with more throw. I have it flashed with Anduril, and configured to run in stepped mode with a high enough floor that I often don’t even need to unlock it to take a peek at something in the distance.
Rationally the D1 is the better light, an improved GTmicro with a superior battery, but I really like the shape of the GTmicro, and maybe it helps a bit that it is a bit slimmer and more lightweight.
the Emisa D1 is 43000cd & the gt micro is 52000cd ,so in theory the gt micro will throw further?
if that’s true ,then for how long (time) will the gt throw further ? the d1 will run on a 30q @3000mah & the gt run on a high drain 600 mah 14500.
An 18650 will slaughter a 14500, no question. It was never meant to compete with an 18650 based light, the GTmini is for that. This is a smaller version for fun as much as anything.
Although having used it some, I can say it is actually a nice light overall all things considered.
It’s a nice form factor. Small, comfortable, generally sleek. It’s physically pretty similar to a popular Maglite model, and that model was popular for a reason.
Looking back at the X5 though, the #1 request was that people wanted it to use an 18650 cell, to increase power and runtime. The head is wide enough that the wider cell would probably be a nice fit.
On a related note, one of the top feedback items on the D1S (and the GT-Mini) was that it should have maybe used a 21700 cell, for similar reasons.
+1 on the GT Mini 21700 (and maybe an XHP35 HI as well)
Also +1 on the Sofirn C8F which seems so far to be my all around go to - it has pretty much of everything - enough throw, plenty bright, enough spill, good ramping UI, mechanical forward clicky so no parasite drain.. If only it would've been a single emitter (with the efficacy of the 3 it currently has tho) like a C8/GT Mini and with a more refined beam pattern..
The Swiss Army Knife conundrum, having everything everybody wants all the time… due to the very nature of a flashlight, someone is guaranteed to be disappointed no matter how epic a light is made. Hence, the reason some of us have so many.
I don’t know if anybody has actually answered this yet, but the 2.5 amp that was mentioned in the early version of the GT manual was just a misprint. It was copied and pasted from the original GT manual. It can be disregarded.
Apparently Lumintop is still inadvertently using that 2.5 amp rating for the Micro. :person_facepalming: