[PART 1] Official BLF GT Group Buy thread. Group buy officially closed! Lights shipping.

The longitudinal slots on the bezel/head will stop it from rolling on a table.

Who says the tripod mount HAS to be directly opposing the switch? From a photography perspective it would make most sense to mount the light on a tripod that can extend quite high, to give an angle to the beam that would be overhead. If the switch was on top, it’d be dang difficult to reach! If it was on the next flat to the tripod mount it would be easy to change modes even if mounted overhead.

I understand you my friend, and It`s much appreciated, don`t get me wrong :wink: :+1: :beer:

And that idea with 6 flat sides have my attention! Then the light can be laid down on a table with the head outside, and still don`t roll away…
I liked that ide :wink:

But I cant wait to see 5ar new rendering with all that was mentioned in post #1307 :open_mouth:

Not sure why anyone would want it table stable with the head off? Every time you remove the head you introduce contaminants to the closed system, the reflector will end up dusty and possibly even fingerprinted. This is why the big names glue lights, it’s how they can control the closed waterproof system for an extended warranty.

Edit: about the fins, with flats on the switch portion…. we have a circular hole on the inside with threads for the battery tube to screw into, right? What if the fins were cut first, before the flats, such that the fins would all be the same depth, then the flats cut such that the flat areas still have some fins, they just wouldn’t be as deep on the flats as on the corners. This would give variable depth to the fins and create a turbulence from the heat rising away from them, possibly helping to create a pull that would aid heat transfer to the air when stationary, like on a tripod. Just a thought, don’t know if it’d be viable or not.

Ah after checking post 1307 is mine :wink:
No worries if it gets forgotten in the thread, it is just awesome to see all you bright minds posting, lol I forgot my own posts because of it.

And for what it is worth, I just know I’ll love the GT no matter how it looks, this new journey already makes it beautiful!

Yeah, the anti-roll surfaces should allow the head to lay on the cable without rolling, not just part of the body.

Agree, I am sitting on a big chest thing close to the empty beehive as I type (bees need to be gotten next spring)
I love this spot
On our bamboo island, La Tardoire zflowing by, a view on the fruit island
I sit here a lot, and at night lay down my flashlight (the horror light dims and I have no flashlight with me argh :wink: )
Anti rolling is important

Say why not 7 flats and cut outs?
I know I just love the numbers 4 and 7 (ever noticed the number of cutouts on a Q8 fin :smiley:

Well, 7 IS the perfect number… :wink:

A 5” head means even with 7 cut-outs they can be wide enough to actually work well.

Yeah if we flatten it 7 times a lot of material remains
And wilding things up (WUT is wilding up a thing, autocorrect ia not happy with it :wink: ) , have two tripod mounts, on either side of the switch
No strap ooening just toss in one of those before mentioned tripod Mount fitting thingies where a strap can be connected to
When using high on a tripod like Dale said the switch is facing downward so this easy to operate.

And a unique look

I just see it in my mind
(Hurry 5ar or it’ll turn into a nightmare :smiley: )

Cheer! after a day of hard work (planting 17 fruit trees, basically re-planting 5 lavender, dividing 1 raspberry into 2 meters worth of it, planting several herbes) I usually take a beer
Not this time, just too happy with this thread forgetting time.
Dang it is dark, gotta cook, check back later. :wink: )

Maybe you shouldn’t mix those herbs with sparkling wine… :wink:

Yeah, I think ‘The Miller’ was seeing double when he made those last two posts. :wink:

Hahahaha I even posted double.
:confounded:

Solarforce includes this nice SS standoff for their tripod mount on the S2200, it’s threaded for 3/8 male on one end (to fit their tripod mount hole) and 1/4 female on the other to fit an adapter if need be. It’s also got a through hole for tightening which could feasibly be a lanyard mount.

I may have had a bit too much coffee for these quick macro’s to have turned out really well, but you get the idea. :wink:

The S2200 is no small light in it’s own right, with an approx 70mm reflector diameter and 70mm depth it has a great beam with the huge MT-G2 emitter and a very well done soft OP reflector. Bezel is 81mm.

Didn’t say anything about removing the head from it’s battery tube….do you mix herbs as well?? :wink:
Lol

Jerommel, I don’t think there is a person here that does not want this light to “look good”. I think that is what we all want.

I also think that most, if not all of us; want it to be rugged as well as functional also.

As far as “looks” go, that is a subjective choice that differs from person to person… There is no right or wrong, just personal preference.

As far as “rugged” goes, there are some parameters that must be followed if it is to be “rugged”. Angles, creases, ledges (for lack of better words) all add structural strength. All that contributes to it being “rugged”.

And as far as functional…. I think it surely will be.

I completely agree with what Dale says about 5ar’s original design. If it needs some minor tweaking for functional reasons, so be it. But the basic design is there.

Well said here also. I mean honestly, what else is there to say???
:wink:

But, I am an opened minded person. IF anyone can come up with something better, have at it. But as far as “I” am concerned there needs to be some concrete reasoning as to why it is better. Not just some subjective preference. :+1:

English as a second language can be misleading to a Texan who speaks native English slowly. “Then the light can be laid down on a table with the head outside, and still don`t roll away…”

I assumed that “the head outside” meant head off the light. I see now where you might have been thinking that the head is off the table, battery tube on the table, which seems somewhat precarious to me but whatever.

Edit: In my younger years herb mixing with copious amounts of alcohol was the standard. It’s been a couple of decades or more… still understand the concept. :stuck_out_tongue:

Personally I wouldn’t feel very safe having a huge 120mm head hanging off the table…
Don’t want such a heavy flashlight to get knocked off and hit the ground!

Hahahhaahhh :smiley: :wink:

You have to apologise my language skills Dale! Lol
Trying hard to to it right, but som misunderstanding might occur. But I hope we just can laugh at it!! Hehehe :wink:

And about that herb thing…then we “sit at the same table”… UGH! :wink:

Pointing it steady at a target 2k meters down, maybe it would be nice to actually lay it on the table? I wouldn’t mind having this feature on such a heavy flashlight.
But who cares…

Let’s wait on 5ar’s new rendering. :wink:

Use a bag of beans. Bag of rice, anything like that is a great stabilizer for those long range shots, effectively creating a bean bag that cradles the light and holds it stable.