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

Lumens should be around 6000.

No idea what the Kcd would be yet, a lot less then the stock XHP35, but it would have a much larger hotspot and could honestly be more useful in the real world.

Won’t know more until the next Sample arrives with the mcpcb and LED to test.

Are you going to push it to 6.6k startup lumens (12A) like in djozz’s tests?

Any idea what kind of lux values that might get? That might honestly make a better show-off light than the 2600 lumen xp-l HI.

Oops, I see you replied to my question before it was asked. Well, i guess its time to sit back and wait for the results!

The practical limit for the driver is around 5A at 12V (same as 10A at 6V). So that is about the limit of what I will push it to. Plus heat will already be a big problem, pushing it harder will only make it worse.

For those that really want max power at the cost of anything else, you could push it a bit further with some steps taken to cool the driver.

It very likely could be more impressive for Flashlight noobs then the stock LED. I think that it could give a very useful combo of throw and lumens, it should still throw ~1000m if I had to take a very rough guess which is plenty for most tasks.

I sure do hate to mention this but today I happened to look at the list, and I think I am listed for an awful lot of lights.
I do love this light but from what I’m seeing not maybe 8 lights or more,
I read the OP and I guess this is some new way of keeping track but originally I requested only one with hopes of a second light.
My first number was under 500 and this was last year I think, and second light request was at 1200 something, I could be wrong on this, so forgive if so as I’m on a few lists, but today what I’m seeing I’m not wrong about or perhaps there’s something I just don’t understand,
Like for example, has anyone acctually requested to buy this many lights, I do know I wanted 2 lights only, one for my right hand and one for my left hand, that is a lot of lights here, there nice but, I’m not quit this rich,
581 T18
695 T18
708 T18
675 T18
676 T18
677 T18
678 T18 and I actually think there was more but I stopped looking, the quick math if I were to actually want to buy this many GT lights is … ah, steep at the moment.

So OK trick question, what is it I am not understanding please, secret code, special program that really wants me to have as many of these lights as possible,… ??
I had been watching and had been waiting for PM from Neal for $14 and first light I think at $111 or so, and my second light at $150, but now I don’t know anything at all except that is a pile of lights,

Thanks for the HELP>>> I feel panic or something anyhow … wow, but THE MILLER will take care of me, ahhhhahha oh wow. PLEASE Explain what I am not understanding…!
I am dumbfounded, and maybe just dumb but Thank you,

Hahaha T18, a quick search and I found a post asking for 4
Will remove all but the first 2 :wink:

Quick question about sending.

This is what I found: Those in countries where DHL shipping causes lots of taxes ask alternative, and the GT will be send in two parcels.

What does it mean? All lights will be sent by DHL, but if your countrie has some Tax issues (like the Netherlands) they will send it in 2 parcels? Then the amount is still too high and we have to pay 2 times the taxes. 1 for each parcel.

When it is sent in 2 packages it will be sent by another carrier (which will be slower BTW).

a shoulder strap? I thought somebody had mentioned a grenade pouch from eBay…

Ok, got it! thanks

REALLY, I must have had a drink or two, I am sorry The Miller, holly smokes, that was a lot of lights, Thank You
I can be a well meaning knuckle head.

I think you mixing this with the Q8. The GT needs a backpack size pouch.

Tracked e packet I think will be used. For those the 2KG max makes it necessary to send in 2.

When will the $14 be due? I keep checking in and the thread is impossibly long to keep up with at this point

LOL, OK, so that’s why people buy two of the same light. I never understood it before, thank you for the explanation !

The good thing about your situation is that it will open up extra units for those who want them at the cheaper price.

Not clear
2 things

1 mass pm via BLF/Mr Scott reducing human error awaiting results

2 pics of improvements made by LT, if we can show improvement on the prototypes it feels much better to ask for down payment for we can show more.

So sorry, relax, and it will come.

Ted, I went with a China made military type with shock cords on the ends from ebay for the L6. For the GT I’ll go the same route. It was ridiculously inexpensive @ $10 or less from what I remember. They had them in various colors.

I found an ebay page that lists them. >>>>>click here<<<<<

I just looked them over since I need at least 3 anyway. This is what I bought. >>>>click here<<<<
The rest of the inexpensive ones with free shipping only had one buckle and they will slip, so you want 2 buckles per end. Buy 3 and get 15% off. Put four in your cart to get that deal. So I have a spare. No big deal.

Been very busy at work, so I haven’t been here for a little while. Checked messages and didn’t see any new ones and was wondering what the status was on this bad boy ?

Look 2 posts up.

Waiting for manufacture on revised/improved battery carrier

I live in the Netherlands too. With DHL your are always charged for tax. DHL is very strict with that. But with Chinapost for example, most of the time you don't have to pay any tax.