BLF Giga Thrower in Action! 1,290,000 cd LOADS of Beam Shots!!!

Yeah which was like after 5 mins Lmfao and it took probably an hour or two to charge and was heavy! Years back I switched to a Maglight 4-D then later bought a 6-D thought that was impressive and amazed everyone at the campgrounds with how “bright” it was. I like thrower lights because you could light the tops of trees and if you wanna pick out animals like bears and moose from a distance at night you can. Now its gotten to the point where a $7 grocery store flashlight is brighter then a 4-D. So I really can not wait to get into the group buy for this thing. I think its about time and at that price compared to everything else is even more the reason to go for it.

So it begins…… :smiley: :+1:

Request it here:

The GT, waiting for improved parts to arrive at TA, a BLF special giga thrower

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/42408

Best Regards,

George

1) the TN42 does not use a dedomed LED, it uses an XHP35 HI which has a flat layer of silicone instead of a domed layer of silicone.

2) the TN42 does not have anything around the LED except a circle of silicone which is used for centering.

3) what you are thinking about is this:

Some flashlights flatten the bottom of the reflector to use it sort of as a centering ring to save cost.
The reflective part at the bottom literally does NOTHING to the throw or beam of the flashlight, because the LED does not emit light at those angles.

If you look at the flashlight from the front, none of this area looks yellow because it is not reflecting any of the LED.
The only area that is yellow is the usable surface of the reflector which is a parabola.
Any part of the reflector which is not a parabola (such as the flattened part at the bottom) does not reflect any light from the LED into the beam.

4) there is no “two beams” of light from any flashlight.

If you are talking about this image posted a while ago, it only looks like “two beams” because that is what a hollow cylinder looks like when viewed from the side.
The walls of the cylinder have the most flux in them due to the emission pattern of an LED.
It is a cylinder of light, not two separate beams.
This is the case for ALL flashlights, but the larger the reflector is, the more visible it becomes.

Thanks man just shot a message over to The Miller.
hoping we can secure a Paypal payment.

Dude YES that is exactly it! Thanks for clearing things up. Thought it made a difference I guess they just did it for looks. Awesome explanation!

Hi The Miller, thanks for the reply. If that’s the case then I would say this light is flawless!

Hi vestureofblood, I’m definitely looking forward to it, thanks for your contribution to the community!

Yeah I’m still around, shocked to realize that I’ve actually been into this hobby for quite a number of years already (and spent A LOT), but I am not as active as before anymore due to my hectic work and also some changes in life priority.
Mind to share what’s your new hobby? :laughing:
I bought some batteries from Gearbest too but I seldom use my lights nowadays, but it’s true that Gearbest rocks nowadays by being able to ship batteries, and ship them fast!

There are no stupid questions, but in here, there are plenty of Great Answers!! :+1:

Thousands of BLF members probably went through this admittedly logical reasoning and held their horses. On a flashlight enthusiast forum.

Many of them spent hundreds on tacticool knives they will never need for more than a $11 Opinel would accomplish(almost guilty of that myself).

Even more spent thousands on firearm hobbyist stuff, even body armor, they’re never going to need outside of their backyard operator life because they’re obese with back problems and not going to be battlefield worthy should their wildest zombie apocalypse fears realize(definitely guilty on that one).

Too many spent or are going to spend all their disposable income on a nice car or truck. Probably not really that nice, but one that once was in a teenage fantasy.

Probably more than that have spent or will spend or have been enslaved for the rest of their lives for a nice house they never really liked and will lose by divorce theft. Be it $100k, $2M or whatever suits their location, local expenses and income level, many will have done just that. More will follow no matter how much the more experienced try to warn them.

Meanwhile, spending more than $100 on a legendary handheld gigathrower sounds like a lot. Hey, it must be stupid so let’s not do it. All of this on a flashlight enthusiast forum. Go figure.

Those active users of this forum who are also effectively involved in any kind of business IRL waste more of their time worth in money in a week just browsing the forum than the GT is worth. Why not just not read the BLF for a week and compensate afterwards by buying the GT? :wink:

I mean this in the nicest way possible, but does anyone else think that VOB reminds of you of that character Livingston Dell from Ocean’s Eleven

Hi vestureofblood !

Your Test/Preview is AMAZING and very detailed, thank you!. I was impacted indeed.

I followed the instructions and requested a GT in the corresponding thread.

- The Buy Group is still open, right?

- I should receive a PM in few days, right?

Thank you!

Heheh a few days? No but when time comes you’ll get a PM :wink:

The light is beyond amazing!
Really great video, vestureofblood. Thanks!

The video is at 94,000 views. It’s had thousands of hits overnight. This is becoming a sensation.

Yes, it could go viral

If it does, expect exponential growth :slight_smile:

Plus more purchases as well…

Hello everyone. 1st time in this forum. Lingering in CPF since 2008, where I first took notice of it. Sadly, the thread is closed.
I’m interested in acquiring this light. What’s the procedure and when would the light be ready for shipping?
Thanks in advance :slight_smile:

Here ya go, see you in a week :smiley: (8168 posts to read)

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