BLF GT official support thread [FAQ updated 11 Jan 2018]

Hello : Thanks for answering well my only 2 choices were registered or DHL. Living here in Indiana for 9 years I have never seen a DHL truck or anything, stores,commercials anything. Didn’t know what to choose. I have never dealt with DHL ever in my life… Thanks

I have a question regarding the Lumintop sticker in the tail cap, the one with the QR code that takes you to Lumintops site.
Some many millions of posts ago I read some posts regarding this sticker and removing it to disassembly the tail cap and there was a comment I recall about why that sticker was even in there and I don’t recall if this was a serious comment or not but someone or someone’s said it also served as a insulator to prevent accidental shorts from the carrier.
My question is, was that a serious comment, since I have now officially buggered up both my stickers fixing the swivels and if the comment about a possibility of a short from the carriers somehow causing a short, which I personally don’t see possible, should I take this serious then and make some plastic thin disks to use as potential short protectors or whatever you’d like to call them…??
I am looking for facts, not hypothetical conversation, of course if no one actually is certain about this there is one way that someone could take one for the team and simply loaded both loaded carriers and before screwing on the tail cap simply place a copper penny on the end of the last carrier on the center piece and then screw the tail cap on, but please video tape the results as this might be amusing at the least.
Thank You

Yes, the sticker is there to reduce the chance of a short if the carrier is inserted backwards. It is not a real good chance it would happen without it but there is a chance and a sticker was simple insurance.

You can put another stick or other item there to serve the same purpose or just be careful to not insert the carrier backwards.

Thank you TA, couldn’t have asked for a more precise and accurate answer by the most knowledgeable, greatly appreciated,
So the key is putting the carriers in backwards is the concern, now that I can see could be a problem and considering that recently I blew up a light by inserting a cell backwards, for the first time ever, that damage from a single cell was amazing, so couldn’t imagine the consequence here so I’ll be using thin plastic disks and a dab of hot glue to hold it in place.
Thank you sir…! :+1:

Dang it! I removed it and threw it away when disassembling the tail cap to clean and lube the O-ring of the rotating lanyard ring thingie…

Maybe I will stick the User interface paper with tape or velcro…

Or cut out a round piece of black ducttape

Thnx, that’s another option… :+1:

Maybe they should add a “Risk of short circuit, DO NOT REMOVE STICKER” to that sticker lettering for dummies like me ha ha ha! :student:

So just to understand this more, Would the short circuit be from the center button of the battery carrier if inserted backwards, right?

Exactly, basically thats a direct short from + from carrier to - (housing)
But since i dont have my GT yet, isn’t the inside of the cap anodized?
Offcourse, insulation will be much more safe.

Yes it is anodized.

Glad I decided to potentially embarrass myself with what I thought was a rather stupid question, always like to know before I make a stupid mistake, the part I didn’t know was the inserting the carriers backwards being the reason, now that made sense,

Where is the original GT thread? I know it’s locked , but why is moved from the list?

How the he’ll people who waits will see that TA updated OP with new information about shipping with slower rate option without paying extra money??

It’s still there , you just have to go back a few pages.

Page 7 at the moment.

Ok thanks,I’ve searched 5 page’s back and didn’t find it…
Important information like that should be more transparent,even if thread is locked,otherwise we will see lots of refund request

How are you guys getting “7 pages”?

On the left side of the screen is a link that shows all your subscribed threads. Just click it and it’s easy to find.

Exactly Jason.Easy as pie…… :+1:

Here is a link to it also.

TA’s latest update was this morning, 3 February; at 0936.

I plan to have the thread unlocked tomorrow. I was busy today and knew there would be a lot of posts when it is unlocked and wanted to be available to answer any questions.

Oh how I know that “node 50303” so well. Lol

After tearing up several cheap plastic strap wrenches (Sears, northern tool, harborfreight, ebay, etc…) I received a great tip from TomE to try out the BOA BO13010 Constrictor Aluminum Strap Wrenches. Available through Amazon and other places. I lend mine out frequently, and they have paid for themselves 100 fold over the past 4 years that they have been abused. Also great for many other uses around the shop.

Thanks again TomE!

Has anyone else noticed any bad parasitic drain?

I charged up all my cells just before I got my GT, I used it a little to show off and what not, then it has been off ever since. Got it out today and it wouldn’t ramp up past about half way. Put the cells on the charger and they are almost completely flat… Its only been a little over a month…