Thanks for the info Newlumen, I think I’m going to pass on those as tempted as I am, I am getting way to many huge lights lately but I’m darn happy that’s for sure.
Is purchasing flashlights tax deductible on my income tax, ha ha Mr. JASON… ha ha ha
I remember reading in one of the posts in this forum or at the other forum some years ago about rechargable lithium batteries exploding inside the flashlight.
The explosion caused the flashlight’s end cap to shoot out like a bullet and fortunately just hit a wall.
The story I saw on the other forums was where the light got insanely hot all of a sudden so the user dropped it at which point it blew up and ended up putting a pretty big dent in the bottom track (likely alloy) of their sliding door from the end cap or the head shooting off under immense pressure. They then had to deal with hydrofluoric acid inhalation and potential poisoning. Not fun.
I think battery technology has come a long way since then so I am not overly worried. You’ll hear of vapers popping their toys before us flashaholics!
Picked up in Singapore late Friday night (AEST) and delivered today, Monday, at about 1pm. Not bad DHL! Obviously it went out after the US shipments or the service they used to get it to DHL in Singapore was a bit slow. Either way, I can’t complain about that!
So…the GT70…hmm what a beast. My biggest light up until now was a Thrunite TN40 which is just dwarfed by this gigantic monster.
As for springs, mine all seem fine. Ordered batteries seperate so obviously no damaged cells.
The lens had a big spot of moisture (looked foggy like some lights get after a while on high) on the inside of the lens, dead centre, about 3cm in diameter. Turning on the light for a few seconds of turbo a couple of times and it has disappeared. I’ll keep an eye on that, hopefully don’t have to use some silica gel packs to dry it out.
Now, onto the reflector, there is a noticeable deformity on the coating but doesn’t appear to show up in use. It looks like a tiny ripple and has to be moved around to be seen but if you know it is there, it is really easy to spot. I am less concerned about this than the possible moisture trapped in the head but will have a better look when it gets dark to see if I can see any artifacts in the beam. From what I have heard about the past issues with original GT release, this is nothing to worry about as some of those were reportedly quite bad. I don’t have a good camera and my galaxy S9 doesn’t pick the defect up unfortunately or I would share images.
I didn’t make the shirt. People did discuss printing it upside-down though, to make it easier to read while wearing it.
After people received the lights they ordered, and were able to try the interface, the shirt thing really faded away. People thought at first it would be complicated or confusing to use, but then they tried it and realized it’s simple. So, no need for a wearable reference chart.
The toxic lithium chemical leaks or fumes are things I want to avoid happening near me or in my house.
The bad effects to the body of the lithium chemicals or fumes and cleanup of the toxic mess are not fun things to me.
If I can’t use protected lithium batteries, it’s comforting to know that my flashlight have safety features that would prevent the battery from over-discharge that may cause those unwanted events.
I feel more confident in using this flashlight after reading JasonWW’s detailed explanation of the BLF GT70’s safety features.
I’m going to ask one more time. Are there any plans to offer spare parts for the GT70?. Like switches, driver boards, lenses, etc? It’s an expensive flashlight. I want to be able to fix it if something goes wrong.
That is a very strange issues, I have not seen that before on a quality reflector like this.
It is also something that would easily slip through QC unless you were looking for it so pretty much positive that it is just a case of someone not seeing it and not lumintop using lower grade parts.
Contact leo for sure, they should send you a replacement.