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What in the actual hell!? I just had my lens crack after I used the light for about 1 minute… it was off and I was using the original CW version when I heard a very strange sound come from the NW GT70 I received yesterday. Had a look and found this… Has anybody had this happen to theirs? I emailed Leo but don’t expect a response from Lumintop for at least a few days. What a disappointment!!!
I’ll keep you guys posted on the outcome when Leo gets in touch…
Not surprised at all, they tighten the bezel way too tight on some of the GT’s I worked on. Found chips on the edges of a few GT’s when I removed the bezel, shards of glass would fall out, maybe it weakened the Lens. Thermal expansion…(the reflector/lens) it’s got to go some where… :rage:
…but I still have my OG CW GT70 in perfect de-domed condition so I am trying to stay positive…
I have no doubts that Leo will sort this out as I got an email 10 or so minutes after emailing him stating he will get back to me after the Chinese holiday
Going deeper will probably have a negligible effect on the candela. A little, but not a lot. I think it was Enderman that showed me on the main GT thread why they chose this depth. It’s a good compromise.
Changing the diameter is the main thing. This makes all the difference.
Wow, that is the first I have heard of anyone breaking the lens I think in any form. They do over tighten the heads for sure, I have told them this but the option was keep tightening them the way they are or add glue. I chose to leave things the way they are since at least with enough effort the head can be removed now.
You might see what the cost to get one of the plastic lenses from https://www.flashlightlens.com/ would be shipped to you, might be about the same price as lumintop sending you a replacement and you would get a better lens that should not break in shipping. Would not hurt to at least mention the option if the price is reasonable.
I haven’t received my NW light or tracking info and don’t know if I am in the minority or the majority. Of those who purchased the NW GT70, how many of you have not received your light or tracking info?
How is the flood on the GT70 model? I had read that the light actually had a decent amount of flood want to check that out before ordering. I know it isn’t a flood light just wonder how it beam looks, I apologize if there is beam pictures I have tried to go through this whole thread and haven’t seen a beam profile picture yet.
The spill light is just the light directly from the emitter which misses the reflector. So if you have 7500 lumen on turbo, you have 7500 lumen worth of spill light. It will light up everything around you.
With the original GT, you only have about 1800 lumen of spill lighting, which is noticable dimmer.
Just ordered my NW and a CW conversion. Was gonna wait until after we moved to the new house but said to hell with it and am having it shipped to my brothers. Didn’t wanna risk missing out on the GB.
Is the GT70 NW a cooler tint compared to the GT NW? Got the 70 last week and comparing the two the 70 puts out a whiter light. Could I have received a CW by mistake?
