Did you do all the checks in post 300 and 301?
There might have been one button top that wasn’t tall enough to make contact. Measure the carrier voltage. If no voltage, them inspect the button top clearance.
You can see that the clearance is tight.
Companies buy button tops to add to batteries from different places, so their height and width is all over the place. There are no standards for battery diameter, length, button top height, flat top height, etc… unlike AA, C, D, etc…
Are the GA’s button top? The brand of cell should not matter as long as it makes contact on both ends like Jason said.
I use laptop cells in my GT for example with solder blob.
they’re stock raised top but not button top. i still remember them working in these lights though. no voltage reading with them for sure. looks like it was a good idea to purchase the 35e’s anyhow.
Unless you modify the battery carrier & physically remove the reverse polarity protection, the GA’s will not work unless they are button tops. (or you solder b(. )( .)b them.)
Those are the facts. :+1:
Raised flat tops? I am surprised they worked at all. You need this much extra height.
And no more than this amount of width.
I bet if you add a little solder blob they would work just fine.
GA’s with a raised ‘flat top’ will not worked.
IF they ‘somehow’ worked once upon a time… they would work again. It would be repeatable.
haha looks like this hobby has failed to illuminate my memory somehow. looks like i remember wrong after all…… oh yeah… i did use GA’s… those with button tops! i just forgot i even had them having used the flat tops most of the time. sorry, false alarm, thanks for the help guys!
Do the GA’s with button top work in the light or is there still an issue with them?
@ R10500…. 
No apology necessary, stuff happens & memory sometimes fails. 
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Just glad the mystery had such a simple solution…… 
Guys sorry if the question is basic but do the BLF GT/GT70 take flat tops Samsung 30Q’s.Its pretty hard to find button tops now 
No, they must have button top unless you remove the polarity protection.
The best option is to just solder blob the cells in most cases. This is what I do to mine.
I guess I will do that or I read I can buy and put little magnet on the positive side.I cant find any 30Qs with button tops Maybe all are gone cause the users of BLF GT bought them all ahhaha 
Here you go… Samsung 30Q Button Tops at Liion Wholesale. These are genuine cells and the Button Tops are correctly installed.
Magnets suck ….
…. either get the Button Tops or do solder b(. )( .)bs. :+1:
EDIT:… Ooops, I just realized you are not in the USA. Sorry, my bad.
The magnet is only a last ditch effort type of thing, solder blobing is much better.
Danger Bluereldon!
Magnets or any little metal spacer can slip to the side and cause a short circuit.
This is a bad thing.
Don’t risk it.
OK guys I will soldier I can’t find any dealer for button tops who ships to Bulgaria
Thank you so much will contact them!
Since Banggood don’t offer anymore GT70 NW,can you tell me is the CW version too blueish?What Kelvins are they?I am a NW variant fan,but they don’t have it in stock
Post 4 of GT70 thread. I added the tint details myself.