It should be smooth…MATT SMITHs video its smooth…that sucks…seems like they accidently put the GT4 Reflector in it…sorry man…hope ours doesnt have it.LET US K KW WHAT YOU FIND OUT
OP reflector is a good thing. I’d have that.
This was the first light I purchased from Neal, great service for myself. I ordered after watching Matt Smith's video on 9/26, I also received mine today, :-) I didn't even notice until. Mine is the same.
What is the reason for the OP reflector?
OP reflectors give a smoother beam pattern at the cost of throw.
Neal just said he will be sending a smooth reflector to those who received an OP and also to those who were already shipped.
Sorry for that.
I don’t think that’s a fair fix. Not everyone has the tools and knowledge to remove the bezel on these monsters to replace the reflector.
Indeed!!!
Perhaps someone could provide the list of tools and instructions required to remove the bezel and replace the reflector.
I'd be okay with replacing the reflector myself.
I don’t have the light myself, but I know the bezel is not glued, but tight.
Yes, a video will be made and I will post it once available.
Are you serious, orange peel? That’s sucks!
Neal just sent me a message that he'll send me a smooth reflector when it is available. All good!!!
Is it an easy switch I don’t mod or fix,but simply buy flashlights
Quick beam shot on turbo comparison: GT4 vs GT94
Distance: 9 feet 3 inches.
GT4 step down after: 2:53 m:s
GT94 step down after: 00:58 m:s
NOTE: Large cooling fans was used because of high ambient temperature. Step down times would have been less without fan.
GT4
GT94 with OP reflector
NOTE: Daisy peddle effect was seen on outer edges of beam, but not include here. I wanted to compare the exact same areas of the spot beam.
I will do the same test after I receive the smooth reflector for the GT94.
Why such difference in step down time?
I'm guessing it's the difference between the:
Lumintop GT4 4xXHP70.2 LEDs
vs
Lumintop GT94 4xSBT90.2 LEDs
The head of the GT94 felt much hotter when it stepped down.
Neal just informed me there was a mistake in the assembly line that put orange peel reflectors in the GT94 by mistake.
They will be sending out Smooth reflectors that you can switch yourself if you desire. The hardest part of swapping them is opening the head, it requires a strap wrench to get it open.
After that it is a matter of being really careful to not drop the reflector on the LED’s (holding the light upsidedown and pushing the reflector up carefully while watching is the best option).
It is just calibration difference most likely. From the factory the drivers can have a 15c+ difference in calibration due to variances in the MCU.
You can easily recalibrate it from the menu to whatever temperature you want or disable thermal control completely.
There not to smart…id get in trouble if i did that…cmon Lumintop…
Yeah, no idea how that one happened myself.
My best guess is that due to covid, most factories are understaffed AND having to hire/train all new staff. Most of them do not know or care about what they are working on, they are simply told take part A and do X with it.
This leads to most of the people on the assembly line not having a clue about quality control or what the finished product should be, allowing things like this to slip by unnoticed. Lets face it, outside of enthusiast like us, no one would even notice or care about the type of reflector in a light.
Not an excuse by any means, they should have someone that knows what he is doing at the end of the line doing a final QC that would catch this but should hopefully give a bit of understanding about how the issue could make it that far.
I agree, it should of been caught before it left the factory for sure.
Checking the lights before they leave his shop could be real value that Neal could add to his business, that will make people prefer buying from him over Banggood. After all he is a flashlight enthousiast so for him it should be doable.
That is provided that his goods actually go via his own store.