Size comparison pics of MF05, GT94, R90TS and X65: candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?471425-Lumintop-GT94-4*SBT90-2-1-65Mcd-Search-Light-with-attached-pics-)&p=5420246#post5420246
I have been told that it is ok over here to post live links to the other place, but being that I am feeling a tad conservative, I will post a link that does not directly connect the two realms to each other. Who knows, just one tiny spark could cause both universes to go thermo-nuclear atomic fireball.
Ah I got ya, I generally consider anything within ~10% from different people equivalent due to variances in a bunch of factors but yes, assuming all else is equal that is about a 10% difference. Just about what I expected.
I am guessing you would be hard pressed to see that with the naked eye (it takes 4x the light to appear 2x as bright to the human eye) and no side-by-side comparison so it will really come down to what beam style people prefer more I am guessing.
I celebrated the dawn of the new flashlight day by taking a little trip with the X65, R90TS and GT94op. The X65 and R90TS both show the same amount of light on target at 650 meters, and the same maximum usable throw distance of about 800 meters. The GT94op bests the X65 and the R90TS by putting more light on target 650 meters, and by extending maximum usable throw distance to about 1,000 meters. The additional throw that the GT94op has over the other two lights is enough to make me very happy that I added this light to my power thrower collection.
Kinda surprising to me that such an engineering feat as this light is receiving almost no love over on CPF. There are atleast 3 threads over there and no comments at all.
Anything from BLF is considered second rate on CPF for the most part in my experience.
I tried posting there early on but got threaten with a ban since I was from BLF and have not gone back since.
There are a lot of good guys over there but the management seems to really have it out for BLF for some reason. Thankfully a lot of those good guys also post over here.
Those Surefires are what seem second rate to me . Honestly though this light is probably the highest quality light I have ever had. Seems right on par with the Maxabeam I used to have but much more useful. Seriously impressive engineering.
Technically the GT70 driver would work as is but swapping the FET would be a good idea.
There are some other PCB changes to the GT4/GT94 drivers to beef them up and reduce voltage spikes and improve longevity but they are not possible to implement on the GT70 driver. The GT4 driver also has the programming key to make re-flashing easier.