I've have had GTL cells when they have been bundled free with lights that I've bought. They truly are dire. The capacity claims are always fantastically over the top. I've kept them as spares for emergencies but never use them routinely because I do not trust them.
You are totally right that Boaz has no personal experience of these cells, however, like all of us, his opinion is informed by what other trusted BLF'ers have reported. Unanimously the view of GTL is very, very poor indeed.
After all would you trust a company that claimed this.
I think my point was ..Universally they are always found on the bottom of every battery graph. Everything i've ever seen or heard about gtl batteries leads me to one conclusion .
As a warning shot to people who stumble across them and think "oh well they are cheap maybe i should try them"..I just wanted to scream it out ...
Don't do it ..!!!
I'm not promoting some super expensive battery like an AW instead or trying to be an elitist ,battery snob .
The gtl battery says 1200mah on it ..without having any experiance with them I'd bet 1000$ it won't do half that . Ithink trustfire flames that everyone has and likes ..do about 650 max ?
Like I said i'd search blf and talk to some battery guys here . But I think it's safe to say gtl batteries just flat out suck .
Thanks for the idea. Tried a extension from a $3 light. Not sure about extra runtime since it is much brighter.In any case it is a better bike light for me.
Hold the slider, unscrew the lens cap at the very front, use a tool to unscrew the pill (led holder). It comes apart.
Needle nose pliers with small front jaws, Round nose pliers from a Stained Glass shop (used for breaking glass), Big Tweezers, snap ring pliers, medium size scizzors....think of a way....it ain't rocket science.
You can even use small nails or bits of a paper clip in a Vice Grip.