I too saw greatly reduced lux numbers in my normal 5M tests. I set up and did a 15M test and got 1.2375Mcd. But that figures out to 1.38Miles and then I did the beam shots that showed light hitting the water tower at 1.9 miles.
I have a couple of friends coming over this weekend for an emitter swap party, we’ll probably do a 50M test on all our GT’s after the swap. They ordered D4 emitters at 5700K from Richard, I found some E4 5700K at Arrow in HD trim, have them on the way and will try slicing the dome off and chemical de-dome, see which works better. The Cree datasheet lists the HD D4 at 550 lumens at the 350mA test level, the E4 does 717 lumens at the same level. So I hope to get a clean slice and replicate the HI and see 2400-2500 lumens out the front in mine. A buddy told me that Coleman lantern fuel does very clean de-domes with little tint change, I aim to try that.
We will have 4 GT’s here this Saturday, should prove interesting.
Dale, I’m just curious if you’ve considered trying to de-dome an XHP35HD to compare?
Stock Thrunite TN42 CW at 4m gives me 700k lux. —-> so my luxmeter is definetly not underestimating!
8 fully charged 30Q
BLF GT at 4m 820k lux.
BLF GT at 9,5m 993k lux.
…far away from 1,3 million
Thought I remember seeing that minimum distance for measurement was 40 meters or at least something further than you used because beam convergence has not occurred at the shorter distance?
At 5 m i got 850000 at 10m i got 1,1150,000, at 15m i got 1,270,000.I,m gonna try and do 20m when i get the chance.
Sorry, I will be more specific. This is a list of people from the 3rd shipment who have either got tracking notices or received their light. These are all international orders and only DHL as far as I know. (These are paid list numbers) Bruno28 #12 cypher1024 #57 FMC #78 Sirius9 #79 Yokiamy #128 Hunter1 #129 Bo4ka #144 Bozlight29 #148 Flasky #149 Polarweis #161 Hardware #174 Yoflash #178 Alux #180 Warzi1975 #181 and #483 DooMMasteR #193 Jaza #202 piotrek966 #266 Specialk #292 Nicolicous #380 Megabassie #392 Bking #515 Bobtb #637
Megabassie, Polarweis and me didn’t receive the GT. After a call with DHL they told us that they have no info about shipment to my address. So at this moment we don’t belong on the list...
Sorry, I will be more specific. This is a list of people from the 3rd shipment who have either got tracking notices or received their light. These are all international orders and only DHL as far as I know. (These are paid list numbers) Bruno28 #12 cypher1024 #57 FMC #78 Sirius9 #79 Yokiamy #128 Hunter1 #129 Bo4ka #144 Bozlight29 #148 Flasky #149 Polarweis #161 Hardware #174 Yoflash #178 Alux #180 Warzi1975 #181 and #483 DooMMasteR #193 Jaza #202 piotrek966 #266 Specialk #292 Nicolicous #380 Megabassie #392 Bking #515 Bobtb #637
Megabassie, Polarweis and me didn’t receive the GT. After a call with DHL they told us that they have no info about shipment to my address. So at this moment we don’t belong on the list…
Is there any particular reason the waybill number of the DHL shipments aren’t being supplied to people? I see a lot of people not getting their tracking.
I bet this is a first for DHL, sheer number of people calling over the same package. (essentially)
I have plans to slice some HD’s and de-dome others, picked up some fuel to do just that about an hour ago.
Emitters will be here tomorrow. Dang cold front is here TODAY! Dropped 20º after I left the house and before I could get back. Wind is roaring. Literally was 68º when D and I left, supposed to be 29º tonight… 46º now and still dropping. My neck feels like it’s got a pair of vice grips clamped on the front, dang cold fronts.
Nice! I went for a walk with mine last night and I definitely need a strap or a handle or something. How does the handle work in terms of comfortably carrying? So far, the most comfortable way of carrying it seems to be over the shoulder like an axe.
An inexpensive sling used cross body is an extremely comfortable way to carry the light. You don’t have a cold climate but anyone in a cold climate holding aluminum will quickly regret it and the colder the climate the more pronounced the effect. Aluminum wicks heat away from the hand just as rapidly as it does the same to the light. Of course a handle like that is extremely easy to insulate and gloves can be worn. I think it’s a great idea.
I am on list but got no mail for payment details so far is this normal?
Yes. You are #1635 on the sign up list.
So far only the people up to #1049 have gotten purchase info. Production of the lights is slow compared to a smaller light, like the Q8, so we are giving Lumintop and Neal some extra time to fill these first 850 or so orders.
It may be another week or two before Texas_Ace decides to send out the rest of the purchase PM’s to #1050 and above.
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I did not receive my light,
i did not receive a shipping notice,
I did not choose DHL
Sorry, I thought you said you got a tracking info or shipping notice. No worries, though. I removed you. This is just a general list to see how Neal is shipping things.
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Texas Ace Lumen Tube and JoshK Sphere calibrated with Maukka lights
I too saw greatly reduced lux numbers in my normal 5M tests. I set up and did a 15M test and got 1.2375Mcd. But that figures out to 1.38Miles and then I did the beam shots that showed light hitting the water tower at 1.9 miles.
The ANSI-FL1 standards measure the distance out until the light gets to 0.25 lux. This would be equivalent to moonlight on a full moon with a clear sky. So I’m guessing your water tower was being hit by less than 0.25 lux.
In theory, each individual photon travels out to infinity unless stopped by some object. It’s just radiation after all. All those billions/trillions of photons eventually spread out over distance.
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Texas Ace Lumen Tube and JoshK Sphere calibrated with Maukka lights
This is the latest “rough” list of people from the 3rd shipment who have either got tracking notices or received their light. These are all international orders and only DHL as far as I have seen.
(These are paid list numbers, not sign up numbers)
Dale, I’m just curious if you’ve considered trying to de-dome an XHP35HD to compare?
The GT handle proto is finished. I’ll get some pictures posted up later this evening when I get home.
DHL called me today.
It seems I have pay a small fee but all is good now.
Here’s a quick teaser
Looks good, very simple design but very functional. (I thought about an exact same handle design after you had said that it can be made ambidextrous)
At 5 m i got 850000 at 10m i got 1,1150,000, at 15m i got 1,270,000.I,m gonna try and do 20m when i get the chance.
Megabassie, Polarweis and me didn’t receive the GT. After a call with DHL they told us that they have no info about shipment to my address. So at this moment we don’t belong on the list...
Neither do i
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I put my address down again because I want 2 sets.
hello
one question, with regular shipping does Neal provide a tracking number ?
thanks
don’t think so. Imo there were no registered mail shipments so far. Latest DHL shipments didn’t got a tracking code.
You need minimum 20m distance for a light with a reflector as large as the GT.
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Is there any particular reason the waybill number of the DHL shipments aren’t being supplied to people? I see a lot of people not getting their tracking.
I bet this is a first for DHL, sheer number of people calling over the same package. (essentially)
I have plans to slice some HD’s and de-dome others, picked up some fuel to do just that about an hour ago.
Emitters will be here tomorrow. Dang cold front is here TODAY! Dropped 20º after I left the house and before I could get back. Wind is roaring. Literally was 68º when D and I left, supposed to be 29º tonight… 46º now and still dropping. My neck feels like it’s got a pair of vice grips clamped on the front, dang cold fronts.
Oookaaay………you take the cake….
Nice! I went for a walk with mine last night and I definitely need a strap or a handle or something. How does the handle work in terms of comfortably carrying? So far, the most comfortable way of carrying it seems to be over the shoulder like an axe.
An inexpensive sling used cross body is an extremely comfortable way to carry the light. You don’t have a cold climate but anyone in a cold climate holding aluminum will quickly regret it and the colder the climate the more pronounced the effect. Aluminum wicks heat away from the hand just as rapidly as it does the same to the light. Of course a handle like that is extremely easy to insulate and gloves can be worn. I think it’s a great idea.
I am on list but got no mail for payment details so far is this normal?
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Anduril or Bistro 8A buck driver for 20-30mm, MF01/02/04, TN40/42, Lumintop GT, MT09R
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Yes. You are #1635 on the sign up list.
So far only the people up to #1049 have gotten purchase info. Production of the lights is slow compared to a smaller light, like the Q8, so we are giving Lumintop and Neal some extra time to fill these first 850 or so orders.
It may be another week or two before Texas_Ace decides to send out the rest of the purchase PM’s to #1050 and above.
Texas Ace Lumen Tube and JoshK Sphere calibrated with Maukka lights
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The latest report is that ~500 lights have shipped. So another 2-3 weeks till the next round of PM’s go out is a reasonable estimate.
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Sorry, I thought you said you got a tracking info or shipping notice. No worries, though. I removed you. This is just a general list to see how Neal is shipping things.
Texas Ace Lumen Tube and JoshK Sphere calibrated with Maukka lights
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The ANSI-FL1 standards measure the distance out until the light gets to 0.25 lux. This would be equivalent to moonlight on a full moon with a clear sky. So I’m guessing your water tower was being hit by less than 0.25 lux.
In theory, each individual photon travels out to infinity unless stopped by some object. It’s just radiation after all. All those billions/trillions of photons eventually spread out over distance.
Texas Ace Lumen Tube and JoshK Sphere calibrated with Maukka lights
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Okay, so late January/early Feb?
Everyone is probably moaning, awwww. Lol
Texas Ace Lumen Tube and JoshK Sphere calibrated with Maukka lights
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New photos of the GT handle prototype here.
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/58209
I was the same and worried.
Just ignore it and it will turn up soon
Nico -.-
This is the latest “rough” list of people from the 3rd shipment who have either got tracking notices or received their light. These are all international orders and only DHL as far as I have seen.
(These are paid list numbers, not sign up numbers)
Bruno28 #12
TorinoFermic #42
Sciencetists #53
cypher1024 #57
FMC #78
Sirius9 #79
Itsme #96
Hunter1 #129
Bo4ka #144
Flasky #149
Hardware #174
Yoflash #178
Alux #180
Warzi1975 #181
DooMMasteR #193
Jaza #202
bibihang #244
piotrek966 #266
Specialk #292
D10ten #310
MACS0647 #315
Nicolicous #380
Lipfit2000 #437
Bking #515
CCl3NO2 #561
Tdh66 #595
Asmartik #599
Bobtb #637
I also updated post #1 with the latest shipping news.
Texas Ace Lumen Tube and JoshK Sphere calibrated with Maukka lights
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Enderman or another reflector designer, what is the designed beam angle on the GT reflector?
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I just got home from DHL pickup depot with my GT.
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