[PART 1] Official BLF GT Group Buy thread. Group buy officially closed! Lights shipping.

Hi,
I did first payment about $15 in September and TheMiller told me, I´m in for $111.
But I didn´t got mail or PM for next payment.
I´m also not on the list paid $15.
Can you check this?
I wrote PM at TheMiller, too.
Thanks
Markus

I think I will get the GyrFalcon All-88 at Gearbest.com.

I am ordering 2 and used promo code: GB17LED and got 12% off.

So that brings the price down to $51.04 per charger.

Thanks, I took a measurement and it looks like up to 70mm should fit fine in the new carriers. So they should work good.

Neal was worried that a few were missing from the list, not surprising after how big of a hassle that was.

I will send you a PM manually in a moment.

Hi,
thanks a lot.
greetings.
Markus

There is no best charger. Juse what’s best for you. Some have features and abilities others don’t. Do you need to charge Lipo cells or 4.35v liion? What about nicd? 32650 size? 10180 cell size? See, too many variables. You just need to match a charger to your needs.

I searched and searched and finally found a picture of the Gyrfalcon slot adapters.

Do your adapters look the same?

I personally only charge 4.2v lithium cells. 16340 to 26650. I’ve got a pair of Xtar SV2 Rocket chargers for my 26650 which charge at 2A each. Then an Xtar VC4 for my Misc smaller cells. Soon I’ll have the Miboxer C4-12. That will let me charge my 4 18650 cells for the GT at 1.5A each. It’s super flexible with 10 different charge rates up to 3A x 4. I will be able to charge all the cells I use regularly at their best charge rates.

Dear Texas, I am one of the first list that have received the PM for the purchase and i did it but no mail from Neal. Do I have to worry about that?

Thanks

Max

How much time to we have to pay in the first group?

Also, will protected cells fit in the battery carrier? What is the maximum possible length?

They cost more than Harbor Freight’s offerings but Condition 1’s 801 should be much more durable.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ELQ659O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_EzwjAb6EWSNGT

Foam tends to trap moisture so using a desiccant pack is reccomended.

Send Neal a PM on here and he will get the phone number and user name sorted out for you.

The first 555 have until 12-31-17 to keep the lower price.

Although the next batch of PM’s is set to go out late this week, at which point you will loose out on the early access pass and will most likely be pushed back into the second batch of lights that will ship later.

You need button top, raised top or solder blobbed cells. 70mm will fit.

Paid and replied to the mail.

I have one question. I chosen DHL but i would love to know which DHL eCommerce or DHL Express will be used for the GT? Two very different things, i would love to know if anyone has some info on this.

I find lg mj1 is very close to Samsung 35e. I have 8 lg mj1 unprotected button top ready and charged.

This is a good question, mine came express but they were also in a rush to get the prototypes tested.

The MJ1 is another great cell, they will work fine.

just a question. Im pretty nervous about the batteries. That they are unprotected.
Would it be better to go with protected batteries?
From what i have read, it’s when the batteries are in series its starts getting dangerous?
And these are in parallel, no?

The battery carriers in this light have the 4 cells in series to make 16v. If your the nervous type, you can run protected cells.

Here’s some choices:
Liion Wholesale:

Protected Panny B $7. Protection Cutoff Current: 5-7A (usually about 6A)

Protected Panny GA $8.49. Protection Cutoff Current: 12-13A

Protected LG INR18650MJ1 3500 mAh $7.95. Protection Cutoff Current: 12-13A
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RMM aka Mountain Electronics:

Protected Panny B $9.65. Protection Cutoff Current: 7A

Protected Panny GA $9.95. Protection Cutoff Current: 10A

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Plus both companies charge extra for shipping. So you won’t know total price until you see the shipping charges added.

You are welcome to use protected cells. They will work just fine.

These cells are in series. Although as long as the cells match and are charged to the same level before you use the light it is basically impossible for them to become unbalanced enough to cause any issues in a single discharge. This is only a big problem when they are both charged and discharged in series.

EDIT: Jason beam me to it.

If someone could give definite answer to this it would be awesome.

I asked this not because i am worried about shipping time, i asked because if the item is sent with DHL Express i will have some extra expenses, about 25$ on top of the import duties and VAT.

So i just wanted to know, either way i cant want to have the GT in my hands.