Lumintop GT Mini (Thower) Beam shots and more!

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UPDATE TO MANUAL

After trying mode 4 and mode 10 it appears that the groups are reversed.

Modes 1-6 use full turbo as 100% (5A)

Modes 7-12 use the top of the ramp as 100% (2.5A)

We definitely need an updated manual to reflect this.

Edit: And here it is.
GT Mini User Manaual
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Nice video review. I haven’t purchased one yet, but now I think I just might. I have no idea it was so tiny. I was hoping you had a thrunite catapult v6 to compare it with. That would be a awesome matchup.

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The Catapult V6 is a:
Bigger light
Bigger led
Bigger hot spot
Bigger power (assuming it lives up to specs)
Bigger price
Same throw distance

So it depends on which fits your needs.

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How does the throw and such compare with a Thrunite TN4A? I know the TN4A is bigger/heavier, but I have it and wondering if the GT mini significantly out performs.

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well looking the specs for the throw from thrunite it says Max beam distance: 326m. so the gt mini compared throws on paper twice as long it has a rated throw of 750m if that says anything ?

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Thx for the feedback. I was able to look at the specs a bit and indeed the gt mini claims more throw and candela than my TN4A. Wish I could do a side by side comparison without purchasing . . . .

I know 2x lumens is not that noticeable, is 2x the throw at a couple hundred yards? I doubt I could see much at 750 yards

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Which version, Xml2, xpl or xpl hi?

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here is a pic i took a few days ago, the building i pointed at is almost 400m away, i can clearly see that it reached even tho it shows bad on my cellphone, but yea 750 u will barely see the beam reach i asume… but either way the gt mini is a killer thrower at this size for sure…

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Thanks. And more to be corrected:

GTmini is not huge and it doesn’t take 20 mins to get hot. So this statement looks weird, probably caused by a simple replacement (GT to GTmini?)

Strobes are all enabled by default, at least on my GTmini.

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Xpl hi

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In that case the difference is not going to be huge. It’s hard to find specs for it but I did find some for a neutral white version with the xpl hi. Peak Beam Intensity: 52,340cd.
Max beam distance: 457m. It’s got a 46mm head compared to the GT Mini’s 50mm.

So the Mini still beats it. Plus the mini has a few more hundred lumens. I measured around 1200, but others have measured around 1400. My guess is that it’s not going to be as big a difference as with my C8, but still pretty noticeable.

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Yeah, it also says it takes 16 seconds to enter the menu, but it only seems to take about 8 Seconds.

Another error is where it says it requires button top cells. Since the GT mini has a spring on the driver it will work fine with flat top as well.

I notice it says it’s using NarsilM v1.3 instead of v1.2. All previous reports showed it was using v1.2.

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Thanks for the comparison, I appreciate it.

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Thanks for the clarification about the cells, that was a reason imo for looking elsewhere. Not a huge deal, but I prefer flat top cells in general, and think double springs are a plus also.

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The Mini does use V1.3 by virtue of it blinking out 1.3. Not sure where it came from, guessing TA. Dunno, maybe I provided it wayyy back?

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Nice catch! :wink:

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Tom
Texas Ace used a NarsilM 1.3 Beta
I think you did provide it.
Maybe to Dell?

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Ok, probably posted the v1.3 BETA for him to use on Nov 16th, then on Jan 28th posted a v1.3 with the "new" S42 support, but nothing seemed to come out of that, least not so far.

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Tom E
you have a PM