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

It has been some time now since I have made my 14$ pledge :slight_smile:
I have read the first post a few times, but do not see any new info as to production/payment/shipment dates.

Is there any news about when we can get our hands on it?

As far as I’m aware, The GTeam is hammering out final details with logos being one of one of the concerns. Our time soon approaches! :smiley:

Close enough to begin searching for accessories, I’d say.

Like hat clips or deep carry pocket clips :laughing: :smiley: :innocent:

I hope you bought two so you can wear them both on your hat when you go jogging at night.

Hi, it appears on facebook, lumintop publication, with the purchase prices both in the group of blf and, outside of group, price for second group of purchases with batteries included is 199 dollars, is it like that? I leave in case someone wants to see, greetings!

gastonpatagonico, it’s pretty close, they said they could bundle their cells (ncr18650b, I believe protected, but not sure) for 7 usd a piece. 8 cells is 56 usd +150, 206 usd. They probably decided that bundling that for 199 usd would net more battery sales, which are a high margin product.

getting close!!! :partying_face:

The Lumintop cells for $7 each are unprotected. Their protected ones are $15 each.

There was also mention that they might switch to a different battery.

Just checking - I wait for a PM telling me what to do? (Really dont what to miss it :-))

Hello,
A while back I requested to be ‘added to list’ and inquired as how to submit payment. I did receive a reply in the thread explaining the proceedure but haven’t yet received any PM for making my payment and can’t find my UN in any of the lists I’ve been able to locate. Can you confirm I actually am on ‘The List’, please? If I need to re-request I’d like to get it in ASAP. Light looks great! Thank you.

No one has gotten a PM yet.
I see you on the list. Number 961.

Why is Lumintop advertising 1880 lumens, and 2000 meters of throw on Facebook???

We never discussed the offical specs for this light with them, I am not 100% sure where they got those numbers.

I have tested the LED to ~2600 lumens bare, so figure ~10% losses and that leaves you with ~2300 lumens. I think a better lumen rating it between 2200-2300 lumens. If it were me I would go with 2200 lumens, better to under promise and over deliver IMHO.

Throw has been tested to over 2000m, so a 2000m throw rating is pretty good I would say, once again, under-promise, over-deliver. They could technically rate it higher though.

Yeah I figured that some 10-15% losses must be considered after bare led testing, but knowing that their products usually have 100% accurate lumens reading I got a feeling that they have done their own testing…

I hope I’m in the first 1,000 I think I am…

You are! # 926 :+1:

I found these XHP35A-00-0000-0D00E40E1

Here…Cree XLamp XHP35 High Density LEDs

They are de-doming nicely!

We’ll see what they look like out of one of my TN42’s hopefully they look as good as the XHP35 HD E2-1A I de-domed, got a couple spares just in case. :wink:

I love “Giggles” and if it can be put on the light, do it. I love this thing, this is the greatest flashlight ever. Call it what ever you want. Love you guys!!! Thanks!!!

well. 1880 lumen is very disappointed number to me, consider with how much effort the team has put in designing this driver

That number has nothing to do with the team or the driver. It’s just an incorrect number Lumintop chose to use in their Facebook ad. I just ignore it.