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

[Enderman]

[xCentrino]

@Majoroverkill

It would have been nice if the battery carriers where designed to except flattop batteries. I have over 60 flattop 18650’s but no matching set of 8 button tops.

Here a quick pic of carrier and mod to allow flat tops, the jest of it.

Lumintop, BLF and Myself don’t advise modifying battery carrier. Mod at your own risk.

Be mind full of battery orientation when loading carrier.

You can also solder blobs onto your flat tops instead.

[crz6662]

@xCentrino

@Majoroverkill

It would have been nice if the battery carriers where designed to except flattop batteries. I have over 60 flattop 18650’s but no matching set of 8 button tops.

Here a quick pic of carrier and mod to allow flat tops, the jest of it.

Lumintop, BLF and Myself don’t advise modifying battery carrier. Mod at your own risk.

Be mind full of battery orientation when loading carrier.

You can also solder blobs onto your flat tops instead.

I did the solder blobs on some laptop batteries I had, just for an extra set, even though I purchased the button tops offered.
But I do find it a bit strange the carriers weren’t set up to accept both flat tops and button tops.

[xCentrino]

Not sure its the exact reason, think it just has to do with polarity protection and them covering there own butts. The early design, you wouldn’t of had to mess with solder, just unscrew it.

[JasonWW]

@crz6662

But I do find it a bit strange the carriers weren’t set up to accept both flat tops and button tops.

It’s for safety reasons. The button top requirement is a form of polarity protection.

[JasonWW]

@Majoroverkill

It would have been nice if the battery carriers where designed to except flattop batteries. I have over 60 flattop 18650’s but no matching set of 8 button tops.

Just make sure the 4 cells in the carrier are matched since they are in series.

[Enderman]

@crz6662

I did the solder blobs on some laptop batteries I had, just for an extra set, even though I purchased the button tops offered.
But I do find it a bit strange the carriers weren’t set up to accept both flat tops and button tops.

It’s because the driver doesn’t have built in polarity protection.

[Majoroverkill]

Sweet Thank you for the picture. This will be an easy mod, nice

[Majoroverkill]

Most definitely. Not a good idea to mix cells

[Franz]

I can see me in the list now, but my declared value not….

So, if the declared price are not set buy the member, how amount will be placed in the label?

[JasonWW]

@Franz

I can see me in the list now, but my declared value not….

So, if the declared price are not set buy the member, how amount will be placed in the label?

Did you fill out the form to change the declared value?

By default, registered mail will ship in 2 boxes with a value of $14.96 each.

@Texas_Ace

All the registered mail will go in 2 boxes for $14.96 listed price each.

[heatwaves]

@Texas_Ace

I see mine! I see mine!

[JasonWW]

I notice that the 2nd box from the bottom has the battery tube in the right side pocket and the carrier is facing down. Maybe that one is different, like it has the batteries installed inside?

[Franz]

@JasonWW

@Franz

I can see me in the list now, but my declared value not….

So, if the declared price are not set buy the member, how amount will be placed in the label?

Did you fill out the form to change the declared value?

By default, registered mail will ship in 2 boxes with a value of $14.96 each.

@Texas_Ace

All the registered mail will go in 2 boxes for $14.96 listed price each.

Great, I have nothing to worry now

Thanks Jason :+1:

[nodoubt]

@Majoroverkill

It would have been nice if the battery carriers where designed to except flattop batteries. I have over 60 flattop 18650’s but no matching set of 8 button tops.

buy more batteries, their cheap now.

[Majoroverkill]

lol lol :laughing: ITS BEAUTIFUL

[leaftye]

@leaftye

@JasonWW

@Kindle

@species8472

The Optech wrist strap I have for my Q8 is 4.75” long laying flat and doubled over and it stretches to 6” long without too much force.

A bit off topic but, how are you attaching it to the Q8?

You can use the threaded tripod hole to screw in a metal loop. Something like this.

The hole in the Q8 is too shallow for that to seat completely with grinding the tip or using washers. Hopefully those fit better in the GT. Do you have a link for that second one, or better yet, do you have both on hand to compare thread lengths?

Actually I was wrong about this. The hole in the Q8 is deep enough, but the threads were not cut deep enough, so the device above doesn’t thread in completely.

I’m hoping they went all in for thread depth and used a threadmill with a programmer and set up guy brave enough to get within a couple thou of the hole bottom. Can anyone say how good the thread depth was on the prototypes?

[10fold]

Thanks for all the hard work and updates Texas_Ace and JasonWW

[JasonWW]

Nvanlaar’s links for page 381.

The Millers Original Group Buy List ending on Nov 11 and #1213

Coyotehawk’s Continuation of the Group Buy List, starting Nov 11 and #1214 - Updated Dec 12

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Neal’s Paid/Shipping List for first 555 - Updated Dec 8

Neal’s Paid/Shipping List for slots 556 to 1038 - Updated Dec 14.

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M4D M4X: For all people who want to let us know the value that should be declared on the parcels:
please take the BLF GT customs declaration survey

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Samsung 35E seem ideal, high mAh and good amps.
M4D M4X is doing a groupbuy, here: GROUPBUY: 8pcs Samsung 35E BUTTON TOP for the BLF GT

[NikolaS]

Jason your list for first 555 is not the same as last posted from TA?

Or am I wrong?

On TA list I am number 5, and from your 193.

Thanks for your help with answers to new members