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

[flybird]

@JasonWW

Another page, another post.

LATEST NEWS:

USA orders with batteries seem to have shipped out today. Notifications are showing up.

It seems the first shipment went out by region instead of the exact order in which we paid, for cost reasons.

Initial quality has been fantastic. A handful of people have gotten opaque black switch covers instead of translucent black. Replacement switch covers are being sent on a case by case basis.

The first shipment of lights (168 total) shipped on Dec 23. This was a pallet going to the USA from the first 576th person on the paid list that did not include batteries. Tracking numbers went out on Dec 27 and lights started arriving to customers on Dec 29th. DHL shipping was very fast and is recommended for all USA buyers in the future.

There should be a European order going out soon.

The next group to purchase lights (#1040 and up on the list or who signed up after 10/23/17) will get their emails mid January instead of early January in order to let Neal get caught up with current orders.

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What about first 555 for Asia ? Any news ?

[nodoubt]

@southland

Stopped by a gas station tonight after work and wooed all the people there with the GT. A few took out their cell phones and started filming. One guy said he was going to get on the list to order one.

them ole southern rednecks are easy to impress aint they southland!
i got all the old men hanging out at the stores wanting one here too! lol !
im just 2 states up from ya you know

[teacher]

@flybird

What about first 555 for Asia ? Any news ?

What news that is known was posted.

[JasonWW]

@flybird

What about first 555 for Asia ? Any news ?

Nope.

Not too many shipped over Christmas and New Years so I expect we will see a lot more in the next couple of weeks.

I will mention that a member in Hawaii recieved his light from the first shipment. That was a bit of a surprise. I guess usa means all of it. Lol

[KawiBoy1428]

@T18

I do think your close to being correct about the size, I do recall I think now that you mentioned it that TA or Dale mentioned something about Maxtoch having a MCPCB that would fit so it’s probably the 32mm board, Thank You, I hope to have one soon to measure, I knew I didn’t need more batteries but bought them anyhow,

It’s over 44mm roughly 44.5-44.6mm from measuring mine with the board still in the head and using the inside caliper blades.

[JasonWW]

@KawiBoy1428

@T18

I do think your close to being correct about the size, I do recall I think now that you mentioned it that TA or Dale mentioned something about Maxtoch having a MCPCB that would fit so it’s probably the 32mm board, Thank You, I hope to have one soon to measure, I knew I didn’t need more batteries but bought them anyhow,

It’s over 44mm roughly 44.5-44.6mm from measuring mine with the board still in the head and using the inside caliper blades.

Woah. I thought TA made a typo when he said it was 45mm after he said earlier it was 35mm. So that’s really big. What do you think a minimum size would be? Would that 32mm Maxtoch mcpcb, modded to 12v, fit?

I don’t think anybody sells mcpcb for xhp35, 50 and 70 in such a large size.

[NikolaS]

20mm board looks like a toy

[KawiBoy1428]

@JasonWW

@KawiBoy1428

@T18

I do think your close to being correct about the size, I do recall I think now that you mentioned it that TA or Dale mentioned something about Maxtoch having a MCPCB that would fit so it’s probably the 32mm board, Thank You, I hope to have one soon to measure, I knew I didn’t need more batteries but bought them anyhow,

It’s over 44mm roughly 44.5-44.6mm from measuring mine with the board still in the head and using the inside caliper blades.

Woah. I thought TA made a typo when he said it was 45mm after he said earlier it was 35mm. So that’s really big. What do you think a minimum size would be? Would that 32mm Maxtoch mcpcb, modded to 12v, fit?

I don’t think anybody sells mcpcb for xhp35, 50 and 70 in such a large size.

That’s why I’m going a different route with the 70.2, 2S2P 6v. Rather have 20amps pushing the 70.2, not like the GT will ever be a go to light, merely a novelty!

[JasonWW]

I’m still wondering where you will get a mcpcb that fits. Are you going with that 32mm maxtoch?

[KawiBoy1428]

@JasonWW

I’m still wondering where you will get a mcpcb that fits. Are you going with that 32mm maxtoch?

I have an extra SD75 XHP70 board (I modded the SD75 with a smooth reflector for a XHP35HI and K70 carrier) and a few Maxtoch 32mm boards also. I’ll make a centering ring/plate for the MCPCB either way to keep it centered to the GT’s pocket, drill and tap the hold down screws for the board and call it good.

[OleMissRbl]

Please add me for 2 if possible, if the list s still open.

[g_sintornillos]

@danallen

@g_sintornillos

@travis a

Just got my light today.01/02/18 thank you,thank you,thank you.I’m number 1036 on the list and payed on December 15th.No batteries and shipped DHL. Did not get a email to confirm order or any thing from DHL about shipping.It just showed up. I live in Iowa center of USA.Just putting this out there to show every one even if you don’t hear anything as long as your payment goes threw pay pal,they are working on it and you will get one.

It is shipped, when it is shipped … but now I am very worried
I hope to receive the tracking code before the Giggles arrives in my country with enough time to make the correct customs declaration, otherwise I will have many problems

Wow, that customs situation sounds like a real hassle. Why is it such a problem?

If I do the formalities correctly, the package will not pay taxes and will be delivered to my address without any extra expenses the working day after arrival to the country

If I do not, the package will be retained and I will have to pick it up at the customs warehouse at the airport, 400km from away my city
I will incur expenses, bus ticket to Montevideo $ 60, airport storage costs $20~$30, about $35 for other transportation and food expenses, plus a lost day but Giggles on hand
Or hire a customs broker for $ 100, airport storage costs $20~$30, shipping from Montevideo to my address $10~$15 and wait for Giggles for at least one more week

[DENGOH]

Terrible. That’s paying for another GT.

[g_sintornillos]

Yes

Toads and snakes will come out of my mind for some days

[aggillator]

Toads and snakes will come out of my mind for some days

Is that a german phrase? Pretty cool imagery

[DENGOH]

@DB Custom

FET+1 driver, 4 parallel carrier times 2 for run time. Bingo! Don’t belive me? The Q8 pulls 20+A on one set of 4 cells. Stock. I’ve doubled the output on my Q8 with SST-40’s and a lot of tweaks. Can’t take an amperage reading but it’s got to be up over 30A. And, to prove the driver is capable, I used a Zener modified FET in my DBC-05 with 3 XHP-70.2’s. It makes 18,940 lumens pulling 32.2A from a pair of iJoy 21700’s in series. Driver isn’t a problem to run the Luminus CFT-90 to it’s full potential. I’ve had a SBT-70 pull 20A from a single 18650.

Vinh is still designing his driver for CFT90 to get to maybe 5000lumens. His current driver is doing <4000lumens.

[Texas_Ace]

@lionheart_2281

@JasonWW

Oh, so now Vinh has at least one now. I wonder what his plans are?

Yikes, I just now see $1000! Must be a CFT90 I’m thinking.

He made a thread about this light, said it’s great in stock form.
He may in the future sell for $450-$500 with the CFT90 led, the $1000 would be a place holding price I guess

Got a link to the thread?

[Texas_Ace]

@DENGOH

Interesting, so the real question is, what is his BLF user name? lol

[Texas_Ace]

@KawiBoy1428

@T18

I do think your close to being correct about the size, I do recall I think now that you mentioned it that TA or Dale mentioned something about Maxtoch having a MCPCB that would fit so it’s probably the 32mm board, Thank You, I hope to have one soon to measure, I knew I didn’t need more batteries but bought them anyhow,

It’s over 44mm roughly 44.5-44.6mm from measuring mine with the board still in the head and using the inside caliper blades.

Correct, it is around 44.5mm.

[Texas_Ace]

@KawiBoy1428

@JasonWW

@KawiBoy1428

@T18

I do think your close to being correct about the size, I do recall I think now that you mentioned it that TA or Dale mentioned something about Maxtoch having a MCPCB that would fit so it’s probably the 32mm board, Thank You, I hope to have one soon to measure, I knew I didn’t need more batteries but bought them anyhow,

It’s over 44mm roughly 44.5-44.6mm from measuring mine with the board still in the head and using the inside caliper blades.

Woah. I thought TA made a typo when he said it was 45mm after he said earlier it was 35mm. So that’s really big. What do you think a minimum size would be? Would that 32mm Maxtoch mcpcb, modded to 12v, fit?

I don’t think anybody sells mcpcb for xhp35, 50 and 70 in such a large size.

That’s why I’m going a different route with the 70.2, 2S2P 6v. Rather have 20amps pushing the 70.2, not like the GT will ever be a go to light, merely a novelty!

You do realize that 10A at 12V is the same amount of power and lumens as 20A at 6V? You will get more power out of it at 12V then 6V due to less losses.

The stock buck driver is just limited, not the LED or 12V setup. Swap in an FET driver and it will work fine.

In you include the spring losses from the carriers then 12V will get you a lot more output as you cut those losses in half.