Re: Maybe my Basic 60GT is actually Basic 60 XR GT
270Winchester,
I am around but don't always search all possible threads. I've been hard at work readying the next few products for release...
Billson,
A slight mismatch in web sites - so the cat got out of the bag a few days early. Sorry about that. We will put the XR GT on our site when we start shipping it - which will probably be next week.
We have been moving in the direction of moving the sales to our distribution network for some time and had planned to remove the order buttons when we had caught up with the back orders. Since we expect to ship the last few back orders for the EDC flashlights this week, now was a good time to remove the buttons.
Our web site will still contain all the most up-to-date information about our products and will describe the products currently in production.
Ty_Bower,
Extended runtime and guaranteed tint are definitely NOT mutually exclusive. It just so happens that we did not have a large enough number of XR GT-qualifying LEDs to make a product release until now. The same goes for the EDC Basic 42 GT flashlights.
Statistically speaking - based on the LEDs we have put into production and keep statics on - the LED's tint shows little correlation with efficiency. Some reels have lots of really good LEDs and some reels have lots of really bad LEDs - all from the same bin. If you only looked at a small number of reels, you could easily come to the wrong conclusion about tints and efficiency.
Haesslich,
You have it correct. GTs have a $50 premium, XRs have a $50 premium and XR GTs have a $50+$50 = $100 premium.
Cy,
As you have suggested, we pay a premium for the best LEDs. And there are additional expenses for the extra sorting. And the number of these LEDs is relatively small. So we have to pass those expenses on to our customers and make enough profit to stay in business. Is that marketing? Of course. But as you said, we tell you up front.
AZLight,
We only guarantee the minimum run time on the Maximum brightness level. As you have noticed, there can be significant runtime variations. And it is quite possible that your Basic 60 GT was from a time prior to us testing for and separating XR-qualifying LEDs. My, you did get a bargin. Enjoy!
Henry.