New Convoy C8 – Clearly better

The new C8 looks great. Hopefully one day you do an M1 in this new style!

I’ve very seriously considered it. The M1 is an excellent light design worthy of more credit than it gets in my opinion. :+1:

The M1 is my favorite all around light and the one I find myself grabbing most often. I actually have 3, but could always use one more :).

For optimal focus and fit, a XP-L or XM-L2 should give a cleaner beam than XP-L HI since the reflector is designed for a somewhat higher focal point. It’s also a good idea to have a centering ring filling the space between the reflector and MCPCB to make sure everything is tight… especially if you upgrade the driver to something higher-powered.

Alternately, you could maybe try a thicker MCPCB or something, to raise the XP-L HI higher into the reflector, or something along those lines. That should improve the focus and make the hotspot more intense.

I may be a little picky about precise focus though. :slight_smile:

I still have a M1 and M2 around here I’ve been meaning to give away… They’re nice, but not really my style.

I made a quad out of one of those, can’t remember if it was M1 or M2. Neat light though, a sleeper for sure. Gave it to JDub if I remember correctly.

ToyKeeper how DARE you say such things…which are 100% accurate. :stuck_out_tongue:

You’re spot on about the focus issue. This is true of several Convoy lights. While still quite good with the XPL-HI they were mostly designed around the XM-L2 so the domeless emitters are better focussed if either shimmed slightly higher into the reflector or alternately bring the reflector down lower into the head. This can be done by sanding down the centering ring a bit and using a thicker o-ring on top of the glass. I too am very picky about precise focus. This issue is something I’ve brought up to Simon and plan to help him address going forward. :wink:

It was an M1. :slight_smile: You remeber correctly though you gave it to Mrs. J-Dub. :wink:
It’s actually my favorite quad. It handles the heat very well and I like the format much better than the X6 for a quad. Of course the big hunk of copper you fit into the head might have something to do with how well it handles the heat. :sunglasses: I find the X6 format way too unbalanced for my liking. The SS/Cu version is beautiful to look upon but it has become a beautiful shelf queen. I’d like to see a lot more M1 quads.

I had her in mind but was thinking she liked it and confiscated it. lol

I like doing the copper sink/spacer that way, with it supporting the optics such that there is copper from glass to shelf. Seems to work well in the one’s I’ve done anyway. Need to get me another of those M1’s and go at it again with the new breed of emitters…

What optic and MCPCB for quad M1?

At least , i think Convoy’s C8 reflector is the easier reflector to focus with leds like dedomed xp-g2/xp-l .

I’ve got an M1 with Biscotti due to arrive any day now. I’ll let you guys know how the baby behaves, yes? :wink:

Argh can this topic not be on the first page please?
Makes waiting for the clear C8 so much harder, I almost checked shipping status and 17track but could refrain myself :wink:

I just got my convoy c8 from gearbest and wow i am so impressed with this thing, i got the gray version the craftmanship on it feels just as good as my olight m22 for example… and it is from what i can tell slightly brighter, thats crazy for the price to have a light this bright i doubted at first before i bought it but now i can say its gonna easy be my new fav light for a while.

Other brands are good, too, but Convoy is Convoy. Welcome to the family, son.

Does anyone know if an extension tube exists for the square threaded convoy lights? I’d love to run dual 18650 and XHP50.2 in a C8.

Hi, can you tell us if you got updated firmware version?

sorry im a noob i have no idea how to tell that… i think not the new but according to gearbest its ,

Driver circuit board 7135 x 8
● Cree XM-L2 U2 LED, max out

but for me its bright and feels good so thats whats most important to me.

If it’s gray, then it’s got the old 3/5 driver in it, not biscotti.

Yep, I believe the new Biscotti Convoy driver should be red.

And of course it should go into configuration mode with 10 quick taps and have 12 mode settings to choose from.