Out of curiosity, will a Convoy C8 tail cap or the Sofirn tail cap with the switch fit this C8F?
I’d like to get this C8F, but I need to change a lot of stuff. I don’t like NW emitters, so I gotta change that. I’d like a tail switch so I can shut off all power. I’d like a clear side switch cover so I can do my custom color leds (which cause drain). I’d want to swap the driver to a TA version with NarsilM. I’d also like it to use a 26650, but I guess I can settle for an 18650. Idk, maybe I should just hold off on buying this light.
The original C8F tail cap fits and the switch works as a lockout, the Convoy C8 tail cap won’t thread on, the Sofirn has square threads. (My Convoy C8 is an older one with a threaded pill, using ryansoh’s copper pill)
Narsil, like the OEM driver, has lockout fwiw.
Yeah, sounds like you’d rather have the LuckySun F3X.
I meant I need mechanical lockout so I don’t run the battery down. I’d prefer a tail switch over having to turn the tail cap all the time. I might wear out the thread anodizing and then I’d be in trouble.
The Luckysun F3X looks nice, but I don’t think it has a side switch. You can’t have ramping without a side switch.
The SHADOW SL3 comes pretty close, but the head on it is pretty big at 64mm. I definitely prefer the smaller 45mm head on the C8.
I think I have enough info to make a good plan of attack with this C8F.
That is why I got the PB Sofirn, I want both e-switch and tail cap to cycle thru the modes and with the LD-2 driver I’m able to use both switches not just power on/ lock out, The reflector will go into the baked Convoy C8 and shit can the optic, never liked them any ways. I’ll just have to open up the emitter holes in the reflector.
The baked Convoy C8 is running 3 SST-40’s. I get what I want for $13.00, I spent more on a driver… :person_facepalming:
I finally got mine yesterday - The UI is nice, the light itself feels “right” - but the bezel was too small and another color (a bit darker) - but the Bezel that I had left over from my other non-side-switch C8F fits perfectly.
Regarding the old C8F… I modded mine with the FET+1 Driver from BG and 3 4000K 219C - this thing is brighter than the new one
Why?
Think you’re missing something Jason, the depth of fitment of the star in a normal single LED C8 is all about following the parabolic curve of the reflector in order to achieve throw. The reflector designates where the emitter sits, not the size of the MCPCB.
In a triple design, the reflector cups are by default narrower and shorter in height to fit the 3 reflectors into the C8 head, hence, a shallower depth for the MCPCB.
You could use standard C8 sized reflectors in a triple, call it a BTU Shocker, and carry on….
Yeah, that’s a bit ‘unfair’ to sofirn, in a way…
None the less, i ordered a Sofirn C8F host and a black Convoy C8 host along with it, just for swapping the tube and tail.
I like the C8 design, and i think the matching tailcap and classic batt. tube brings the design together.
Using simplicity that is redirected makes it also misleading.
The reflector, and the reflector alone, establishes the relationship of all other components. Design the proper reflector for the targeted LED, then build a light around it… do this properly and the result is guaranteed success.