Sofirn C8F host. 21700 C8F Available

Yes. You changed the emitters, among other things, of course. Certainly. One can’t go wrong with the new version, but as currently advertised, I think the new C8F comes with XP-L.

Anyone try the Sofirn C8F head on Convoy C8 battery tube yet?

Tomorrow when I get home.

Thread pitch is different on the Convoy I have, won’t lego. Might be that mine is old enough to not work, don’t know.

The first C8F I got had XP-G3’s, one of 3 blew when I used a Samsung 30Q… so yeah I had to change emitters.

Ok. I got home with an unwanted detour with my wife to the hosputal but no big problems thankfully. I tried with the latest Convoy parts mixing.
On the top it is a Convoy head with Sofirn C8F tube and Convoy tailcap working fine. On the bottom there is a Convoy grey vezel on the C8F head with Convoy tube and C8F tailcap.

I cant try the C8F head with cpnvoy parts bevause it is an empty host now but I think it will work fine as the other.
The holes in the reflector are 6,5mm diameter for led centering rings. A bit odd but sofirn add centering rings to the host and they are good for XP size emitters.

Got some C8F Hosts in the mail today.
Look good so far. Nothing missing. Happy to see the SW board with wires attached. Kinda worried if they came with the SW board.

Awesome.
So the Convoy SS bezel will work too. :+1:
Would be sweet to have the Convoy C8 (with the classic battery tube and tail cap design, which i strongly prefer) with a side switch triple head plus SS bezel.
You would have to buy 2 hosts though… The Convoy C8 and the Sofirn C8F, and have a host without switch left over… :person_facepalming:

You could build a twisty …

My frend told me that too that horaay now I got a twisty C8 :smiley:

He knows I hate twistys! :person_facepalming:

I suppose you could drill a hole for a switch in the C8F tail cap.

This is how it looks:


The tailcap bottom is 6mm thick so if you drill carefully you can fit a switch in there just need to keep a little ledge to fit the rubber button.

I think I will grind down the lanyard attachment thing and cut 3-4 mm ogg the bottom to make the whole light shorter about 9mm this way. Tha tailcap will be completely flat like an Emisar. maybe I will remove anodizing from tailcap and polish it and add stainless bezel in front

Look here for the SS bezels:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/-/32843061651.html
2 pcs for €3.05 !!

I made some more photos of the host. Uploaded it in a photo gallery. I will put it in the OP too.
My host doesn’t came with sofirn or C8F engraving. I don’t know if the others came with engraving or not.
The gallery has more. these are some teasing pics.




Reflector looks really nice and clean. Convoy/Simon should definitely make its own version of C8 triple.

I’m happy with the sofirn quality so far. I don’t need to Convoy make the same thing.

I got both of the Sofirn C8F’s and with the Led4Power LD-2 at 12amps, I am able to use both the push button and e-switch to (cycle) change modes, just added a lighted tail cap.

Maybe Simon could make it like this, It is really nice to be able to use both buttons, really more user friendly when you have both switches operable!

I am expecting several of these hosts after liking my version 2 C8F from Sofirn. Have some XP-L2 5000k emitters and am looking, hopefully, for ramping drivers for this and, of course, a lighted switch would be very nice. :innocent:

Any ideas or sources please? I am sure others would appreciate this as well. Have not seen driver options discussed here, though I may have missed it…

Thanks!

I have no idea what i’m looking at here:

I tried to show the rubber side button cover transparency. I putted on a flashlight lens and turned on. :wink:

Thanks. We appreciate the pictures, guys. My order is yet to arrive, so those close up shots are helpful. At least, they help us plan ahead and let us figure out the components we want.