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Since C8+ was my newest Convoy purchase, it was pretty obvious choice for me to try them. Blue version works fine with my C8+ that was why i didn't realize the compatibility issue as stated on the site. Switch was too cheap, and i wasn't paying much attention before getting them.

Anyway, this switch is mend for Convoy C8 M1 M2 S2 S2+ S4 S5 S6 S7 F12 models.

Freeme, does the blue led switch work with this C8?

Also, even though they say it won't work on the new Sand Color C8, you've found no problems with it?

Not compatible with the new Biscotti firmware.

I have both orange and blue switches. Orange one stuck in single mode. It would basically turn your light into a twisty if you wish to switch mode. As for blue, i am able to go into mode selection menu, No measurement taken but I guess it is fine.

C8+ code please ty

Thanks, never knew my clear C8 had Biscotti. Oh well, ordered 4 of those blue leds, will find some use for them eventually. I have a cheap C8 as well, might work on that one.

Ok, this is from my experience, actually I’ve bought several of the blue Convoy lighted switches already (if purchased as a “bundle add-on” to certain models of Convoy flashlights in Gearbest, it’s priced very cheaply).

In my test of those blue Convoy (Omten 1288) lighted tailswitches used with Convoy Biscotti flashlights, others get stuck in one mode, as freeme mentioned, but there are a few (probably about half of those I tested) that appear to work, although “long-press” doesn’t get recognized. I tested the switches on the BLF A6 firmware (specifically Astrolux C8) which has similar behavior (some won’t work), but the few that work, the “long-press” will only register as “short-press” (so that it won’t be possible to get into the special strobe modes, which are accessed via a long-press — and any long press is the same as a short-press when used with the lighted tailswitch).

I believe for the lighted tailswitch that work with Biscotti, the “long-press” also doesn’t work, but long-press in Biscotti has only 1 function from what I know, which is: from any mode, a “long-press” will go to Moon mode. Now it will not have that function.

Actually I did test that lighted tailswitch with other flashlights, like Sofirn C8A, and those that work seem to work fine, while those tailswitches that don’t work, also don’t work properly on the Sofirn C8A.

I’m not sure what causes some of those lighted tailswitch to not work on the more advanced firmwares, but all of them will work properly with the “old Convoy firmware with 5/3-mode groups”.

I don’t see the orange lighted tailswitch available in GB. I only notice it’s recently available in Convoy AliExpress. Or is the orange tailswitch version also available in GB somewhere?

d_t_a, thanks for that detailed info! Glad I ordered them then. I really don't use the long press so will give it a try in my clear C8 and see how it goes.

Any idea how long before the blue led will drain a battery?

I got a Convoy C8 stainless steel bezel, but it seems it fits perfectly only for the Convoy C8 Clear/Silver, but it didn’t fit the Convoy C8+ Oak Brown (won’t screw in completely, with a big gap), does anyone have this issue?

Code for sand colored C8+, thanks Freeme. The new style C8 is starting to grow on me.

Hi freeme,

Any chance I could get a coupon for the Convoy L2 please.

I sent a PM and posted in this thread about a week ago but not heard back.

The lighted tail switch works fine on my C8+. All Biscotti functions work fine, even long press to moonlight. However, when I installed it, it defaulted back to mode 1. Reprogrammed and all is well on mode two with memory turned on.

That is sexy, shame it doesnt come with a lighted tailcap from the start, i would gladly payed a few more bucks if it had that.

Just order the 2 dollar lighted switch with your light. Takes all of 5 minutes to replace

no i dont have skills for that stuff, sadly i would just break more then good, like i said i would pay if it came from the start. im not JasonWW or those that can build a flashlight with their one hand…

Was the ss bezel not fitting a one off problem or had anyone else found it doesn’t fit?

Hope that Convoy did not made changes to the threads. Mine fits fine but i only one copy from earlier batch.

I’ve lost the code for the c8. Dohhh.

Any chance it can be sent again?

Code for sand colored C8+,
Thanks Freeme.

Where did you get that lighted tailswitch from?

I ordered several pieces from Gearbest, and tested most of them with Convoy S2+ old firmware and also S2+ with Biscotti.

Obviously all work when used with the “old firmware”, but when I tried the lighted tailswitch (Gearbest describes as Convoy Omten 1288 lighted tailswitch blue LED), a few simply won’t work properly — it’s stuck in one mode, half-pressing does not do anything.

But a few of them works partly on Biscotti:

- half-press will advance to the next mode

- but a long-press does not revert to Moon mode

  • and when I full press the button to turn it off, and then (short while, as in like within a minute or so) full-press again the button, it will light up in the next mode (as if I did a half-press from the prior brightness level without turning off), in effect it has “next-mode-memory”. (unscrewing the battery tube will reset this)

so far, I have yet to test a lighted tailswitch which recognizes the long-press (I did also test on Astrolux C8 which has BLF A6 UI, and it shows the same behavior, short half-press works, but long half-press doesn’t — it’s recognized as a short half-press; which means, I couldn’t get to the special modes which require a long half-press from Moon mode)

Interested, thank you very much.