【convoy】H4 and B35AM options are updated

Yeah, i’ve been thinking about that, and thus getting some reflashing gear.
It seems it’s the only way to get a normal UI…

IMHO a flashlight / torch should have 2 modes.
0% (off) and 100%.
Anything else is a solution looking for a problem.

Quite funny! :-D

First of all we call that single mode. We do not count “power off” as a mode, that is absurd. Absurd as some chinese cheap flashlight ads where they count “zoom in” and “zoom out” as modes.

Once you get used to having a handful of output intensity levels, it's all good.

One mode would be unpractical if the flashlight has lot of power. Quick overheating, unpractical in short distances, generally unpractical. I think Convoy makes good UI, simple 4 modes is enough for me. Sure, it could have ability to turn mode memory on or off, or have 2 groups of modes, one 20% 100% and the other one more EDC.

Guys, (and TK) what do you think about 3xXHP70.2 in Convoy 4X18A? It has a quite big head, and only one XHP seems too little for me. Do you think 3 would be better, worth trying?

A triple reflector is much less deep, so you’re left with a lot of unused space in the head.
Besides, you’ll lose all throw because of the small reflectors, but i know it can be fun.
But a dedicated design would be better, but you can get that from other brands already.

This can be an interesting flashlight for close range. Or 4xXHP50.2 (4000K), then will throw a little more.

10–30–50–70100% It would be ideal for those who use cycling …

Will you use biscotti in your 20 and 22mm drivers too? (6A)

Yes, less throw, but much more lumens. There is already S12 with 3x led, and I like it’s beam pattern and throw. I know there is SST20, but… More lumens with less throw would be nice. And funny.

yes ,after China spring festival

Simon, will the upcoming biscotti in 22 mm driver work with nichia? I have the S12, nichia-5700k. It’d be great if this will work with it.

yes, suitable

The differences between 30, 50, 70 and 100 are too small.
Especially 50 - 70 - 100.
Even from 50 to 100% is a very small step to the eye.
Or did you mean ideal for people who like to pointlessly cycle through modes? :stuck_out_tongue:

Our brightness perception is not linear with the current, but heat and runtime are. So it is useful to have more modes in the upper brightness region in order to maximize the sustainable brightness for your particular ride duration. For example, for my 1.5 hour night rides I might want the max brightness for my S2+ with 8x7135 driven XPL, which would be about a 70% mode. Of course it will still be difficult to have a mode set that works for everyone and every light.

Oh okay. Thank for explaining.
The LD25 driver would be good for cyclists then, since you can set all 3 modes individually.
…but it’s only 3 modes though… (plus strobe).

By the way, i’m currently running an 18650 10 Watt light on my bike, with an LD25 driver, which is not adjusted (yet).
But i think the middle mode is 50% and it’s just not worth it i.m.o. to have a mode in between.
What i can do though, is switch to 100% when needed, because i normally run it on 50%.
But it’s not a big difference to the eye.
(To me it would seem sensible to have 25 - 50 - 100 % for a bike, or maybe 18 - 35 - 70 %)

Hey Simon when will the new biscotti drivers be for sale?

Know what? In Italian language biscotti is the plural form of biscotto, which means cookie/biscuit. Thus…

Biscotti!

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1580654/millies-cookies-recipe

several days later

In Biscotti, the default 5 levels are 0.1, 1, 10, 35 and 100%

On a 7135x8 = 2.8 Amps, this results in approximately: 0.003A, 0.028A, 0.280A, 0.98A and 2.8A.

For the SST40 version, what is the 100% Amps value? 5 Amps or 6 Amps?

Also, from what I understand, the original “Biscotti” driver does not have temperature protection (unlike “Bistro” firmware), so my question is this “Biscotti” for SST40 an adaptation of the original “Biscotti” driver — what I mean is, it tries to follow the similar brightness levels of the original Biscotti driver, but is not the same “Biscotti” driver?

Sorry if my question sounds confusing.