350mA could be 150 lumens but that is a very rough estimate.
Output would indeed be regulated for most of the battery life.
Your order request would be for Convoy C8+ with biscotti driver with ONLY ONE 7135 (350mA).
Also led and led tint of your choice. (xpl-hi is a good option)
Setting to one mode is something you will do yourself.
So the project is a go, I ordered the C8+ XPL Clear, and Simon agreed to do the 1x7135, single mode @ 350mah.
Will report back once I know more.
If the light ends up a success, I plan on ordering 4-5x more, and pairing them with the Keepower USB rechargeable 18650, then handing them out as gift lights.
Sounds like you got a handle on things pretty good. I have some S2’s with 1 chip and a few with 2 chips. They are the wife and kid’s single mode lights. The XP-L Hi in those C8’s are pretty throwy. Are you positive they wouldn’t like something a bit more floody? I think the C8’s are awesome. The fairly throwy beam with the large smooth reflector and XP-L Hi doesn’t exactly make it the best all around light. I have a few C8’s with XP-L Hi’s and they don’t get used much around the house, the fairly narrow and intense beam make me grab the S2’s for that kind of stuff.
If throw is whats needed, those C8’s will definitely do the trick on a budget.
Seems a waste to do something like this to a throwy C8, but diffusion film works wonders.
Just used my (Xeno) E03 with DF on the front lens. Great for a nice even blanket of light, perfect for indoors and close-up. Whether lighting up a crossword puzzle to try to read smudged-newsprint clues, or lighting up the steps going down to the basement, a super-floody beam from DF is perfect, moreso than even a normally floody light.
And unless you put it on the inside surface of the front-glass, it peels off easily if you want to remove it (temporarily or otherwise).
My reasoning for the C8+ is that ‘throwier’ lights are more ‘lumen effecient.’ For example, the 150lm setting on my Armytek Predator Pro can still punch out a long ways; at 100yds its much brighter then my 780lm Quark.
So for a single mode, ~150lm light, I figured the C8 would end up punching above its lumens, especially if used outdoors (walking the dog, looking for the lost cat, dazzling tresspassers, etc.)
That said, I have been quote satisfied with the range of my Malkoff M61LL, which is a 100lm OTF light, and uses a reflector thats much smaller then the C8 / Closer to the S2. However, all the pics of the s2 seem to show a really floody beam, whereas the Malkoff has a decent spill + strong hotspot.
you cant go wrong with convoys
ive got 3 convoy c8s and a few more on te way
ive got 2 s2 on the way and a fw1a on the way
it adictive torch owning! but its fun
sand coloured c8+ that i took the gubbings out of the black c8+
running sst40 6500k 2000lm (factory specs) and standard firmware that is factory, programming is super easy and actually very good. this is my EDC ,tail cap says 4.8amps
clear c8 with xhp50.2 6500k with bistroHD firmware configured with 4 mode, .low-med-bit more then med-max (temp controlled) not sure the lumens but matt smith says the are about 3000 . tail cap test on high makes 9.65amps on my multimeter but i dont trust that so much
the convoys s2s that come are 1x sst40 5000k and one host that is a project , not sure the led or driver going in
the fw1a maybe my EDC when it comes and i ordered the xhp50.2 .not sure the tint but it has OP reflector
one thing missing from convoy c8s is usb charging. it would be super cool if someone made a tail tap that had some usb charging in , im sure there could be a engineer that could make one
imight even try salvage a zoomie i have and try make something
Absolutely; 5D maglite was 151lm - but only for 30 minutes, after which brightness decreased by 50%.
Beyond that, the 150lm setting on my Armytek Predator (C8 sized) is surprisingly effective. And the 150lm setting on my Armytek Barracuda (64mm head) is awesome with how far it throws, can easily light up a palm tree at beyond 100yds.
For a regular person / muggle, I think a 150lm C8 would seem incredibly bright and effective; when I checked my Aunt’s 3D maglite in her drawer she keeps for emergencies, the batteries had degraded to the point that it was putting out ~1lm….
For 3D and 2D Mags, I kinda like the LED replacements. They ain’t screamers, but they’ve got more consistent output vs hotwire bulbs, and even alkaleaks last longer.
Still gotta pretty much beat people over the head with said Mag to get it to sink in that alkaleaks don’t last forever, and “emergency” or not, dead cells in a light won’t be of any use.
A USB charging version based on 2x21700’/ 2x26650 would be really promising as a ‘civilian’ light. Even moreso if they designed it to also function as a power bank.
I feel like a 150 lumen C8+ is just not going to be enough light
I’d recommend a driver with 4* 7135 chips which you could remove one at a time to get what you want. It’s going to be disappointing to receive a light that’s too dim and you have to buy another driver.