Review: Convoy S2+ (the red one!) – Fantastic 18650 EDC

I was wondering why so many say $12 light when I only see the $13 light. Is there a secret probation price discount here? (I paid $12.99 and am patiently waiting for delivery)

I paid $12.99, plus shipping with tracking and insurance, for a total of $16.24 (from Gearbest with coupon S2490, delivered to Europe with Post NL)

That’s exactly what I paid.

Funny how that $12.99 is now up to $16.24.

Thanks,

-Chuck

I also paid $12.99.

My girlfriend was very happy when she got it, now she’s very careful not to scratch that lovely anodizing :wink:
Love that steel switch :smiley:
Wish Convoy has more colors options so I can buy one for myself but I’m sure Simon will come up with something nice…

Thanks Convoy and GB for this lovely light…

Just went to fetch the S2+ at Customs….

It was held because of the tail cap image in the scanner :slight_smile: Appeared as a tazer! hehe

First impressions:
Positives:

- Red is awesome.

- Fantastic build quality.

- Great aluminium switch.

- Got a decent lanyard included.

  • Tail stand

So so

- Not squared threaded.

- No spare o ring included.

- Only the tail cap threads of the body is anodized? (coloured red)

  • The knurling is not very aggressive. Has some slipperiness to it.

Have no cell to test it out. Plain day light anyways :slight_smile:

Received my red Convoy S2+ in the mail yesterday. Compared to the other two S2+’s that I have it does tint yellow. But it is noticeably brighter as well since it is *8 and the others are *3/4. As with the other two, I’m very impressed and this will become my on-duty back up light. Actually I can see myself using it far more than my Streamlight Stinger.

Very pleased. :slight_smile:

If my math is correct, I’m figuring ‘on paper’ run times as follows;

Assuming an 18650 with 2600mAh capacity:

High = 2.8 amps = 1 hour 7 minutes

Medium = 1.12 amps = 2 hours 32 minutes

Low = 140mA = 18 hours 57 minutes

Hi Dave,

Please check your figures for the high level again. - Looks like you did the calc backwards.

Should be 2600/2800, no?

Thanks,

-Chuck

Hehe spot on Chuckov :slight_smile: I am so pleased with the 22 hours runtime on low (about 50 lumens) that I am going to give my quark away and use that instead as night lamp :slight_smile:

Works great on a 3200 mah cell!

My bad, good catch :slight_smile:

I agree, it’s pretty substantial and 50 lumens is enough light to do quite a few tasks.

Ordered on May7, arrived today - a week after my knife order placed on May20!

This is a nice FL, too bad I promised it for SO. Shoulda ordered 2.

http://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_154256.html

I wonder where the blue one is. Bought a red one for the wife. I’d like one for myself if there was a blue one.

YES - I want a BLUE one in 1A, please!

Thanks,
-Chuck

can you try to cook your red S2?
just for know how color it will turn

+1

I have an S2+ recently bought from Shenzhen Convoy Electronics Co., Ltd. on AliExpress. It was slightly on when switched off. I took the switch out with considerable effort. It turns out that the ring holding it in has a left hand thread! Very strange and user unfriendly. I didn’t see the problem and didn’t take the switch apart, but the problem went away when I put it back together.
Aside from those two things, it seems perfect for what it is.

Left hand thread for the switch ring or driver ring is not uncommon. Keeps it from being loosened by the body turning against it.

Well as I mentioned above, my first S2+ was 7135*3. The second was 7135*4. The red one I got was 7135*8. So I had a $2 credit from DX. And they just sent me a CC for another $2 because an order of 14500 batteries from back in Feb/Mar was screwed up. So that gave me $4 to spend. So seeing how I had a *3, *4 and *8….

I ordered a *6 in grey with $4 off so this will be the least expensive one so far. :bigsmile: