More Fake Convoys from Gearbest.

Nice

Even if you got a fake one for “fairly cheap” a few minor DIY hacks can make it run VERY VERY good…simple spring bypass (solder some 22 ga wire on the driver spring and the tail cap spring, make sure there is some good heat sink goop under the star (better yet replace the aluminum star with a copper sinkpad/noctigon) and then throw a very light amount of heatsink compound on the threads of the pill…that should make it run substantially better (not change the tint, will need new emitter)

Just a few tweaks goes a long way even on the cheapies…but unfortunately there are so many manufacturers and liars from China it’s best to get them from reputable dealers…ALL the Convoy’s I got from Simon were authentic and impeccably built…a few bucks more…sure…but the quality was top notch.

At this point I’m surprised that GB is still selling fake convoys after the S2+ incident. If they said “they weren’t aware of the fakes” that’s pure BS, there are more than enough proof already.

I think we should have a Sticky thread so people stop buying from GB until they have solved this issue.

Too many are falling for it already and even those with genuine convoys started to doubt about their lights, this is definitely not good for Simon, but I don’t see he has taken serious actions on this?

I am not sure if they continue to sell the fakes, but for the S2 I was offered a refund or a replacement. For the C8 they offered only a refund, as they did not have confidence in the stock.

I do have spare springs, drivers and LEDs, but the poor threads on the C8 makes it a lost cause.

I may try to rehabilitate the S2 for a beater light, if I can find a reliable way to ground a QLITE driver with the crappy aluminum pill and rings. Its emitter plate is also well glued into the pill.

Hey there! I give you 10$ store credit if you delete this post. (wink2x)

That documented somewhere?

Note the missing voltage divider resistors and mystery controller chip.
The PCB is a carbon copy of a real 105C, apart from the tracks around chip.

And… 7135/380mA vs. 350mA.

Hi every one,

I’m really sorry this issue has brought you the trouble, we have one wrong batch in our warehouse before, now we have check it out, make the stocking units are right, if any one think you have received a wrong units, please contact our cs to get the refund to your GB wallet or resend with the package, sku and product details, beg your kindly forgiveness if bring you any trouble

380mA will be Qlite.

ive ordered a couple of c8, s2 and s2+. i hope theyre not fake. lets wait and see.
bookmark for now.

ps
gearbest i hope you fix the fake convoys.

It was posted by Gearbest in one of the Gearbest threads where the counterfeit Convoys were being discussed. I got tired of searching for that post for you, but it was posted. Maybe Gearbest deleted the post and that is why I can’t find it?

Anyone else remember seeing that post?

Yes, I saw that post & from memory it was in Convoy/Simon's original thread about the Red S2+ (I may be wrong)

Edit:

Red S2+ flashlight ,for girls,for your lover


That looks better than most sub $7 UltraFire C8 lights that I have seen. After you get your refund from Gearbest, put some lube on the threads, some Arctic Silver under the MCPCB and change the driver spring. Maybe GearBest can unload the fake C8 lights for $6 and use the same Supplier that provided the fakes for a $7.98 Gearbest branded C8 with different camo patterns to choose from other than just black (just like the SK68)? Just as long as they use a proper driver, put thermal compound under the MCPCB and lube it. :wink:

i am wondering how many percent of their customers are “flashaholics“ (especially on buying cheapos).

How many people do not have a community to help them identify fake items and get advice how to deal with fraud ?

being generous to the few who caught them does not undo the fact that much more still are ripped off…

0.02 $
(i wonder how much i get offered to delete this post :wink: )

For every one sold and spotted as fake by us there are hundreds sold to people who have no idea. Just like all the 10000 lumen torches sold on eBay. The amount of people who think my Acebeam is pathetic because their light is 3 times brighter, is unreal.

Let’s be honest there are people that have just realised their c8 is fake as this thread has evolved.

+1 well said

It’s unfortunate we see sellers resort to sourcing such fake products. Gearbest are really hurting their reputation by selling such items. When people buy from such sites and are burnt in the transaction they just dont come back. As has also been said unfortunatley many people end up buying the inferior copy and not realising it as it performs ok.

On my sample I do not think there is anything to do with the ill-matched barrel-to-head and barrel-to-tailcap threads.
When you back up 1/16 turn from tight, it feels ready to fall apart.

Hold on, I am not sure if this is actually fake - It is probably just “partially” fake. Your Convoy C8 pill seems to have square-thread, screws to hold down the MCPCB and a retaining ring to keep the driver in place, which is actually the same as the Convoy C8 V2 (the latest one is “V3”, which has the controversial integrated shelf) as shown in Simon’s thread:

But in your pictures the driver spring looks crappy and there is no any thermal paste at all, so I am wondering what happen actually…