No, simply following the posted link started what seemed to be an app download. Fortunately, I was able to kill the download manager before it finished, before any install was attempted. In any case, the link went somewhere which seems totally unrelated to the blue S2+, and tried to install something without permission. I wonder if WWEFANS has a virus which caused the wrong link to be posted.
I know BG was selling real ones my original comment was not about fakes, it was more about not getting what you paid for or expected. I think all dealers have been guilty of that at one time or another. Including BG with the X6 host.
Weird. The first time I clicked the link it took me to a splash page that looked a lot like the tapatalk “install me” page (everything in chinese though)
I'm sorry. My PC is fine. That links to a Chinese forum,which usually requires to install an APP when you are on phone.
You can choose not to, but you will have little access to the threads. Such as no pic or smaller pic, or you can only read the 1st page of all the posts.
Edit: It is a branch of "baidu.com", the biggest search enegine in China.
I received my original S2+ yesterday, if anyones interested, here are some comparison pictures, original is on right and on top:
Powder coated(?) switch on fake, steel switch on original
Lanyard loop holes are more o shaped on original
Centering ring visible on fake one, appears to be centered on original one
Side panels where the branding is located have more squared sides on original one, also, text is crisper and smaller on genuine one
Guts
Fake one comes in cold blue tint, genuine one comes in warm white.
Clone consumes 0.08-0.1A on low, 0.55-0.6A on medium and 1.02-1.2A on high, genuine one 0.11/0.83-0.89/2.18-2.23 respecitvely. Not sure why my DMM showed this data fluctuating though!
Oh and switch is more responsive on original one, it switches modes without almost any delay whatsoever, while on clone it takes visible delay when the light shuts off before next mode is being turned on.
Nice post. Thanks for the comparison shots and describing the differences. I know that wrong is wrong but cloning a light that is so budget friendly already really ticks me off. Simon isn’t making millions selling Convoy lights (though he deserves to IMO) so it seems extra wrong to steal from him. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing, that’s some precious information! I’ve had a look to the customer uploaded photos from GB and BG and they both seem the original one.
Hi,
is there any code still valid around?
I had one for GB (12,99 usd) and on for BG (from m4dm4x) but they are expired… just wondering where is the cheapest place to buy, cause on the official shop on aliexpress it’s not so cheap (19,27 USD for the 8*7135 and 4C tint).
Gearbest just had another report of fake red S2+ being sold again so my advice would be to look elsewhere at any price. I’m not sure what Banggood is offering. Simon’s Aliexpress store is always your safest bet with the most customization options, the fastest shipping and he still offers a 15% discount to BLF members.
Happy to help steer you toward genuine Convoy goodness.
That is indeed one of the fakes and the pictures of the light you received look exactly like the fake red S2+ batch that Gearbest was selling before. Aside from the internals the most obvious difference is the silver painted button on the fake vs. the brushed stainless switch on the real deal. Gearbest was supposed to have gotten rid of the entire batch of fakes and said they would not sell them anymore. I’m glad they didn’t give you any grief about replacing it while at the same time disgusted at hearing that they did it again. I truly hope that against all odds this is just a “mistake” but I really have a hard time believing it.
Just to avoid any misunderstanding: the picture I linked are not mine and not from a recent sell, i took them from a user posted comment on GB website dated Jul 04, 2015
I do realize that but the first pictures that you posted in your thread are of the light that you just recently received correct? The light that was ordered in December?
