Convoy L6... XHP70 Beast!

No matter what, as long the price is right I’ll buy it.
I hope Simon made or will make good decisions.

Obviously we have a lot of different opinions here… and also a lot of good ideas.
Unfortunately, we are too late for changes to the first release of the L6. Simon tells me that production has already begun. I’m not going to make any judgments until I have this one in my hands and I for one am really looking forward to that day. Those wanting different emitters that generate less heat might want to opt for the host or start modding. Simon is having a hard time getting neutral and warmer tints but he is staying in contact with his Cree representative and trying to get more options in the 4500-5000K range. I did confirm that the XHP70 will be mounted on copper. Simon also said that it should run on both protected and unprotected cells. I’ll keep you posted when I hear more.

( Edit: Too late for suggestions, Cool :slight_smile: ) J dub, I have one little suggestions: The fin closest to the LED shelf should be directly in line with the shelf and not slightly above it. YES , it would require a thicker fin or a little asymmetry. Thanks for the preview. :smiley:

It’s obvious that it’s too late to implement any suggestions for now, but it’s still good that they happen and maybe some of them will turn out to be useful in the future.
And I’m amazed by looking at all the interaction that happens here.


I think it like this one. Do you think it?

My how off topic and totally random. My first thought it why is this posted here? My next thought is what does this have to do with the Convoy L6? Perhaps you posted it here in this thread by accident? My final thought is… Pretty cool looking light. What is it?

Wow, :bigsmile: beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder? :bigsmile:

LOL. Hey buddy I didn’t say it was my new favorite or anything. :p. It is different though even if it has no place in this thread. Don’t you have an engine to build or something? :wink:

^ +2, what is that light?

Looks like a Tiablo light or a copycat (jacob and others), The tail and knurling is their style, I remember a 2x18650 tiablo with MC-E led

Well said. It’s only too late for changes to be made in the first release of the L6. That doesn’t mean some of these ideas won’t be implemented in the next version. Simon is open to suggested improvements and it’s always good to keep the ideas flowing. Ideas for improvement are welcome. As we’ve seen many times, some wonderful lights are born in the ideas tossed around here. That’s part of what makes BLF such a great place. :slight_smile:

That flashlight is a Brinyte/OdePro S18… And now back to focusing on L6

I’m waiting for a bit more info but I have asked if the L6 host can have both a smooth and OP reflector option. It’s just a request with no promises yet but I am hopeful. Simon did tell me he would make extra OP reflectors with the first run of the L6. Even more exciting is that it looks like we might have a clear anodized option for the L6 as well. Simon sent me a picture of the double tube for the L2 before anodizing and needless to say it lit a fire that I haven’t been able to shut up about. I’m pushing for bare versions (actually clear ano) for both the L2 and L6. :heart_eyes:

I would deffinetly buy a clear ano L6.
It would look awesome!

I would also. Clear is retro.

And S2+, too! I guess it should cheaper to make clear bodies with one step less in the proces, no dyeing

I guess I’m probably just ignorant about this stuff but “clear ano” seems like an oxymoron to me. Anodization is a chemical process that creates a layer of aluminum oxide, which isn’t clear. Undyed ano is a common thing, but it isn’t clear. It’s a grayish/olive-ish color like Zebralights. So are we talking and a true clear anodizing that I’ve never heard of before, or is this some other clear coating that isn’t really anodizing?

Not really. Any coating adds costs. Black anodizing is just the cheapest coating available.

Usually when they anodize without dying they bead blast, which causes a matte surface and that grey appearance. Like the Manker Godmes T01 in clear, it’s grey silver.

Anodizing a polished product should result in a “clear” ano, I’ve got some parts that I polished and sent off to have anodized purple, they’re quite shiny. I know, this is dyed, but it started out polished and is still almost that shiny, adding dye to the open pores of the metal won’t make it shinier.

Should come out really nice, in most cases (from other things I’ve seen done) it will look untreated for the most part. Definitely be a lot tougher than bare aluminum, for sure!

Not sure what causes that green tinge in the ZL, might be 7075 Aluminum instead of 6061, don’t know, but that’s not a normal result for sure. I like my little SC52 for that, because it’s different.

Hmm you’r right.

I actually want that look from that picture. So a clear coating is what we want. (or at least me :smiley: )