This is a quick review of the Convoy S2, sold by RMM at Mtnelectronics.com (in pieces.)
First I wanna say big thanks to Richard at mtnelectronics.com … without him it wouldn’t be possible, and he put up with a bunch of shit out of me in getting this light lit. (The spacer does not fit the S3, DMM’s do not read 10+ tailcap amps, etc etc. Sorry Richard, I’ll know better next time.) Also a big thanks to this forum in it’s entirety, as without ya’ll well… I’d still be carrying a Klarus XT-11 2012 model and thinking it was bright and moderately priced.
So my thoughts:
ZOMG WHAT A LIGHT. That’s really all I need to say, actually.
It’s a massive wall of light. Certainly 3000+ lumens. Just as bright as a fandyfire/SRK, and actually brighter inside of 140 feet, due to the TIR!! Excellent color with the dedome and the 10507 Carclo TIR.
HEAT: fortunately either rmm forgot to program the sixty second turbo timer, or I messed it up during the build, but at the 30 second turbo step down on a fresh battery, the head of the light is bordering on too hot to touch… ! Out at the business end, anything less than an inch away is in danger of combustion; a dollar bill laid flat across the TIR will ignite in seconds.
more data on heat:
With an initial head temp of 80 degrees F, after a 30 second turbo run, the head temp rose to 125 F, and took 20 minutes to cool back to 85 F. (Can you say copper?? amperage!?)
- Total current loss after 3.5 minutes of 30 second turbo sprints: 870ma
- approximately 125 miliamps per 30 second run.
- 2000 miliamp Samsung INR 20R could last for 16 thirty second sprints, or 8 minutes.
- 30 second turbo timer is a safe bet, 45 seconds would likely be the longest you would want to run this light on high… 60 would be really pushing it.
Distance: ~ 140 feet
A gold unmodded Fandyfire 3x SRK XM-L U2 running on Samsung INR 20R’s
A 18sixfifty mod 4x SRK XM-L2 half dedomed running on standard panny’s
A beat up Convoy S4 XM-L2 U2 pulling about 4 amps on a VTC3
A stock stock Convoy XM-L U2 on a laptop pull
And then the Convoy S2 triple XP-L on a Samsung 20R pulling over 10 amps
Gold Fandyfire:
4x SRK:
Convoy s4 modded:
Convoy s4 stock:
Triple XP-L: