Three years ago this month I put together my first light, a Convoy C8. I used a CREE XM-L2 T6 3C on a Noctigon DTP MCPCB and a QLITE driver (3.04A). Sadly this light was lost during the recent floods so I decided to build a couple more.
The first one is a tried and true Convoy C8 that I love so much. This time I decided to focus on making it more of a thrower than the first one I built. I used a CREE XP-L HI U5 5A1 on a Noctigon DTP MCPCB and a 3.04A QLITE flashed with guppydrv. This light has more throw than anything I’ve ever had before and I love it!
The second is a grey Convoy S2, the first S2 that I’ve ever owned. For this one I wanted something with a really floody beam and a fairly high CRI LED. I went with a Nichia 219C D280 80 CRI 5000K on a Noctigon DTP MCPCB, 3.04A QLITE flashed with guppydrv, and a 60 degree TIR. This thing turned out perfect and is exactly what I was wanting. The beam is perfect for my needs and the color rendering is awesome! I’ll be building another one for my fiancé before she steels mine lol.