Bumping my question
Now I will have to order a dozen of this drivers…And mod some lights again 
Nobody has one yet to compare. I have a XinTD C8 V4 XM-L2, but I don’t have a Convoy C8 yet. I plan on posting results after I get one though.
Both are very nice, but the Convoy C8 is a little bit shorter and has fancier firmware. Otherwise, I don’t really know any details.
Thanks ToyKeeper
D’oh….I can see how my original post reads now, I actually meant to say how does it compare on paper.
Looking forward to your results update
This Convoy looks impressive, nice job !
The XinTD is built like a tank. Other than that, they’re quite similar. Now that Convoy C8’s have an integrated emitter shelf there really isn’t a whole lot of advantage to the XinTD except for more thermal mass. Both are quality lights, to be sure.
I guess I got rid of my XinTD C8, can’t find it. But I did find my SupFire F9, similar size, nice style, don’t know if they’re making it anymore. The anodization is a sort of brown color and shiny, nowhere near what Convoy is doing. And it has the old style aluminum pill. LOL
Leave it to Convoy to show a guy how old lights once loved have become outdated….
I have a XinTD C8 and I can confirm the quality is excellent. Looking at it next to the latest generation Convoy C8 the biggest difference I see is the XinTD is roughly half an inch longer. Most of that difference is in the tail cap. I’ve read that the XinTD head and reflector are different internally and have heard arguments that the XinTD is “internally superior” to some degree. That may be true but I don’t really know. I have both but at least in the beam I do not see a XinTD advantage, in fact the hot spot on my Convoy is a bit tighter with the same emitter. To be fair both lights are modded and not by me so I can’t really confirm specifics. My XinTD C8 and my Convoy C8 are both excellent and by far the best C8 specimens I have seen.
Any word on when the new firmware/UI will be standard across the board for the other Convoy models? Thanks.
Good day! im new here, just wanna ask if Convoy c8 has unwavering output or unti-flicker features just like the other brand of lights… TIA for those who will respond.
The New drivers will have a contact regulated output based on the number of 7135’s you select.
They are also a fast PWM so you will not see any flicker or hear any whine, as I assume that os what you are talking about.
I don’t know if its in the OS, but i think so. anyway, are these driver have those features (pic below). its from the NEW C8 Cree XML2 U2-1A LED.https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Convoy-c8-strong-light-flashlight-cree-xml-u2-t6-torchy/330416_826040641.html
The beam that comes out of a Convoy C8 looks cleaner, less rings…from what I’ve noticed anyway. The reflector of the XinTD screws into the pill like a P60 drop-in reflector does. It seems like the XinTD has a better beam pattern with domed emitters than it does with HIs or dedomed emitters.
In the process of ordering some drivers.
A 4*7138 that I plan on configure for the modegroup with a low highest for my wife’s short S2+
And one with more chips sure I will find a light for it.
Is the Nitecore D4 charger at Convoy’s Store in Aliexpress AUTHENTIC Nitecore product? pls help… tnx! Link below
I’m sure it is genuine, never heard such thing as fake product from Simon.
Yes, he is one of the few stores that I don’t worry about products being genuine from. He even lists some of the off-brand flashlights he sells as having Latticebright led’s!
I searched for “biking” in this thread, but did not find any detailed info. Is there a video of the biking mode? I’m curious what the frequency of the strobe is. I find as a driver (and a bike rider) that high frequency strobes are terrible on my eyes. I’m happy with the XinTD for night riding, but daytime strobe would be beneficial.
Biking strobe is about a 50% level I think, with a one second stutter of High or Turbo that gives like 5 or 6 pulses in that second. It’s main objective is to make a car driver realize that the light he’s seeing needs some attention, it’s not static.
Does this driver use the stutter or the flash? Same basic idea either way, except the flash only flashes once instead of “stuttering”. I prefer the flash myself, the stutter is quite annoying as a driver IMHO.
First you think it is a cop, then you get distracted and keep watching the light. A proven fact is that you are FAR more likely to hit something if you are looking at it while driving. When racing on a track you learn to always look where you want to go and never at anyplace you don’t. So I could actually see the flash being better for the biker as well.
The flash is enough to let you know something is there but not enough to distract IMHO.
It’s the bicycle strobe that TK has put on the A6 and Bistro before this. Same thing.
Not sure what you mean by flash vs stutter. In about 1 second it flashes 5 or 6 times, I call that a stutter, result is the same to me. When in the configuration mode the “stutter” is dimmer, whereas in the Bicycle Strobe it’s brighter.
FWIW, I too have been trained to hit what I’m looking at and have wondered if an inebriated driver would be prone to hit the flickering light or steer clear.