Hi BLF! This is my 1st post here!
Self-disclosure time: I’m non-native English speaker; I don’t have experience or knowledge to mod or program anything about flashlights, I’m just a regular buyer; I’ve been recently converted to “flashaholism”!!! Amen!
I want to thank BLF for all the work done and knowledge sharing on this forum! It has been really nice to read some experiences here, and it has been helping me to obtain important information and to choose some things about flashlights!
Pardon me if my subject should be in another post, as I wanted to ask not about Convoy C8 but about the “Biscotti” firmware. I would appreciate if you could help me!
I own a Convoy S2+ (7135*6 – XML2 U2-1A), bought from Simon on AliExpress and I’m very happy with it!
Now I want to try other things, still on Convoy S2+, like another tint (T6 - 3B), and to use IMR 18350 batteries for EDC purposes.
But before I order a new flashlight, I have some questions, and was wondering if you could help me.
1- Is the Biscotti firmware available to S2? And if so, do you think I can order my new S2 with it already inside? (I’ve seen that Simon is a great guy, but I don’t want to abuse asking him to put this driver into the flashlight if it is not usual to do so…)
2- This firmware will work fine with a T6-3B led, or should I prefer other type of tint/led?
3- I was thinking to choose a 7135*8 driver to use it (mostly) with the group 8 (0,1% - 1% - 10% - 50) . Occasionally, if needed, I would change it to have 100 power, but not necessarily all the time!
SO, if I choose this driver, using the group 8 configuration, do you think it will be nice to use it with IMR 18350 batteries? If not, should I prefer the one with 7135*6 chips?
4– In the end, if I order a Convoy S2+ with the Biscotti firmware, 7135*8 – T6 – 3B, which should I prefer, among these:
a) Samsung INR18650 30Q – 3000mah
b) Sanyo NCR18650GA – 3500mah
c) Panasonic NCR18650B – 3400mah
d) Keepower IMR 18350 – 750mah
e) Keepower 18350 – 900mah
f) AWT IMR18350 – 800mah
Other suggestions, both for flashlight and/or batteries are welcome, of course!!
The sites I may use to purchase these things (on the “budget mode”) are AliExpress, Gearbest, Banggood and NKON, so my references are from what is available on these, as well!
If any of you could help me with this, I would appreciate! Thanks in advance for all!