Hey all! I’ve been lamost completely out of the game for the last few months. I’m way behind in all my threads…
Not at this time. I’m starting to get back into my flashlight fun but it will take me a few weeks to get caught up. I’ll post when I have news.
You’re welcome Pete. Happy to help. :+1:
Yes. There still may be old stock though so if ordering from Simon and you are concerned about that, send a note to Simon with your order. Ask him to make sure you get the rev.2 driver with the two-speed strobe.
I seem to have been remiss, I built up an old C8 with ryansoh’s copper pill and a new Luminus SST-40. This is the light that is bored for an 20700B Sanyo cell. In this configuration, it does 2628.9 lumens at start, 2280.45 at 30 seconds, pulling 9.08A at the tail.
Seems the SST-40’s are some serious little monsters!
Just saw this discussion about the driver running too fast.
I got a Convoy S2+ Desert Sand (7135x6, 3A tint) w/ the Biscotti firmware (from AliExpress Convoy store).
I also got a Convoy C8 Clear w/ Biscotti firmware (from Banggood).
I notice the Convoy S2+ is more difficult to use due to it’s running too fast…
So I did your above measurements using my cellphones stopwatch for 1 minute, bike flasher mode:
Convoy S2+: 115 times (this seems to be too fast — twice as fast)
Convoy C8: 55 times (this is within the normal range you mentioned)
Changing mode groups is really difficult for my Convoy S2+, because the “window” to press the button is very short.
One other thing that you didn’t mention above, is regarding the voltage blinking: on a fully charged battery, I get 4 blinks with the Convoy C8, but on my Convoy S2+, I only get very fast 3 blinks (or it could probably seem like the 3rd and a supposed ‘4th’ blink are concatenated together though) Any idea if this can be fixed?
Some other measurements I did (my Mastech MS8229 multimeter is not calibrated, also I’m just simply doing tailcap current measurement which may not be that accurate):
on a freshly charge INR18650-30Q (around 4.15+ v):
How come the 7135x6 and 7135x8 are using almost the same current in the various modes (other than in Turbo mode)? Actually, the 7135x6 S2+ is using slightly more current than the 7135x8 C8…
(the lowest mode or ‘moon’ in the S2+ seems to be brighter than the C8, although the C8 has a very tight hotspot)
When I look inside the Convoy C8 head, it has markings “Convoy v2” and “7135 35K”
Inside the Convoy S2+ head, it has markings “FX-12” and “7135 35B”
( not sure if those mean anything… )
Still lovin my clear C8. One minor issue that I am wondering if anyone else is seeing. Does anyone loose the mode configuration they chose? I personally prefer mode 2. Every once in a while (I think this is the 3rd or 4th time) the mode selection goes back to default.
Not a huge deal but I have to dig out the programming instructions and it may take a few tries to hit the mode I want. Might I be doing something to cause the driver to revert back to default? It has stayed where I want it for a long time this last time but I use the light less during the summer. Pocket space;-)
I have two Biscotti Convoys (not the clear C8, but same driver as it) as my go-to EDC’s since May, and never had my chosen mode reset on me. Although one thing I noted on both is that if I do 3 or 4 full clicks (far less than the usual 10 rapid half-clicks), it goes into the click-buzz of config mode. Not an issue for me, though, as I only did that twice for testing purposes.
okay so i got yesterday my second c8, silver XP-L HI and i also have the gray version with XML2, so i asume i dont need anymore c8s for the moment ? is there a new version of the c8 coming up with a more powerful emitter then 1000lumens anyone knows?
Good to know, thanks. I’ve fallen on an oak floor before and I know it hurts big time! Nobody saw me though, so I can only imagine the scenario in front of a large audience…
I just got one Convoy C8 and another Convoy C8 is en route; I am also thinking of taking 3rd Convoy C8.
About the same time I ordered, I realized I could’ve bought from Simon too, however Russian site and the myriad of options turned me down - I just wanted things simple as I am very new to all this and am still learning.
Only yesterday I found out Simon’s Skype which would make things a tad easier. I read that Simon’s customer service is great and he’s willing to make a custom order or tweak some things upon request.
As I was reading about Convoy C8 in general and experience from other people who ordered from the places I did, few questions popped into my head:
1.) Are people still receiving fake Convoy flashlights, namely C8? Last time I read about such cases was 2 years ago, so I guess things got in order. (?)
2.) How does one even check if he got a fake or not? I was looking at some pictures and usually the springs are a dead giveaway, but surely a good counterfeit won’t be so easy to notice, so what should I check to be 100% sure that I got the genuine product?
3.) And what to check in general? I’ve noticed that C8 went through couple of iterations and can come in different flavors, so what kind of innards one can expect to find?
I believe that Simon has a larger offer (such as all kinds of drivers which might or might not be displayed on his Russian-written Alibaba site) than online stores who buy from him, but so far I learned of only these:
- normal and AR-coated lens
SMO and OR reflector
I also know there are the drivers, but it seems there are many of those (from factory/stock, 3rd parties and custom-made) and people around here, who know their stuff, use all kinds of those to enhance or tune to their taste the flashlight. For example, I heard about Biscotti, AK-47, 7135x8…but I really don’t know if it’s the best/newest model out there, how to figure out the differences…and if I am already in the market for a lamp, I want to get the most for my money.
How can a newbie like me figure out which one is the right for me, especially if I focus only on this specific model?
Sorry for all the questions, but I couldn’t find answers around, let alone on one place. I am really a newbie in all this and I just started out, so any help is appreciated…