Sofirn C8F host. 21700 C8F Available

I know this. I advice the 2100mA Convoy S2+ and I build for myself the Fet DD driven 2940 lumens Jaxman E2L with triple leds. :smiley:

Wondering how long it’ll take for my 2 C8 hosts to get here what with all the Christmas rush in full overdrive? Got notification they shipped, with a tracking number, should prove interesting to see what part of next year they arrive. :wink:

I ordered an SP32A from them and it is not here so the hosts maybe arriving next year. Is my package arrived to you?

I received tracking number for mine and its already in the USPS system. Recently the LS**CN tracking mumbers have been about 3 weeks but business days are cut short to the holidays. After Xmas the USPS Man hours will be cut short (Normal) again.

Not yet Zozz, mail hasn’t run yet today so I’m still watching…. :wink:

Awesome! I have been waiting for these… ordered two.

EDIT: +10 for 26650 QUAD setup.

TM16 answers the big quad question, I swapped in 4 XHP-35’s in parallel and it’s making ~7300 lumens.

Hope you guys have better luck than me! I ordered a regular C8 host from Sofirn on Aliexpress back on 11/11. I got a tracking number right away, but after a month there hadn’t been any acknowledgement that the package had even been picked up. A Sofirn rep proactively reached out to me and asked if I’d like a refund or for them to resend. I chose the resend option as I’m looking forward to this host. They shipped out the new one right away and offered a discount on a future purchase.

The delay is definitely unfortunate, but is part of doing business. Sofirn’s customer service however… great experience. I like that they reached out to me, not the other way around.

Doesn’t answer my budget requirements though.

A lot of AX stuff is that way. Sits in “pre-shipment” or “acceptance” forever, then another forever in “in transit”, before it finally hits shore and USPS gets it.

I still have a coupla goodies from 11.11 still out there somewhere in the æther…

Yup, I’m pretty used to that. But this one (LS160251975CN) never made it past the “shipment not found” status, even on EMS’s website, 17track, etc.

Who knows… maybe in a couple months I’ll have two hosts at my doorstep! International shipping lottery… ya win some, ya lose some (pun may be intended). :shrug:

Thanks ZozzV6. Ordered one.
Can anybody give me some geometry data? Diameter of lens, MCPCB, driver?

Almost everything is in the listing. The lens is 42mm, driver is 17mm.

Dale mentioned in this post that a 32mm Noctigon fit nicely in his original sample (I think he was sent an early production build, they made a lot of changes at his request… including the switch to XP-L and using a copper DTP MCPCB instead of a regular aluminum one). He’s got some great teardown pics in that thread that might also prove useful.

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I stopped reading AE listings some time ago. Too much fake news in there. Should do it from time time. :blush:
Thanks.

That’s great. Super nice host and it will make for some very nice builds.

I’m thinking of getting one of the tail switch only lights for modding. (Easier to mod and easier/faster to find the switch in the dark)
But for that one the MCPCB looks like 30mm instead of 32mm? Review and disassembly: Sofirn C8F

Maybe the reflector & LED board on from the sideswitch host will fit? If so I wish they sold those parts.

Anyone know is there anywhere to buy a board with emitters already soldered on it for a direct swap into the v1 C8F? (With XPL/XPL-HI/XPL2)

Any input on this subject will be much appreciated!

The Noctigon 32mm will fit. Intl-Outdoor is the source for Noctigon or you could get Richard to flow your emitter choice, he’s got the boards.

Awesome, thanks for the reply & info!

I’m thinking XP-L2 for higher output.

I-O has the XP-L V6 3D triple Noctigon, but no XP-L2.

Looks like MTN only has 4000K XP-L2 bare emitters, might be a little warm? (I usually like NW around 5000K)