I think you are correct - X3 -. I am gonna contact Simon & see if he will send me another driver. Probably order a host or two while I am at it also.
Again, thanks to everyone for trying to help sort this out. :+1:
I think you are correct - X3 -. I am gonna contact Simon & see if he will send me another driver. Probably order a host or two while I am at it also.
Again, thanks to everyone for trying to help sort this out. :+1:
I think Simons strategy here is brilliant - these are superb hosts, and it makes economic sense to simply keep upgrading the drivers and emitters. Constantly changing styling, simply for its own sake, is expensive and unnecessary. Just ask Olight.
Iāll choose function (and value) over form every time. Convoy lights just work!
WORD. It also has two advantages: it makes the line timeless, and most of the hosts can pretty much be made on a lathe alone. Even the new ones.
I put a lighted reverse clickie in mine and forgot that I canāt program it with one of those. No way to do a half click from off.
At least my memory is on!
Well said!! I totally agreeā¦. :+1:
My Biscotti update. It was for sure the driver that was screwed up on my M1.
I got a C8+ today that has Biscotti & the UI works exactly as it is supposed to. First time, every time. .
Very glad to know I was not loosing my touch orā¦ my mind. .
There was a buggy batch of Biscotti drivers where everything ran twice as fast as it should, i.e. short half-presses were really short, so it was hard to configure.
Drivers with that behaviour still crop up from time to time, so I have a nasty feeling some of them got mixed into Simonās general stock before he could pull them.
Fortunately, Simon will be happy to send you a replacement driver.
I have those ādefectiveā drivers on my M1 (yay, relevant post!) and newer S2. I find them to be the perfect speed for me - the ācorrectā drivers take forever to get to the mode group that I want :confounded:
Now it makes sense, I found that the 4*7135 Biscotti that I bought few months ago were really fast. I prefer that but you got to be reactive to use it for sure
Not totally relevant, but in addition to the M1 &M2, Convoy briefly offered an L1 that used either 1 or 2 18650s (with the included extension) and ran an LD29 driver. The head is a bit bigger than the M1, and the reflector is deeper. The tube handles two protected 18650bās with ease, with a plunger tailcap and a tail switch that takes serious thumb power to activate.
I donāt know why they dropped it, except that it might have been too expensive to build or fit in with their product line. I have one, and itās a tank! Itās another whole level of build quality over the M2, and I see the M2 as outstanding.
If you ever come across an L1 in good shape, donāt pass it up. I know for sure Iāll be upgrading drivers and emitters in this one for years to come.
Many users have the new Convoy M1 and M2 torches. I also have it
On the weekend I will try to compare the old and new version as I did with Convoy s2+ . I hope you will want to see the video
Left old one, right new.
Convoy M1
Convoy M2
Many users have the new Convoy M1 and M2 torches. I also have it
On the weekend I will try to compare the old and new version as I did with Convoy s2+ . I hope you will want to see the videoLeft old one, right new.
Convoy M1
Convoy M2
Donāt forget to mention that you can also request a Nichia 219C upon purchase too, yes?
Yes, or even an SST-20 for maximum throw potential
Yes, or even an SST-20 for maximum throw potential
do tellā¦ hmm interest piqued
Well, the SST-20 is about 30% throwier on average per lumen compared to the XP-L HI.
So, with something like an Convoy C8(65kcd), since efficiency of the XP-L HI is about the same as the SST-20 5000k, the SST-20 would be easily making 85kcd without any change whatsoever.
Donāt forget to mention that you can also request a Nichia 219C upon purchase too, yes?
With Nichia, itās probably only when you talk to Simon. I do not see this option in the default selection. Thatās what you mean ?
Can someone recommend a shop with a cheap Luminus SST-20 ? I think I will need one to buy for the test
No English subtitles at least?
Sorry, translation of the whole film is impossible for me. I will try to write about the differences on my site, diodek.pl and then you can use a translator to read it. I invite you to watch from this moment Latarka Convoy M1 - porĆ³wnanie starej i nowej wersji (4K) [Review, test & beamshot Convoy M1] - YouTube
I apologize for the inconvenience.