Sorry for the unpleasantness, there are differences in oxidation color due to different oxidation batches.
I can make some compensation, or give some small gifts next time.
Iāll send Simon Photo in daylight tomorrow (6.30 pm Fri here now)
Itās probably between the two lower photoās there.
Compared to the light desert Tan on sales page when buying
and I expected.
Anyway this tāween Simon and self.
Back to L2.
I have stock one. to go with my stock L6 and couldnāt be happier with either.
Great torches for standard people like myself.
Iāve tried soldering some but end up ādeadā mostly.
at 77 too clumsy anymore I think, Overcook?? whatever.
so I just enjoy what I got.
Iāve ordered an L2 hopefully not too long until receiving
Ordered an L6 from banggood awhile ago and the battery tube ring was missing. They argued that it comes without it now lol. After 5-6 emails they sent me a whole new L6 . Messaged Simon and heās sent me the part free !!! I got a free L6
My experience before was not so good ā I ordered a Convoy L2 before, when BG had it in flash sale. Package arrived but was missing the 18650-to-26650 adapter rings (supposed to come with 4pcs adapter rings ā which I checked from other peopleās reviews).
I complained to Banggood, and they sent me just 1pc adapter ring only (instead of 4pcs which I mentioned)! In our countryās Post Office system, receiving any package thru the Postal System, even a small package like just the 18650-to-26650 adapter ring, there is a ātaxā or āfeeā of around $2. So, the replacement 1pc adapter ring actually added $2 to my cost. I just didnāt it worthy to ask BG to send me the 3 additional adapter rings (where I have to pay another $2 again just to receive the packageā¦)
I hadnāt thought of mentioning that to Simon, instead I ordered/paid for the 18650-to-26650 adapter rings from Simonās AliExpress storeā¦
It looks like the āBanggood flash saleā items has quite a big chance of missing some stuffā¦
Simon.
How about selling just the complete latest head for the L2.
To update the original XP-Lās.
Just for us clumsy old farts that seem to burn it out every time I try to do it.
Thereād be others in same position as Me Iād think?.
Weld. Not a problem. Solder Hmmmm.
I estimate around the same throw as XP-L HI version but more spill and bigger spot. But soon I will get mine from Simon and I will make some measurements.
Driver manufacturer sent me a xhp35 driver sample to me , but it only outputs 1000mA.
I think itās big enough, Limited by size,i want apply xhp35 in L6 host with 2A xhp35 driver.
Wait a few days and I will measure the new XHP50.2 version and add it to my tables.
The XP-L HI L2 done 141700 cd
XM-L2 done 71750 cd
I think the XHP50.2 will make around 100000 cd
You want to make a L6 with a XHP35 using a boost driver running at 2amps i think that would be a popular light. You should have a big enough driver diameter to get enough power out of the driver without issues driver will still run hot but should be manageable.
Other option would be a buck driver using 4 26350 cells that would give over 1 hour run time on highest output and you would not have to modify the battery tube. I think this would be a niche item because not many people have 26350s but you could bundle them as a package.
I have a crappy light i bought from Aliexpress its got a similiar size reflector to the L2 and i put a buck driver in it with a XHP50.2 resistor modded the driver its around 9amps now. I sliced the dome on the XHP50.2 the beam pattern is really good. Throw is good better than my stock L6 and S70 and output is similiar.
Simon was closer than me to numbers.
I just measured the new XHP50.2 4000K L2 and got this:
1829 lumens and 49200 cd
It has more spill than XP-L HI and XM-L2 version. It lights up the surrounding area much better. Soon I will upload the video I made.