Searching for "Convoy S2+"-like with better cooling (for home use)

Hi everyone,
I’m new here.

I’m searching for a light for home use.
(1x18650, floody/wider hotspot, 700lm+, no zoom, it doesn’t have to be too much compact, strobe modes not needed)

I own Convoy S2+ ($17) and quite like it, but the flashlight gets very hot and it appears that it doesn’t switch to lower mode automatically (or too late).
Could you recommend any alternative in the similar price range?

Something like Convoy C8+, but designed for indoor use, not for long throw.

Thanks!

I also own Fenix TK22 which doesn’t have any cooling problems at all. (However, it was much more expensive as well.)

Sofirn SP32A v2. Steps down from turbo after 3 minutes and has temperature regulation to backup. Or anything with more mass than a Convoy S2+ without a XPL HI emitter to increase the throw.

If you don’t mind bad quality beam issues one of the boost driver budget XHP 50.2 flashlights (either the Sofirn or the Convoy model) should be floody enough and have enough mass and efficiency to avoid overheating at reasonable output while still be compact.

Convoy M1 or M2 will suit your need.
If you search around, there will be codes/coupons for discount :wink:

The C8+ is nice, but not floody, very intense hotspot and not useful for indoor use.

I use my C8+ with a flood plug (its just a frosted glass) and its really good for indoor use and easy to remove for the throw mode.

Sofirn SF 36W handles heat pretty well and won’t break the bank.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Sofirn-SF36-SF36W-Tactical-LED-Flashlight-18650-Cree-XPL-Powerful-1000lm-5-Modes-Torch-Light-Pocket/32837333027.html?src=google&albslr=230295163&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=494-037-6276&isdl=y&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&aff_platform=google&aff_short_key=UneMJZVf&&albagn=888888&albcp=1582410664&albag=59754279756&trgt=296904914040&crea=en32837333027&netw=u&device=c&gclid=CjwKCAjwhbHlBRAMEiwAoDA34-u3KNEtv0BFXPLOgrVen7BmCQcTSArCq_UzjrfV2jyk3P9RJZkN5hoCkYEQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

The Convoy S11 has an impressive pill weight. And the reflector is fairly wide compared to its height. Although the 26650 battery (Shockli being a good choice) hasn’t been adopted by the most widely known battery makers. As apposed to the 21700. The S2+ 21700 will be out in few weeks as well.

Get the C8, bug Boaz for some DCFix, go crazy.

I literally fixed the craptastic beams from my LuxPro lights, which all use XP-G3s, to get rid of the tight hotspots with urine-yellow coronas, to nice floody well-mixed beams that’re perfect for indoor use.

If your S2+ has the biscotti firmware, you could configure the flashlight to mode group 9, which limits output to 50% of maximum.

This will help a lot, in my experience making light output somewhat more floody and much more even.

Not to step on anyone’s toes, but DC Fix and other brands of static-cling privacy film are widely available on Amazon or at hardware/home improvement stores.

Yeah but they don't have 8 different versions of diffuser film either .... unless you like plaid or paisley patterns.

You won't find what I sell stumbling blindly thru home depot .

- No toes were hurt by your comment -

Btw, think mine was the #7 that did wonders for the LuxPros. Nonsticky, wedged between glass and reflector, snug as a bug.

Just played with the 2×D light, what a nice beam now! :heart_eyes:

Was a hateful little circle with a thick uriney ring around it. Now? Nice diffused bliss.

Why not just order another Convoy S2+ with a 2.1A, 1.4A, or 1050mA driver board?

You can cut down on heat by running the lower driver currents and they’re cheap from FastTech.

You can even order your light with different tints, to set the mood you’re after.

Chris

Or just turn it down to medium instead of high? :laughing:

That was my first and perhaps the most obvious question.

“Doc, it hurts when I do this.”

“So don’t do that.”

<shrug/>

S2+ turned down to a lower output, maybe even add a TIR lens.

I enjoy my Emisar D4’s for indoor use (not on turbo, of course).

Oh, and a TO46R is nice and floody in the same form factor.

Yeah #7 is quickly becoming one of my favorites too . I just stuck some on my D10 Boruit headlamp and now the beam is perfect . #7 is like a very fine micro frosting... Glad it helped :)

Had to think about that for a while… “hownahell’d you stick DCF on a TIR lens?!?”… ’til I realised that I swapped mine, and the come-with is a reflector. :person_facepalming:

Think I got the original #1 on the 2×D light, though. But on the 2×AA light (compared both side-by-side), it’s just as nice. The #1 still leaves it a bit “directional”, but the #7 spreads out the beam soooo nicely.

Back to the OP… I got a C8A and C8T today, just joined my C8 Army™.

Get the C8A (wider beam to begin with, brighter overall beam) and slap on some #7, and you’ll have exactly what you want.

Thank you everyone for great tips and ideas! I’m sure I’ll end up with multiple new flashlights :smiley:

Don’t stop posting! :slight_smile:

Just get a C8 or C8+.
Leave most others that size for dead. in throw or flood.
In Their price ranges.
Depending on model you buy.
I have 5. ALL different. ALL great.