CONVOY C8+ CSLNMI

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Convoy puts 4/12 mode drivers in most of their lights if I’m not mistaken. 12M can be programmed to be just Off/100% if you like to keep it simple, but 4M looks as fixed one.

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Convoy doesn’t seem to be including any instructions . I guess they expect you to use the internet as a lot of products are doing. I like to print them out and put them into the box for future use.

What’s up with the beam? Maybe someone here can suggest a fix.

The Osram LEDs are 9/10 off center on almost every single brand that uses a reflector, this can’t be helped unless you purchase a model that’s specifically designed to use that specific LED. Convoy use their hosts for many many different setups, if you want everything done right then you need to spend more money. Convoy is more for those who want customizable options or can build/mod components themselves.

Even if the LED is perfectly centered the beam has oval looking rings around the LED, this is completely normal. These LED’s aren’t for shining on a wall, they’re for long range. I see this complaint far too often thinking it’s faulty when it’s normal.

Your seller may have only the 12 group version. Very rarely will a local seller stock both versions. The 12 group versions is far more superior to just 4 levels you can’t alter.

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Here’s my modified manual I bundle with the flashlight

Simon’s got centering rings for his osrams that fit most of his reflectors. Strange that this would be the case.

Of course, the XHP70.2 in my Zebralight SC700d is slightly off-center. But there’s no centering ring, and the led to reflector size ratio means you can’t tell in the beam.

I sell most variants of the Osram white flats and it’s very difficult to get it centered with the gaskets. If the gasket was square cut and fit perfectly around it, it would be great but the hole is slightly too big. With an LED so small it can pull off the mcpcb with little force so there’s no easy solution.

It was brought up in another thread that the screws push the mcpcb off center, I have to use a tool to try hold it while I tighten the screws. Sometimes I’ve found that even if it looks centered perfectly, when I tighten with the reflector it’s off to the side, then have to push it way off center to get it centered in the reflector. Very annoying on some of the C8+ hosts.

I’d recommend getting pan head screws to replace the flat heads. I had to in my M2 because the factory flat heads forced the emitter of center. What then happened as an assembly is the emitter was ‘centered’ in the hole, but the reflected wasn’t sitting flat (off axis). This caused asymmetric artifacts. Pan heads allowed me to center it AND fully clamp it down.

Thank you for your input. Can you provide a link to the screws so I get the correct ones? This would be a great solution, I entirely forgot where I saw the comment and what the screws were

Does the 4 mode comes with different driver than the 12 groups?

Anyone knows what driver they use for the 4 modes? And if it’s more efficient than 12 groups? As it says no frequency (pwm?).

Not sure about pwm but I’ve never noticed any.

Same driver used for both, just different firmware.

The no frequency puzzles me.Is the c8g SST40 more efficient than c8+?
As I read c8g have better regulation compared to 12 groups c8+?

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looking forward to that ASTROLUX thrower that mimics the T9R.

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The Convoy’s drivers for SST40 (both 4 modes and 12 groups) don’t use PWM. That means better regulation and efficiency at modes below 100% than an equivalent 7135-based driver. That also avoids black lines on cameras.

On Lumeniac’s updated review the C8G regulation IMHO doesn’t look significantly better or worse than the M21A with SST40 or the equivalent C8. Nobody posted pictures of the updated driver, so we aren’t sure, but efficiency looks worse than the SP35 buck driver. He compares it against an 8*7135 C8 with XP-L HI but the XP-L HI has higher forward voltage than the SST40 so it’s natural that regulation with a linear (or buck) driver will be worse.

I don’t know why we are talking about the SST40 in this thread, but the Osram white flats have similar foward voltage to the SST40.

I sanded down the centering ring in my Osram C8 to focus it better. It has the petals around the hotspot, but they are mostly even, instead of on one side of the hotspot like it was out of the box.

If you want the throw of the Osram emitter with a perfect beam you need one of the lights with that fancy TIR optic that Acebeam uses on the E10, and L17.

M2.5 x ~4mm long. Philips pan head. Thread pitch is 0.45mm I do believe.

https://www.amazon.com/uxcell-M2-5x4mm-Phillips-Stainless-Fasteners/dp/B07M6RSZMM

is the CONVOY M2 a new torch?
I saw one on YOUTUBE and it seemed to be an introductory video.
I have the L21 and the C8+, now I want the M2.

It certainly isn’t new, but new LED choices get added frequently

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Will these be the same instructions for the CONVOY KW CULPM1 TG 8 amp?