I’m asking about protected because that is what i’m going to be using.
Most Convoy lights have long springs on the driver and the tailswitch side, allowing the use of a wide range of batteries. Protected and unprotected.
As Henk says most Convoys will accept protected cells if thats what you have
So seems i have a bit of a problem. Can anyone give me the actual flashlight links for the suggested Convoy options because i’m a bit confused because they seem to be from a lot more price points then i expected and i don’t know which is the correct one.
Which option are you looking for?
The ones suggested here in the upper answers Convoy s2+ and Convoy M1.
Well yeah, but there have been many “suggestions”.
If you will tell me the specefic LED’s you want… I’ll be glad to find them & post the links.
That is the point, i already said. I need the 18650 version, for about 10-15 bucks. From the official store that was given here.
OK, Give me a bit & I’ll post some liks in that price range.
I do not think you can get a M1 for “10-15 bucks”… but we’ll see.
Here is the thing this is my price range, but i’m not stuck to it, i’m willing to maximum of 25-28 bucks per light, but that is about it. I don’t really see much reason for much more pricey versions. And i’m looking for both S2+ and M1.
What colour of light do you want, yellowish like indoor light bulbs (2700K), a more neutral white which is less yellow (3000-4000K), white light like fluorescent tubes (5000K), pure white which is almost trending blue (6500K) or harsh blue white (7000K+)?
There is also lots of in between.
I go for 4000-5000K
The thing is i don’t know what most of these mean. Over the course of the years many things have changed in the Flashlight world so i don’t know what those are as a scale to choose.
Thats why i mentioned indoor light bulbs, and fluorescent tubes.
Presumably you have indoor lighting at home and have seen the tubes at businesses.
That said my recommendation for a first timer is 5000K, its a good solid white.
And i would go for an M1 and a S2. You could of course try a 4000K and a 5000K then you can see the difference.
My suggestion is 5000K for the M1 and 4000K for the S2.
Also you should decide if you want more brightness or more battery life.
I like max brightness since i can use a lower mode but some people prefer lower max brightness for a longer time.
See if this helps you out any.
I chose these by cheapest price as much as possible.
I chose CCT around 5000K or a bit less, which is what I like.
Not to “warm” & not to “cold”.
BUT if you ask 10 different people about CCT you will get at least 25 different answers. 
So I listed what I like. GOod luck…
https://m.aliexpress.com/p/shoppingcart/index.html?pljn=A&abtest=aliabtest280216_328893
For AA, I like the new Sofirn SP10 Pro.
It is a bit bigger in Diameter than some AA lights. But it has a side switch which I have come to really like. It is plenty bright. It runs on AA NiMH, or 14500 (for considerably more output). Decent tint an 90 CRI.
With the discount they are right around $20 right now.
LINK
Thank you, for whatever you did, but the link that you have provided have nothing in it. Its a shopping cart and from what i know the card can only show up for people who have access to that account. So you will have to share those results manually.
So i added those to my wish list
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1614328969.html
Do you think that these are good choices?
Not sure if they are temperature regulated, can anyone offer some thoughts on that?
Well that sucks…
I made this list without signing into my account thinking the link would show the cart.
Oh well, I’ll send them individually in a bit. 
Here ya’ go……
Thank you so much for the links!
I chose those ones:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/826041411.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/826041552.html