Thanks for the review! I was hoping for a little more throw but looks good.
I wish he’d not posted that, I see me being $50 lighter soon now :~
Then I’d have to fit the spare 5a driver I have :~ :~
Damm……. :bigsmile:
I don’t see myself spending $50+ for a light, but this one is mighty tempting. The AR lens looks absolutely nice, and the whole assembly seem to be very good quality.
Few light actually uses screw clamping for the emitter, which in my opinion is far superior than slapping a gob of fujik. Not to mention easy emitter swap.
Probably will have to try the $15 version… these convoys are really getting to me 
I’m noticing a trend in Convoy build quality. This one is really nice, but redundant in my collection. The M1 is on my radar. I think I’ll grab one before the next batch arrives.
I have a funny feeling the quality will not remain consistent from batch to batch. An unfortunate side-effect of something becoming popular; cutting corners to maximize profits.
I can’t choose. They both looked good!
So very very nice! Thanks for the pics and review. :)
I pulled the trigger and ordered the M1 (2.8A T6 3C), thanks to JohnnyMac’s review. That’s twice your reviews have hooked me! 
Wow, nice looking light and a great alternative to the HD2010. Thanks for the review, yet another future project.
Thanks for the review… I have been after an image of it in single 26650 configuration.
What LED bin / tint did you get (T6 3d, U2 1A etc…)? That might explain why the lux reading is not quite as high as expected.
Also: can you please measure the driver board diameters? I have one on the way and need to find a high current 2x26650 driver… any info you can give me is appreciated.
Thanks led4power!!!
Could you measure outer driver board diameters and depth of driver room please
Additional info:
LED: xm-l U2-1B
Spring board : 21,5x1.6mm
Driver board diameter: 18.5mm
Hole for diver: about 20x9mm(pretty tight)
Driver(LD-29) is regulated and without pwm on any mode.
Current and voltage measurements *ON LED*:
Driver has 25mohm sense resistor in series with led,so current measurement is easy(measuring voltage drop across resistor).
2 cells(NCRBs@4.1V):
Mode Voltage(V) Current(A)
Low 2.70 0.128
Med 3.01 1.32
High 3.13 2.55
1 cell(NCRB@4.1V):
Mode Voltage(V) Current(A)
Low 2.69 0.128
Med 2.98 1.28
High 3.11 2.53
Converting to % that's 5% 51% 100%,exactly as advertised,but current on high isn't 2.8A.
This means this light would be over 60 klux at turn on and led@3A.
I also noticed that mosfet runs hot on high(uncomfortable to touch).
Voltage at 2.55A looks low for U2 bin.It dropped only for a few (<10) milivolts after 2-3 minutes on high,that should mean excellent thermal conductance.
Any thoughts on what this thing would do with a xp-g2 on a 20mm sinkpad driven at ~2.8a??
Heres a link to match's test of an XP-G2 on copper. 2.8 is going to be a little to much. I did do a mod awhile ago with an XP-G2 at 2.8 amps but I reckon I had a 1 in 1000 Led as it threw like 10 men. Another I drove slightly less was a real shocker. I have had good results running 2.2 amps. Have fun with the mod. Cheers.
Sorry guys I forgot the link. Here it is.
It would throw like Mariano Rivera
Ok fine, I have a few 2.1a drivers laying around. Maybe those would do :bigsmile:
This is tempting indeed.
Hmm… I do have a couple of spare XP-G2s sitting around doing nothing, and quite a few SinkPads en-route.
I guess that sorts it… going to have to try this thing with a XP-G2 on copper with the original driver, worst case I cook $5 worth of LED.
If a XM-L2 on copper can take 6 amps (and then some) I see no reason a XP-G2 wont be able to take close to 3 amps…. + there is always median or low mode.
I got an XP-G2/SinkPAD in a UF-V3. Does well, won't be popping any balloons though. Should retest it with a good low resistance battery - actually I got a 3.4A KD V2 running it. Also got one more reflowed XP-G2/SinkPAD laying around, trying to figure what light to put it in to.
Biggest problem I’m having with xpg2’s is the reflectors to suit xml aren’t focusing on one hotspot, instead one smaller one and one larger one (corona essentially).
Smaller hotspot is almost identical in lux (to the eye) as xml-t6 de domed (xpg2 is de domed also) so if I had the correct reflector is should be twice ish the lux.
Ben, let me know when you get those sink pads in and if you have any spare, I’ve done all my experiments that I wanted to and come to the conclusion I NEED a sinkpad, brass pill, proper LED gasket and better batteries before I can make accurate interpretations of my results.
Thinking about one of these in the same configuration as you have mentioned, but my de domed xml2 t6 5000k is basically amber, a bit disappointed.
Im running it DD, but its no brighter than the xml-t6 6500k with stock driver. May have fried it reflowing it though.
Chris
I have found the same thing, and with XP-E you end up with 3 distinct stages in the hotspot.
As for tint: I think I may give cutting the dome off anther try… or try find a coating that will prevent the change in refractive index that seems to be the cause of the loss of blue light.
In regards to how many Sink-pads I have: I ordered 20 of each (XML and XPG) but it now looks like I will be getting 15 XML and 25 XPG (Nitro ran out of XMLs so can’t resend my full order). Looks like I will have extra XPG boards… otherwise you can order more yourself: get in touch with “vestureofblood”, he sells them for $2.40-$2.25 each + $4 shipping (USD). I ordered mine off him only 1 week ago and Nitro is yet to resend me order so they are probably awhile away yet (I’ll try get them tracked this time).
One quick tip with reflowing: Cree recommend a 3°C per second heat change for the LEDs… I let mine sit in the frying pan until up to temp before dropping them in the liquid solder. There is a company just down the road from where I am studying who make PCBs: I might take a bunch of Sinkpads and XM-L2s etc to them and see if they can reflow them for me.
The convoy L2 arrived:
ALLOT of torch for the money. GITD tailcap, anti-reflective lens, almost floorless finish. I cant think of one detail I would change.
If your after a torch that throws well for its size (and weight) this is not it. On the other hand… I think the host will be well capable of dealing with the heat a XM-L2 (on copper) at 6+ amps will be putting out. I just wish that could be achieved easily with a single 26650 as then this thing would be a monster.
I am a bit disappointed by the lack of any real extra throw compared to my JM26… but things are in motion to change that.