Get the Convoy C8 AK47 from Banggood (8*7135)

Someone ordered XM-L2 smooth reflector?

learn so much

Oh yeah the 4C tint is great…many people find that tint to be their favorite…colors are brilliant and vibrant and not washed out, not too much yellow and not too much white

XM-L2 is a very good emitter, a bit more efficient than the XM-L

Just be careful of getting spoiled, Convoys are always top notch but there are many manufacturers that will send you crappy builds with the same “model name” like fandyfire C8, or Ultrafire C8…so be careful…with Convoy…and dealing with Simon you usually can’t go wrong :slight_smile:

Gave in and took the L2 4C OP, thanks for recommendations.
Hope I’m happy with the light AND with the delivery time :slight_smile:

EDIT: Got it, not a long wait I guess. Is 2A@tail sensible? I think some of you got more…
Oh, the pill was loose out of the box. Strange.

I would venture to guess the leads for your measuring device are inadequate, or the battery is sub-par/low charge. You should be seeing 2.8A on high.

Thanks. I will try to get a better set to check if mine is not up to the task.
I have those leads BTW: http://www.dx.com/p/multimeter-test-leads-probe-cables-90cm-33451

oh yeah, those leads are woefully inadequate

I took an 18ga automotive wire, tinned about 3/4-1” of one end, folded it over to make it double thick re-tinned together (this is the end I slip down into the multimeter plugs) other end I put banana clips, leads are about 12-14” long, those will give you MUCH better readings for sure

Wow, good job with those wires :slight_smile:

We have some Flukes at work, I will try to see what one of them shows.

EDIT: Nope, still 2A. What else can I check? Battery? Or just try running it from a DC supply @ 4,2V?

Stock Fluke leads are no good as well - sorry. Not made for high amps. Quality of the meter has nothing to do with it.

Seriously? Meter rated 10A produced by an established brand is not able to measure 3A using included equipment?
Sick.

I bought a budget DMM and the stock leads could never measure things correctly. I soldered 22awg wires on banana plugs and using this I can measure up to 5.8A, maybe higher but don’t have light driven >6A yet. Perhaps I will upgrade it into 18awg next time.

Oh ya, I completely abandoned the stock flukes, everytime I just put my 22awg “leads” directly on the measuring points and that’s it.

I’ve seen quite a few people come to this same realization.

Just grab some 10-14 guage wire, pair of banana plugs, and make some leads. I think I spent like $5 on mine and $20 for a DMM and I get very accurate measurements. 2.6A was as close as I could get with the stock leads measuring a 2.8 driver.

I believe that is not a correct statement. Any enthusiast person with the basic knowledge in electronics know Ohm's law and can expect that long and thin leads not to display the correct current on low voltages.

You have to understand that flashlights have many weak point, springs, wires, switches, etc which all add resistance on a low voltage power source (4.15V).

Now, try to measure 3A on 110V power supply, you wont say that a meter rated at 10A is not able to measure 3A with the included equipment. So and establish brand is able to measure what it says, but not in any condition.

I’m waiting for this flashlight, but with SMO reflector. I think that will be delivered tomorrow :smiley:

14 AWG silicone multi-strand wire works great for me. Very flexible, about 12" or so. I simply solder the ends I use to measure. The other ends are heavily soldered into banana plugs. Once in a while clean-up or re-solder the working ends.

Today i received my convoy c8 xm-l2 u2 1A from banggood. Just one word… wow! With protected cells (both trustfire and panasonic) is brigther than my lightmalls ultrafire c8 xm-l2. Wider hotspot due to the op reflector but also overall more lumes. I think the lightmalls c8 draws no more than 2.5A… bad driver or just bad batch. Much better value than any ultrafire c8 around.

Glad you like. And I concur. My C12 wasn’t as bright as the Convoy. My hat goes off to this meaty little budget brand.

Thank Fabio123 for the sharing. When did you order your Convoy C8? Looks like you are receiving the older version of it though.

By the way the C8 on the right is the Ultrafire? I thought the new Convoy C8 also has similar centering piece like that. :stuck_out_tongue:

Ordered mine from BG on the 10th got it today and it's the new version. But mine fits protected button tops!?

That could be a game changer for me. Convoy says they wont. Must be a tight fit?