I just clicked through and looked over the pictures. That first one actually does appear to be fairly well built. The second one, I didn’t really look at, but maybe it is too.
I wouldn’t want an e-switch. After since James3 sent me the NWK 750N1 I got so hooked on a baton-like light… I do have the WL-S4 and that’s not bad. I was interested in the JAN X6 host but I heard bad reviews when receiving the item in poor condition.
I think the Convoy M2 is one of the most overbuilt lights I’ve come across. Thick walls, brass inserts at the head & tail, bulletproof switch, good cooling - the thing is built like a brick outhouse.
Set it up with a Q-lite driver with the modes of your choice, and the emitter of your choice, and you’ve got a good tough light at a very reasonable cost.
Any recommendation over the others? I am planning to build a single emitter monster with either an SST-90 or MT-G2…
For MAXIMUM lumens and throw! Any tips and input will be very much appreciated
The TR-J20 dominates them ALL for cooling. The head without driver, or pill, stripped, weighed in at 640g. Add 150g of copper pill to that, and you have some serious cooling.
You need single-emitter you say? No problem! I sure didn’t want 12 either!
Just like you, I search high and low for these “overbuilt” hosts to turn into aspheric throwers. My next “large” project I’m doing uses this next light. It has some of the best thermal design in 26650-size I have found for a smaller aspheric than the J20. SingFire SF-605: http://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_68677.html