My first flashlight had the 8x7135 driver and would only put out 2.45A, turns out the board had been forced in so strongly it cracked one of the traces meaning one chip was not allowing current through it. You could also have a defective chip, or a missing one, or your multimeter (wires) or battery may not be operating at peak efficiency
I will try and post some pics late but I don’t have a photo bucket account and I think I need one.
Two things I forgot to mention. First this has a screw in pill. And second the wall of the battery tube has been machined in such a way that it is noticeably thinner on one side. Very poor quality.
Let me know if there is an easier way to post pictures guys.
Marc
Hi bort,
The meter is good no worries there. I think it’s the crap spring.
Marc
How much did you save by not buying directly from Simon’s Convoy store from Aliexpress?
How much are they on Simons store?
That is exactly what I was about to ask too.
Beside that Gearbest do accept Paypal (not that Alipay isn’t safe), I don’t know what kind of benefit one can get by not buying from Simon directly.
This is Simon’s store on Aliexpress, you can compare the prices with Gearbest for yourself.
I would not have bought a c8 from simon as I am not particularly keen on the c8. It was on offer that’s all so I picked it up.
It’s not the point anyway, the point is it came from Gearbest and is not what it should be.
Pics or it didn’t happen 
Love to but how?
http://i.imgur.com/aVPCZ1ul.jpg
This was taken from the fake s2 thread, it is the exact same driver and spring I have on mine.
Marc
If i were you, i would file a paypal claim, because it is not the product you ordered.
This is the only way to teach “them”, we won’t let us trick that easy!
"Convoy" C8
My sample has the weak spring , cool tint , and worst of all , the clicky is recessed too far . I can't use my thumb to actuate it .
To post pics without an a photobucket account.
- Save pics to your computer
- Change input forum to rich-text (at bottom of post window)
- Ctrl+C to copy and Ctrl+V to put it where you want
- Remember to resize it to fit the screen by dragging the corners.
I use Imgur. No need for an account, and uploads are easy…
Ok then, take some pictures as evidence and do what you need to do (with Gearbest/Paypal). 
But you knew that was likely, didn’t you?
If the idea is to keep buying stuff that’s probably bad for the fun of complaining about it, well, good for you, somebody ought to be patrolling to control China and it sure ain’t me ….
Can you do anything about their national boundaries problem? Seems Chinese kilometers have the same issue as Chinese lumens, they’re bigger than anybody else’s ….
Same here.
Open imgur.com in browser
Open the folder that has your pictures
Click and Drag picture onto browser
Or copy & paste, or click upload on imgur etc
Built in editing if you want to crop or whatever else
You can upload off your smart phone as well.
Thank you to all regarding how to post pics. Most appreciated.
I have opened a ticket and will polish the PayPal hammer.
One other thing I noticed the convoy logo is upside down. I know people will say ‘duh turn the torch around’. But I have noticed all convoys are printed lens facing left, this is not. And the logo is a little too big for the space provided.
Hank, if I new I would get a fake I would not have ordered one, of course.
Marc.
The other fake Convoys sold by GB were not a clear sign, were they? Please let us know how this resolves please.