Thnx!
I got a tracking number from Simon so my l2 is also on my way. :bigsmile:
Ordered mine with the XM-L2 T6-3B
Without the BLF discount 
Could you imagine if they came out with a 8.4v 26650 size battery? 
Talk about having your cake and eating too!! :party:
Can anyone give me a rough idea of the hotspot size at 100 and/or 200 yards? Also, any thoughts on a XPG2 in one of these. I’m thinking long range hunting/search light.
Look up DST threads. It should have a relatively similar beam profile.
Okay so I have good/bad/mixed news from Simon… The following statements are where we stand with any changes as far as I know. Simon told me this yesterday. I do my best to summarize what the majority of BLF is asking for but I think Simon gets input from plenty of people and when it comes down to it he calls the shots. With that said here is where things stand:
- There will be no extension tube or OP reflector for the current L2
At least for now he does plan to continue to sell the current L2 in host form and as a complete light.
- The upcoming (2×26650) version of the this light is being designed specifically as an XHP-70 light and it will have a new name. It will be available in complete light and host form in maybe 2 months if there are no further stumbling blocks.
- The complete light will come with an XHP-70.
- MCPCB will be 20mm.
- Driver shelf will be either 22mm or 30mm. If 30mm Simon plans to package it with an adapter for a 22mm driver.
I don’t have any details on what driver he plans to use in the stock light and I think it’s a little early to ask prices. Originally it was supposed to have a side switch but Simon cancelled that because he says “side switch is no good for DIY”. Those were his words. I don’t think the general BLF population agrees with that opinion and I’ve told Simon as much but again it’s not my call. If a lot of people speak up and cry out for the side switch I will be happy to reiterate our “group opinion” but I can’t speak for all so make your thoughts know on the side switch.
Any way you look at it I’m excited to see Simon selling a stock Convoy equipped with an XHP-70! :bigsmile:
:_( 4 side switch. <- crying out for a side switch.
How about a poll? Would you want a side switch in a convoy 2x26650 host?
OH BOY! |( NO extension for the L2? |( But I know why… if he did make a 2x26650 extension for the L2, who would want his “NEW VERSION”? As far as the E-Switch I would like it…IF it had a push button and it also activated the light too? Take the UranusisonFire 818, it has both E-switch and push button, and you have the choice of using one or the other to activate the light and the push button locks it out too, way cool!!! Or it might as well be a X6?
The bigger and fatter the light, the more important a side switch becomes. Larger lights are difficult to shift in one hand from a “pointing” grip to a “mode selection” grip. So the side switch is a game changer for sure.
That said, the kill switch in the tail ensures safe travel, long term emergency storage with no drain, and a lock-out ability for various reasons.
I cry out for a side switch too. :_(
The Convoy L4 is a favorite due to it’s combination of tail clicky and side e-switch. Carry on with that lineage and be popular or lose out to the other guys.
How do I get 15% discount for the host option? Do I need to send message to Simone?
I don’t like tailcap clicky + e-side switch on larger lights. It’s good on single cells like the L4, but on large flashlights I much prefer just a side switch. Anodized tailcap threads for lockout.
Though if it comes down to having both or just the tailcap clicky I would definitely rather have both.
Well, I'm all bout side switch's for sure now. I got the lock-out feature built in the 85 firmware now, so it's a lot more secure (I'm using this lock-out feature every day now). For DIY modding pleasures, it's sooooo much better to have a switch mounted in the housing with just 2 wires hanging out into the pill, like a SRK. Much better driver options this way. If Simon had a host with both side switch and tail switch, best of both worlds, to name a few: Yezl Y3, Eagle Eye X6R, UranusFire 818, Convoy L4 (Simon's), Warsun X60 and their re-branded equals, etc.
Also (I think) that type of housing mounted switch should hold up much better. I've had a couple of driver mounted switch's fail on me - they were repairable, but still... They have to take a lot of force, and for the types where just 2 soldered joints are holding it down, besides two thru hole plastic pins, it shouldn't last long by design. There are, of course, better designs and poorer designs. The SolarStorm SC0n series of lights have a tab on top of the switch that extends into a slot in the pill top, so you have a much better secure mount that can take more force.
What I did was submit the order with a message, asking for the discount. Then Simon updates the price of that order.. Then you pay. On Ali, the order can be made, then you can pay for it at a later time.
Thanks cant wait to put one spare LD-2 that I have left, with some nice tint XP L HI ! Have anyone tryed the V2 3C from intl-outdoor ?
This is pretty much the response I expected to hear about the decision to cancel the side switch. Halo, buddy if it makes you feel better you are the first person I was sad for when Simon told me that. :_( You’ve been screaming for a side switch since I said “new L2”. I don’t think there is any need for a poll. For what it’s worth I just sent Simon one final message on behalf of “the little switch that should have been”. I told him that I announced the details of the new light and every comment I got about the switch removal was sadness. I made it very clear that BLF does not agree with this decision. I’m not going to beat a dead horse if he holds his ground but one last shout form “the voice of the people” can’t hurt. 
I can’t say whether or not it will change his mind but I started doing this for Simon because he needed a way to speak to BLF just as much as I thought he needed to hear the voice of BLF. I put equal value on praising the good stuff as I do telling him when we don’t like something. I’ll still own the new light when it comes out but I’ll be just a little happier if this new light has a side switch. I’ll keep you all posted.
Hi,
There are lots of lights that use 2x cells that do not have a side switch. - If the “new” Convoy L2 doesn’t have “both’ switches, then I would not be interested in buying one. - The light is just too large to work with one hand without a side switch.
I’m only being honest… - Thank you.
-Chuck
Thanks Chuck. I appreciate your input. 
Thank you!
The Beer was good;-)
-Chuck
Glad you enjoyed! I broke my vow and sent him another message. I forwarded your comment and a handful of others. I told him I’ll stop after this but felt he should know what his own fans are saying! I’m calling it quits for now. Good night all. Simon’s going to read all my emails tonight and wonder if he should block my email account .
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The very Last thing that Simon needs to do, is to stop talking to you!
But, I’m sure that you both know that 
Thanks for all that you both do for us!
Have a good night!
-Chuck