New Convoy C8 – Clearly better

Glad I gave away a stock C8 recently so I have an excuse to replace it!

The drivers will indeed be available for sale but not for a little while yet. As you’ll note in one of the pics the new driver board is red. We did this so there would be no mistakes in whether you have the new version with the new firmware or the older driver. I really like the red color. I’ll announce it when it’s available as a separate item. It may be a month or so.

Love the grey Convoy C8
But MAN this looks so much better!

Great work with the driver.
MOON!
Oh TK, Simon and J-Dub74 you did it, smashing so much lights by making this one, thanks!

Thanks PD! :slight_smile: That was my goal. ToyKeeper deserves all the thanks for bringing this one to life. I’m just an idea man. She tolerated my pestering for a long time on this one! I umm tend to talk a lot. :blush:

Will it be possible to buy the parts to upgrade our existing C8s?

I forgot about the gray C8. That’s nice! I don’t need a whole rainbow anyway, just give me a Blue one. :smiley:

Mine doesn’t have the upgraded driver, yet. I won the C8 through the OL auction that JDub arranged and Simon donated. Much to my surprise, here’s C8 clear ano #1.




You got that right buddy!

TK rocks! :beer:

Amazing work!

Are there other differences in the driver, besides new firmware?

Excellent!!

I was happy I could work that out for you buddy. You were quite generous in your bidding to help Old Lumens. Simon was happy to help and was happy to use the new clear anodized C8 host to build your auction winning light. Thank you for keeping it quiet until I made the official post for the clear C8.

You know how crazy these BLF types can get when they see something new. :wink:

Yes pleeeease!
I’ll buy them all, including the green one. And the clear one too, which really looks beautiful.
It’s not only that I like colors, it’s also much easier to grab the right light when using the same host type for builds with different characteristics.

I’m not fond of black lights, so this one is on my list :+1: Great job!

For some reason i Really want a White C8 after looking at this . Cant explain why just do .

Great news!

The new driver sounds nice… However i’m concerned about PWM especially in moon mode?

Regarding drive current, would Simon consider having a 10xAMC7135 option too? - and maybe drop one of the lower current one from the lineup.

Very nice job on this one, I will certainly buy one. Only drawback: I know that it probably is what makes a C8 a C8, but I always found the design ugly, hoped that that aspect would have had a makeover.

I’m even more excited about the (separate) driver, looking forward to the specs! :slight_smile:

Lovin the new color. Upgraded driver now is nice also. I hope theirs an option to buy with 8-10x 7135.
One thing I wish they changed was the tail cap. It should have cut out slits on them like the thorfire c8s. It makes turning on/off light much easier, and is still able to tail stand.
The way it is now, it’s too recessed.

Soldering extra chips on this driver does not create any problems. Just ask my good friend and unofficially official tester…Dale. :smiley:
It may mess with the calibration for battery check but that’s about it.

Edit: Also, moonlight mode will get brighter right along with all the other modes.

Yeah. It’s red! :smiley: :+1:

I thought about asking Simon to add the recessed thumb groove but then I played with a few of my C8s and thought really I don’t care as I’ve never personally had a problem using the C8 switch even with gloves on. So, in my opinion it’s not too recessed but if the majority disagrees and wants the thumb grooved tail that can easily be added.