Best value C8 with Xp-l HI(for throw) or XHP(for sheer output)?

Hello,

Can anyone point me towards a C8 style flashlight that has an xp-l HI that is reliable while also being budget friendly?

Also any C8 style lights with the xhp emitters? XHP-35 HI would be nice for lumens and good throw but I’m open to any of them.

Thanks

http://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_356677.html?wid=21 :+1:

Isn’t the XHP35 a 12Vf emitter?… 4 dies in series. I don’t think its possible to boost up high enough, and efficiently enough in the C8 form factor, at least not with sufficient current for it to be worth while. Unless there’s a version C8 out there that uses an unusually large driver area / cavity. Let others correct me though.

Similar thread here, boosting up 4.2 Vin to 6V in a small size, single cell host.

Here’s an XPL-HI V2… off the top of my google search.
http://www.gearbest.com/bathroom-lighting/pp_356667.html

Better wait for Simon to return and fills his Convoy Ali shop back up
Of course check daily deal topic of Gearbest and Banggood in the meantime :wink:

Not a lot of single cell XHP lights and if you find one it usually is more expensive like Olight R50
Hmm what was that rather small thrower Gearbest released not long ago (Manker copy/made)? XHP35hi below $50 and not so big.

Utorch UT02 i think.
1x 26650 boost driver

Yeah Utorch looked sweet!

Oh yeah… Manker U21, Utorch UT02… if the OP can jump to 26650.

http://m.banggood.com/Convoy-C8-XP-L-HI-71358-Integrated-Head-Long-Range-LED-Flashlight-p-1057489.html

What about this C8 from banggood? $17.95

Thre is nothing better than a heavy modded C8 m8, check Tom , Dale or other US based blf modder, they will make one for you : it would be prolly 40-50$ yet for this youll get 1800lm( min) and 140+ cds - a pocket rocket, with modes you can .

Those default HI based C8 aint that good, especialy when you know you have a “cut off” rocket in your pocket :slight_smile:

Hmm…
I think you can’t beat a stock C8 for that money.
And when the battery runs low it’s probably similar output as a modded one.

You can buy a C8 host,

XPL HI V3 on Noctigon Star 20mm
http://www.kaidomain.com/p/S024438.Cree-XP-L-HI-V3-1C-6500K-White-LED-Emitter
Or a dedomed XML2 U4
http://www.kaidomain.com/p/S025971.Cree-XM-L2-U4-1A-6500K-White-LED-Emitter
And a FET +7135 DD driver

Plus a good high drain cell like Samsung 30Q or Sanyo 18540GA

Don’t forget the Eagle Eye X6, very very nice light.
I brought a NW to swap the good parts of a Kronos X6 with but like it so much the parts went into another light and I keep it stock :wink:
Slightly smaller then a C8

Any build tutorials?

Skip all that, just got these 2 lights from Aliexpress and it came very quick too… apparently somebody is a big fan of BLF, the new C8 came with 12* 7135 ( 4,2A) driver and XP-L HI V2, the only bad thing it’s only 1 mode
but for the price, it’s not a bad deal at all… in fact it is the brightest C8 I ever own without modding :smiley:
12* 7135 C8

As for C8s, Convoy, Thorfire, and XinTD are all Highly Regarded. Not sure if XinTD is still being made, though.

Straight out of the tin, all 3 are damned good for <30bux. Thorfire has a kick-ass light for 17bux on Amazon, like, RIGHT NOW. (That’s pretty much what I pay just for a C8 host to roll my own, fwiw.)

Rather than modding the Hell out of a C8, you might just want to get an L2. Twice the bux, but Very Throwy.

Modding a small C8 too much just gives you a curling iron in your hand if you keep it on high too long. Lots of “Ooooh!” factor, but not very practical, if you ask me. At least the L2 has lots more thermal mass and more cooling fins to deal with the heat.

I already have something of a C8 Army, but I’m tempted to get a few more Thorfires, Just Because.

Use thermal paste to star, screw it to head
Solder the driver to star
Screw in driver retaining ring

4,2A it’s not enough for a small light? :person_facepalming:

Depends.
When you run a triple you will want 6 Amperes or more. :slight_smile:

Triple in C8? hmm never seen that before, anyone got the pic or tutorial pic? :smiley:

Triple xpg2. Modded by 18sixfifty quite a while back ago. I bought this host like 5 years ago, not sure if you can find these triple c8’s anymore.