One of the first lights that I bought, before starting to learn about emitters, was a Convoy C8+ with an SST-40 in it. Is it straighforward to swap out the MCPCB for one with an SFT-40? I am quite proficient with soldering. I understand it’s a 20 mm MCPCB?
Yep, get some thermal paste and it’s all very easy. 20mm is correct.
I’d get the SFT42R instead of SFT40, unless you want 3000K 95CRI. Better performance and nicer beam.
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TBH, my motivation was everyone going gaga over the 3000K. I wanted to check out the hype myself without buying another light. 
Got it, the SFT40 3000K is a gorgeous emitter!
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Unfortunately, I can’t simply buy an emitter from Simon without loads of other stuff adding itself to my cart… 
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The minimum for almost-free shipping is $8 I think. Get some other emitters to play around with, like SFT25R 5000K for a km of throw.
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Don’t I fall into gasket/reflector traps then though? I was hoping to stick with emitters that are 100% compatible. (My L21B with SFT-40 5000K is throwy enough for me.)
Might as well get some LMP emitters while you’re at it
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As @Kraids suggested the LMP W5050SQ5 is compatible with the SFT40. It’s available in many CCTs and very nice tints, at the expense of a slight performance reduction compared to SFT25R.
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As I understand, the SFT-70 would also be a drop-in replacement?
Sft-70 is a 6V emitter so you would need to change the driver too.
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Yes, but you’ll have company. Come on down and join us!
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How’d it turn out?
Only just placed my order, but I thought I would prep the light in anticipation! Now to frantically keep refreshing a tracking link…
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Emitter apa yang akhirnya anda pasang di c8+..???
It will be the SFT-40 3000K… when it arrives.
It seems you have everything you need, if your solder contains flux.
Yep. I’ve done a reasonable amount of soldering over the years. My Convoy order is in the UK now, so I hope to be able to show my results soon.
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