Thanks for posting the info Nooner. I think I will pass on this one. I’m disappointed in the pill and retainer ring. If it was built like an S2+, but in brass, I would consider buying it. Your copper Convoy looks awesome!
I bit for one. Once you guys confirmed it's brass I went for it. I may change the LED and maybe the driver if the UI is horrible and somebody can nail down a replacement pill. But, It's gonna be a shelf Queen. I have too many S2+ lights to actually use an imitation that's too heavy, scratches easily and is pretty sitting still.
I ordered it this morning and Ali Express emailed this evening it has shipped. Thank you all for the heads up and the research.
I just popped apart one of those utorch s2 clones which look very similar (sadly I don’t have mine yet to try) and it has a brass pill. It’s 22mm so hopefully it will fit - I’ll let you know in due course, if anyone is interested.
Mine just arrived and have been playing around with it. Well it’s not bad, it’s not brilliant. Led needs to come out for sure, yuck - the ui is well, high and low - nothing more to say lol!
I was considering a triple if I could find a brass pill or copper. But I think this thread is a bit weird……
The reflector is quite throwy and deep a little spill but reasonable hot spot. I have several that would fit including some solid ones which I used in the rgbw light I did recently. I’d like a nichia in there to match the warm colour of the brass (preferably 3 lol)
The outside of the light is quite rough, but I like it that way, it will soon wear off anyway with use. Sadly the threads are a little loose. A little more effort and it could have been a nice little host - in fact, for the price they may as well just do a host to fit s2 bits and do it well. The charger I wouldn’t touch with a barge pole, but the battery seemed to take a while to charge the last 3rd and it has some sort of protection circuit on it by the looks of it. Says 3800, but who knows I haven’t taken the wrapper off.
It NEARLY lego’s with the BLF A6, nearly. It does work, the heads goes on and tightens up, but the threads aren’t quite the same so I wouldn’t force it further.
Wouldn’t work with the A6 tailcap though.
I’ll try the pill later from the a6 and that s2 hopefully one will fit.
I think the problem is some are regular metric threads and some are metric fine - they don’t look massively different at a glance, but they won’t fit properly.
Either that or they have put some random threading in/on lol!
I do like it, it was worth the money - but it could and will be better. (at some point)
Mine arrived today. It weighs less than the copper S2+, but more than the aluminum. It’s a decent host for $20. The LED and driver will both be replaced.
Made mine a triple.
SST20 2700K
Convoy 17mm 5 AMP biscotti driver
Kiriba ru S2 triple spacer and kaidomain alu pill.
The whole stack up with optic is about 1mm longer than the stock pill+reflector+glass.
Also added Convoy clip
Nice work indeed, I have a brass pill from kd on the way for the c12, I will have to remove a bit, but the thread is the same as the aluminium one, 22mm x 1mm
I chose brass coz I’m going to put a copper centre in it and it’ll be easier to solder.
I have a nichia on the way from crx i will use in it, but I must admit I’m tempted to try this. I could heave 2 head ‘innards’
I also replaced the red tail switch boot (I think the actual switch is ‘ok’ as it goes) but you could easily mod a regular switch into it if desired, even a light up one if you widen the boot hole.
Funny, I think the red actually looks better than the black……… despite initially disliking it!
Also, I am tempted to round out those optics into the bezel - what do you think? (so the whole circle shows) I don’t think it would weaken the cap too much? I don’t think I’ve seen it before?
Hey Whatsthepoint
Yes I did consider it. But the stock switch configuration doesn’t lend itself to an easy bypass. I have plenty of lights I’ve tried to squeeze every last lumen out of. Figured this light didn’t need to be one of them.