Convoy L2. 2x 26650, large reflector, what else do you need.
78mm head on the SST-80. So now the big question…
Stock Trustfire SST-80 vs Stock Convoy L2
Who wins:
Price - Virtually same
Battery Capacity - 3 18650’s vs 2 26650’s - Close depending on cells used
Throw Distance (lux?)- Who wins?
good question
if your building the l2, use an xp-g2 on a sink pad and this driver.
the current can be upped to over 4a with a resistor mod. At 3a, the otf lumens is comparable to an xm-l t6, the throw however is absolutely stupid in comparison.
LOL! Mind wanders after talking about gaps and lustefire.
I did see this light but its new enough that noone has had a chance to review it yet. If the reviews came back that it was even close to the shocker then its a clear choice.
The X7 and Convoy L2 look great. Probably room in the collection for one of these and the lustefire (pending review).
At the start it was looking pretty bleek but it looks like there are some good “throw gap” options.
Gords - this driver is listed at 19mm and best I can interpret the L2 host picture is it wants a driver of 20 or 21mm. How do you get this to mount?
21mm contact board (hoy baffle)
http://www.cnqualitygoods.com/goods.php?id=1403
they should supply the host with one imo, but they dont. Once the light is tested, you can pot the driver if you wish, I just bought a load of thermal pads and stuffed the driver cavity as I wanted to be able to upgrade (mine is running 3a on an alu star at the moment, I cant wait to unleash it with a sink pad and current upgrade.
Oh - ok, I got the 21 mm contact board from IOS, I believe, since you actually did this on an L2, then the pill must have the clearance for the "sandwhich" - very nice! Gotta find that resistor mod info - looks like this LCK-LED driver is 8mm height, which is pretty compact, could have used this on another mod or two... Was this the driver used on TorchLite host builds too and the fit was good?
I put one in a torch light with an xm-l. And a trustfire t1, its a nice driver.Regards l2 info, including the resistor mod link.
that thread has links that cover most things l2. The only downside to my build is that you have to run two cells, I prefer it that way but some may wish to run 1 or 2 cell. As I say, there is another driver in the works but I’ve not heard much about it yet, other than enough to be excited.
With the X7 the mod I did was just to stick in a XM-L2 and file the reflector so the hole was bigger it worked perfectly. Also it’s funny but it seems a bit brighter with two cells rather than three. I’m thinking it’s direct drive with two and has a buck kicking in with three. One other nice thing, it came with extra o-rings, lens, tail cap switch, big carrying strap and even some thread grease.
From what I have been told on another thread it’s even more throw if you de-dome or put a de-domed XP-G2 on copper. I’m sticking with what I have for now. It’s amazing as it is right now.