So, in the name of the “flashlight science”, I was messing with the S2+ Mini I received.
It had a 3*7135 Biscotti driver, and I wanted to test how low the lowest mode would go, meaning, I modded it and extracted 2 chips. Current driver situation is 1*7135.
I made some beamshots still with 3 chips and after taking the 2 chips out. I present you the results below.
S2+ Mini (1*7135 + XPL-HI U6-4C + Pebbled TIR) >>>> S2+ Mini (3*7135 + XPL-HI U6-4C + Pebbled TIR) >>>> S2+ Desert Tan (8*7135 + XPL-HI U6-3A + SMO Reflector)
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S2+ Mini (1*7135 + XPL-HI U6-4C)
Pebbled TIR >>>> SMO Reflector >>>> OP Reflector
On the lowest mode (0,1%)
S2+ Mini (3*7135) >>>> S2+ Desert Tan (8*7135) ||||| S2+ Mini (1*7135) >>>> S2+ Desert Tan (8*7135)
S2+ Mini (1*7135 + TIR) >>Nitefox UT20 >> Zanflare F1 >> S2+ Desert Tan >> S2+ XML2 U2-1A >> S2+ XML2 T6-4C
And my final conclusion is… even with 1*7135 chip, the lowest mode (0,1%) is still brighter than some moonlight modes of flashlights like the Zanflare F1 or the Nitefox UT20 (especially when using the SMO or OP reflectors instead of the TIR lens).
I would compare it with other lights with “true” moonlight modes (Jetbeam RRT-01 or a modded light with Reylight Pineapple Brass driver), but those are the lowest output lights I have (firefly level), so I don’t think they are useful for this comparison.
When comparing it with 3 Convoy lights with Biscotti drivers with 8*7135 chips, this Convoy S2+ Mini doesn’t get a 0,1% mode higher than the ones of the other S2+, but the “Mini’s” level isn’t much below them (either using OP or SMO reflector or even Pebbled TIR lens).
With 1*7135 and/or with 3*7135 chips it is a light with a very low output on the lowest and nice output on the highest modes, very useful for indoor and/or outdoor at close range.