Modded a blue Convoy S2+ host with metal clicky that I’ve had laying around for awhile.
- Emitter: triple XPL-HI 5A2 4000K
- Optic: Carclo 10507
- Driver: DrJones H17F with lucidrv 2
I started by shortening the pill, the same way as on a previous mod: modding the convoy s2+ mini
After shortening the pill, I decided that rather than making this an 18500 light like the previous mod, for this mod I wanted the light to use 18650. I also wasn’t going to install a side-switch since the whole point of these newer S2+ was to take advantage of the superb metal clicky.
With the shortened pill, there was far too much space in the battery compartment for an 18650. Initially, I was thinking to try my hand at shortening the battery tube via the “human lathe” method. However with a bit more thought I realized there was a much easier way to shorten the light:
I pulled out the hacksaw and chopped the back of the head off. Then I filed a couple mm off the end of the screw threads at both ends of the battery tube. Result is a Convoy S2+ triple that is 12mm shorter than stock (104 mm modded compared to 118 mm stock). The modded light can also use the 18350 battery tube and an 18350 cell (total length 72 mm with 18350).
Additional work to be done on this light:
- grind off the bottom-most threads on the head to make room for the battery tube o-ring (until this is done there’s no o-ring between the tube and head).
- wait for illuminated switch assemblies to arrive.
- possible remove blue anodizing and polish the bare aluminum.