I just saw a “read somewhere” note that the MtnElectronics spacers (2 different ones) for the S2 and S2+ may also fit some other lights.
Anyone know for sure?
The A6 BLF clip fits the original Convoy M1 very well. Will post a picture later.
The clip for the Roche F6 fits the Convoy S2+ really well (even better than on the F6) and it is super sturdy. However it is not a deep carry and I don’t know where these can be bought separately.
Tailcaps: the tailcap of my red Convoy S2+ fits and works correctly on the battery tubes for both an Eagle Eye BLF-X6-SE and an Manker A6. (only checked one of each)
The tailcaps for both of those black lights are too tight — they start but won’t screw onto the red Convoy S2+ battery tube.
As noted above — the tolerance for variation is so large on these that a sample of one isn’t proof of any general claim about what fits what.
I’d guess somewhere there are three bins — heads, body tubes, and tailcaps — and whoever assembles the lights just keeps fishing until he finds a complete set and calls it good.
It’s the Goldilocks approach to flashlight construction. Some are too small, some are too large, some are just right.
That’s an oversimplification — threads have to be defined by several different numbers — spacing, depth, slope of the cut, maybe more. We don’t get that kind of precision.
(Or we get the seconds, if there are some that good)
Has anyone checked the threads for the retaining rings? I don’t know if those are done to any standard or not.
Eagle Eyes, X6, SE body fits into Convoy S2 head and the S2 body fits on the X6 head. The S2 tailcap fits on the X6 body but X6 tailcap doesn’t work with S2 body. (similar to what hank posted earlier)
. The old style extension tube for the Convoy C8 (from Fasttech) fits onto the Jacob body however, the tailcap for the jacob is a bit weird (requires a lot of tube to go into the tailcap) so now, the Jacob has a C8 tailcap as well.
Note here what you find does and doesn’t lego together, collect them all ….
Remember as noted above:
even several of the very exact same flashlight may not have interchangeable parts.
Reports are reliable only for the exact parts someone checks, not generally safe to assume true for any particular model.
My guess is Chinese budget flashlights are assembled by people reaching into a big bin’o’parts and trying them until they find a head, body, and tailcap that all are close enough to spec to screw together and not fall apart mostly.
For any given flashlight, some parts fit tight, some are loose, some won’t fit at all, and some are just right.
Out of curiosity, what’s with all the similarities between the Maratac lights and the Lumintop lights? I know Lumintop makes the Promethus Beta QR2 I’ve got, but do they also build Maratac’s lights, too?