A while back Dinner Forked Tounge said hey man can you review the C8 or kate as flashlight
people call it. ok no they dont. sorry he said.. could you review it, and since I have
no chill I said yeah and got to it 6 months later. The new Convoy C8 is an updated spin
on a C8 a specific light style made by many chinese manufacturers for many years now.
Its denoted by a big reflector, and takes a single 18650 battery. This new version from
Convoy is different because it uses a sexy clear anodized aluminum finis- yeah I referred
to a flashlight as sexy, has a slightly updated internal design that allows for better heat
dispersement when the light heats up, and uses an updated firmware that gives you a
lot of choices for user interfaces- by using a firmware called Biscotti- made by a decent
human being that wants the world to have better flashlights named ToyKeeper- at as far as
I know no financial gain to herself, even though she deserves it.
The C8 is popular among flashlight modder, because the potential to make it into a tiny
super thrower which is flashlight talk for a compact flashlight that has a far reaching
beam. Believe it or not Im married! But for this review well look at it as just a affordable
under $25 pocket thrower which is a good light for people who need to light up objects several
hundred feet away in the dark clearly.
Externally you have a beautifully machined flashlight made out of aluminum� it uses
an XPL high emitter, it comes in 4 emitter options� from warm to cool- mine is the
3c version which is a nice Neutral white, with just a tiny hint of off white to the
beam pattern. You can get a really warm version like the 7a which should be oranges like older
incandescent lights or the best version for the highest output the cool white 1A. The
light has square cut threads on either end of the battery tube which means the tailcoat
screwed on easily and cleanly so much that it makes you notice how easy it is to screw
down the tailcap. It uses a single 18650 battery. I have found just about every battery Ive
tried works protected unprotected flat top or button top because it has springs at either
end. I use a Sanyo 18650 GA 3500 mah high drain unprotected for all of my testing.
I used mode group two which is 5 modes, and I enabled mode memory. You can see the mode
grouping options by visiting bang goods website- check the video description. First up is .1%
of total output. Not quite as low as I like for a moonlight, but thats just my opinion,
because some people prefer more light. Then is 1%. Then is 10%. Then it jumps to 35%.
And finally high more at 100%. Youre probably thinking it jumps from 1% to 10% to 35% to
100% those seem like odd mode spacings. Since our eyes dont perceive flashlights brightness
levels quite like the percentages suggest for example 500 lumens doesnt look half as
bright as 1000 lumens something more like 25% will look half as bright as 100%. Proper
Mode spacing is a spirited topic of debate among flashlight people, just so you know.
Youre like I didnt want to know Im just here so I dont get fined.
Ok the UI remember I said look at Banggoods website for mode spacing. You have many options
for this light if your tactical you can enable strobes unless youre like me which is so tactical
that I dont need strobes because I am the strobe. You can make it a 1 mode 100% light
for loaning to complete idiots or maybe youre the idiot. Im not calling you an idiot, Im
just saying maybe some idiots watch this channel. And youre like or run it. So basic operation
is super simple, even though the person who programmed it is a genius, you dont have to
be to operate it. You press it once to turn it on and half presses while its on advance
modes. With mode memory enabled you can turn it off and turn it on a half second later
without advancing mode memory- which is actually about as nice as it gets for a non electronic
switch light some flashlights make you wait a full 2-3 second before turning it back on
if you didnt want to advance modes. In my case half presses go through the 5 modes I
like from low to high and looping back again. See its easy. Programming requires some proper
button presses it took me a few minutes to get it right, but chill if you play video
games or have a gambling habit with electronic sloth machines you got this. To get into programming
turn it on now do 10 or more half presses until the light stops changing modes. youll
have two options at this stage mode memory on or off or mode selection to get into mode
section menu you wait for the first blink and flicker of light.. half press now it starts
blinking starting out with one and eventuually getting to 12 now if you go to banged product
page you see that it tells you what 1-12 is So if I want mode group whatever the hell
I wait until that light blinks the number of times and turn it off I waited for the
2 blink successions and turned it off if you miss out on your blink it will repeat
after the final 12 blink sequence. I let mine blink twice and group 2 was set. So turn it
on. 10 or more quick button presses stops chasing modes blink flicker half press and
your in mode electio i wait 2 blinks and turned it off by fully clicking the button. To enable
mode memory turn it on 10 quick half presses stops advancing modes wait for the second
quick flcker and turn it off. I dont know what your light is set to so youll half to
test if it enable or disabled it after you turn it off from mode memory programming.
Run times. I did 100% 35% and 10%. I used an unprotected cell, and found the light has
low voltage protection. I checked volateg after each test and it was 2.65 volts or high.
This light is not over driven so it never gets too hot. First is 100% There's a very
subtle dimming happening, initially but no big step down... at about 33 minutes in it
starts dimming a little more no doubt to voltage in the battery dropping... and continues to
1 hour 28 minutes before a hard bump down in brightness and pretty substantail dimming
until 1 hour 44 minutes before it hits a ow mode then a moonlight mode at 2 hours and
24 minutes before it eventually jiust cuts off at 6 hours and 50 minutes.
Next is 35% It runs 1 hour and 35 minutes before you start seeing a very subtle drop
in brightness. Then it just gets dimmer over the next 3 hours before dropping down a few
times atrting at the 3 hour and 55 minute mark. I ended the test at the 5 hour and 55
minute mark with a moonlight level coming out... I'm sure had I left the light on longer
it would have cut off. But I didn't have time for that.
Next is 10%... You see a very suubtle drop in brightness over the first 5 hours then
it picks up slightly as voltage in the battery depletes, and at 13 hours and 34 minutes in
it hit a low mode and then at 14 hours and 46 minutes again it drops down even further.
I ended the test at 17 hours and 1 minute. I feel it's pretty safe to use an unprotected
cell in because it never dropped below 2.5 volts. Cell health is always best above 3
volts for lithium ion stuff... but steve kulver reminded me to remind you that anything below
2.5 volts in a lithium ion isn't considered that safe, and will damage your cells ability
to hold voltage reliably. If you just want to feel safe, you should have no problem with
fitment by using a protected cell.
Ok beam shots fools. These are the lights Ill be comparing the C8 to. I have reviewed
most of these lights, so please go check them out so I get the clicks.� If you like my
channel the way it gets bigger is to watch my videos all the way�. watch ones you havent.
give them a thumbs up and comment.� I appreciate all you guys do, even the subscriber who regularly
thumbs down my videos- guess what that counts as engagement and helps my video too.� First
is the C8� the throwiest light in the bunch� It�s actually the least bright, but since
the candela is the highest out of all� the beam will reach farther into the dark- but
you know that because you watched my last video about candela and lumens and know that
just because a light is bright doesn�t mean the light travels far.� Then is the Astolux
SS� it uses the same emitter and battery and is about the same size- so why isn�t
the candela or throw higher- because the reflector is smaller fool.� And another guy is like�
I knew that because I watched the candela video!� Back to the C8� very dim spill
so much you can barely see it, but that hotspot tho.� Now the Klaus XT11S� so tactical�
much less thowy than the last lights but sometimes you need a less contrasty hotspot and slightly
brighter spill for closer ranges.� Now back to the pinpoint of light known as the C8.�
Boom.� Now the least throwy Sunwayman D40A� a more general purpose light for closer ranges.�
Again showers are kind of specialty lights� lights with 80,000 candela like the C8 are
better suited if you need to spot stuff in the distance.� They work well as general
purpose lights too� but I carry showers less because most of my light usage is indoors.�
Now the Meteor� so bright� but again the C8s light should travel further.� It�s
ok to like both lights but for different reasons
like your kids.
Ok� and now a comparison between my 3rd or 4th most popular flashlight videos� I
originally had this in the big beam shots but I didn�t shine the light in the correct
spot so it wouldn�t be fair� but we�ll do this in the basement� and it illustrates
why the C8 is a better outdoor light and the BLF A6 is better for indoor EDC� when looking
at objects closer to your person it�s easier to look at a more dispersed beam pattern because
the hot spot is so high contrasty on these throwers at close ranges.� C8 if your checking
your property for critters or sasquatch at night.. BLF A6 for indoor tenderfoot stuff
like this guy.� Watch that video and buy them both!
Ok wrapping it up.� The C8 is a very budget friendly light at $25� a decent battery
will set you back another couple bucks and good charger about $10�� It�s a nice
shower� not too bright, not to over charged� but a good solid recommendation if you need
a nice outdoor light� that�ll go to the tops of the biggest trees and spot stuff up
to a few hundred feet out. � Remember even though it says meters in my beamshot section,
real world throw is less.� And 80,000 candela light wouldn�t be sufficient enough past
500 feet if you wanted to see an object clearly.� You remember from my K7 video that my 3000
lumen L6 was having trouble lighting up a tree over 700 feet away� with 70,000 ish
candela.� Your eyes are more sensitive to that light so I could see it a bit better
than my camera.� �
The C8 is waterproof to ipx-8 standards so rain snow and shallow submersion provided
you keep your orings on your light lubed with non petroleum bases flashlight lube.� Banggood
provided this flashlight for review� you can buy it through the links below to support
this channel.� Unless your broke, or you know don�t have to buy every single thing
you see some idiot review on youtube.� Thanks for watching advanced flashlight bros. �
We got time for the Convoy L6 right . It�s 3 times as bright� but the candela is lower�
so the hot spot is less intense, and wider, with much brighter spill light. Remember the
best throwers at closer ranges have tighter hot spots like the C8. Less candela is wider
less intense hotspots and more spill provided the light it brighter.
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