Convoy S6 NM1: The Hidden Gem of Budget Throwers!

[@SaibaKeiosu]

i bought this as soon as it got hype on r/flashlight this past month or two S6 w/purple 18350 toob gang LETS GOOO

[@DarrenYeoYT]

It's almost perfect.. squeezing every bit of throw out of a smaller tube light. I wouldn't mind if Simon made a 21700 version with a larger version of this reflector.

[@PiercingTheDarkness]

I would suggest asking Convoy for the 5A Buck driver now instead of the 5A Linear driver that's over-driving the NM1 to 5.7A. The Buck driver sustains a higher output which is nice. Using the Buck driver in a C8+ with SFT40 it holds at roughly 950 lumens which is amazing.

[@DarrenYeoYT]

Yeah I noticed this light gets pretty hot. We talked about this driver issue once awhile back. Man, I reckon a green PM1 could throw well over 500m in this host.

[@PiercingTheDarkness]

@@DarrenYeoYT I measured the NM1 at 5.7A to only 395m and ended up eventually turning purple, I sell my stock with 3A drivers now to play it safe. Maybe pair the PM1 with the 8A Buck driver to see some decent numbers. A PM1 Green at 8A would be impressive too. Just testing the Wurkkos TD03 and man it's super disappointing on output. Uses stepdown timers at 30 sec and 2 min down to around 350 lumens where it remains. I feel like flying over there and giving the engineers a good kick! lol. Go review the Aplos T02 🙂

[@DarrenYeoYT]

​@@PiercingTheDarknessyou sell the S6 as well? Would be. Good for your hunting demographic with that extra throw. Think there's also a green W1. Oh damn, I see some manufacturers are cutting costs lately. Wuben decreased the 30% off code I had to 20%. Those timer drivers could be catastrophic with higher powered emitters in hot climates. Continued reactivation of turbo..

[@johna2193]

Thanks for the review. Will you be reviewing the S6 SFT40 soon?

[@DarrenYeoYT]

Glad you liked it. Yes mate I will release that video too and a few comparisons.

[@figih]

​@@DarrenYeoYTsft40 3000k 😂

[@gonzalez7805]

Very nice... Would it be possible to have some day time photos of the locations posted on screen?.. along with something for size reference , maybe a person standing by the tree?

[@DarrenYeoYT]

That's a good idea. I'll go and take some photos during the day sometime.

[@Lauren_C]

Convoy is pretty awesome. Picked up an S2+ recently with SFT-40 3000K and Buck Driver. Really versatile beam, probably my favorite LED so far, and the battery last forever with the Buck Driver.

[@DarrenYeoYT]

I guess that's the same 3000K high CRI version of the SFT40? Best of both worlds :)

[@Lauren_C]

@ Yep, the High CRI. Pretty much indistinguishable from an incandescent.

[@davemilitano6561]

Thanks for the awesome channel bro! Where is the best explained breakdown of the mode selection for the s6?

[@DarrenYeoYT]

Thanks bro, ok so you can check the bottom of the page here: www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005919131469.html The 12 mode groupings are listed.

[@nicodimus2222]

No on-board charging is a selling point for me! Less water and dirt ingress points.

[@DarrenYeoYT]

True. A good compromise is an 'under the bezel' unscrewable design too.

[@novaklights]

Great overview man. I usually stick with 14500 for EDC, but for work/tactical/wow factor purposes it’s a top contender for sure.

[@DarrenYeoYT]

Thanks mate, 18650 form factor is at the limit of what I find comfortable to carry.. these tube lights. But something like a reylight pineapple mini is also awesome.

[@maggi98mw]

​@@DarrenYeoYTgood thing is, the S2+ 18350 barrel fits this light if you want it a bit shorter

[@DarrenYeoYT]

​@@maggi98mwyou can also swap the S6 head to the S2+ body

[@maggi98mw]

@@DarrenYeoYT cool cool. I want a S6 SFT40 3000K 5A buck driver shorty :)

[@kylam9874]

Awesome.Thank you👍💯.

[@DarrenYeoYT]

No problem 👍

[@utilitac]

Hello sir! Do you have info about how much lumens on 100%? I was ordered same, but different, S8+ with same CSNLM from mister Simon, and i was wondered how much lumen can provide. Thank you sir 🙏🏻

[@DarrenYeoYT]

Sorry I don't test for output yet, need to build a lumen tube.

[@collectorman7]

Salut à toi , belle vidéo comme d'habitude , dit moi , entre la version osram que tu présentes et la version en sft40 , sais-tu la portée des deux modèles ? pour la osram si je me trompes pas c'est 480 mètres environ à ce que j'ai vu dans ta vidéo , mais pour la sft40 pourrais tu me dire sa portée ? est ce moins que la version osram ? approximativement si tu peux me dire pour la version sft40 je t'en serais reconnaissant . Merci 👍

[@DarrenYeoYT]

Hi, the SFT40 version throws 381m, so less than the NM1 version.

[@collectorman7]

@@DarrenYeoYT Je te remercie 👍

[@johnwayne666]

This one looks promising...I just might

[@DarrenYeoYT]

Well worth it man. Or look at the S8 as someone else mentioned it has the same reflector but comes with a clip, crenulated bezel, cooling fins.

[@ROOSTER-ql5fs]

The S8 is BA!

[@ROOSTER-ql5fs]

This one looks smaller? More less throw?

[@ROOSTER-ql5fs]

I’ll try to find your S8 video.

[@ROOSTER-ql5fs]

OK, you see my name you know what I’m gonna ask you! How does it compare to the S8?!

[@DarrenYeoYT]

It's the exact same except for how it looks.

[@lewiskelly14]

That title needs some work

[@DarrenYeoYT]

Hmm, how could I improve it?

[@lewiskelly14]

@DarrenYeoYT For me neither the title or thumbnail showed me this was a torch. I had absolutely no idea. Now I know, a word like thower makes sense but even then I expect many people won't understand that. Just something to make it clearer what the actual object is :)

[@JaayyMan]

​@@lewiskelly14Understandable. But I'm sure these videos are targeted towards flashlight hobbyists who already know all the terms/brand names and are looking for a very specific light.

[@ROOSTER-ql5fs]

OK, you see my name you know what I’m gonna ask you! How does it compare to the S8?!

[@DarrenYeoYT]

Exactly the same except for how it looks.