The full review is available here
English review at BudgetLightForum
German review on my website
With this little review I wish you a merry Christmas! Have fun, but don’t overdo it with the lights. The tree should not start to burn at any time! 😉
Summary
When the Wurkkos TS10 was released in mid-2022, only few might have imagined what a great success this flashlight would become. Compact, playful, great light and also affordable. Over time, different colors and materials such as titanium, brass and copper were added.
The Wurkkos TS10 SG is a successful update of the classic TS10. With the new optics and the Luminus SFT-25R, the throw has been significantly increased. Otherwise everything has remained the same. There’s a reason the TS10 has enjoyed great popularity for years.
Good review. It looks like this light has a tail clicky? That's worth mentioning explicitly.
Do you know what CPU it uses?
Where is the lanyard hole? I don't see it in the photos, though I see an included lanyard mentioned.
I decided against buying this, mostly because I don't like the 14500-only format and these days I prefer lights with recharge ports. But the tail switch in this light is a plus and I might get one for my mom sometime. I got the DL25R headlamp instead, and I do like that a lot.
Ironically, Anduril (suitably configured) seems like the only way to give my mom a simple one-level light with a tail clickie, other than the cheapo 3AAA lights that she uses now.
Too bad about the low CRI led. I'd prefer a floodier beam but that depends on the user. It would be great if they used a driver which can run on AA/14500 instead of requiring a 14500. I'd buy that for sure. An 18650 version of this light would be nice too.
I was unable to fix my E3A so I'm currently EDC'ing a Sofirn SP10 Pro and I guess it is ok size-wise, though I don't care for the side switch. I have to use timeout mode to prevent accidental turn-on in my pocket. A D3AA Hanklight would probably be better.
Should there be any issue with using a USB-rechargeable 14500 in the TS10? Hanklights of course always require unprotected flat top cells of minimal length.
Is it possible to leave the aux leds on with minimal battery drain as locator lights, like some Hanklights can?
This is one of the shorter and lighter 1AA lights that I know of, though thicker than some. The legendary Arc AA was 78mm long according to https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/arc-aa.23488/post-256419 but I'm a bit suspicious. Weight was 42g with battery, presumably an L91 (15g) so 27g without battery. The Arc was quite minimalistic so it's impressive that the TS10 is shorter and just 3g heavier. The Arc was uniformly 17.3mm thick though, and that difference would have been noticeable.
Ok, you may have probably talked me into ordering one of these sometime, despite the issues. D3AA has its attractions though. D3AA page is here if anyone wants to compare.
I wonder if a 1AAA Anduril light is feasible.
Here's Wurkkos's page about the TS10 SG: https://wurkkos.com/products/%E3%80%90new-release%E3%80%91wurkkos-ts10-sg-powerful-mini-edc-flashlight
And hmm, I see they have just added an 18650 version! But I think I will stick with my D4v2.
It has an electronic tail switch, just like the regular TS10.
t1616, just like the regular TS10.
It doesn't have a hole in the flashlight, just in the clip.
Then get the regular TS10 that is available since 2022. Floody and high CRI.
I use USB-C rechargeable batteries from Manker and Acebeam in all of my TS10.
Of course, at least in low brightness. The high level drains the battery in just a few days.
Thanks. In the D4v2, the aux led locators use the cpu idle mode pulldowns (idr the exact name) so they use very little battery power, but the brightness isn't adjustable. The power switch backlight is the same way. Do you know of a current measurement or runtime test for the aux leds on the TS10?
Giving it a bit more thought I think I would choose the D3AA over this light, because of the 1.5V capability and wider choice of leds. I can live with the larger size. Thanks for the update about the USB batteries. That's unfortunate about the lanyard but maybe I can concoct something to add a lanyard without the clip. The D3AA has a bigger processor (32k flash, 4k ram) though I don't have a serious use for that at the moment. I have been thinking it could be interesting to have an interactive Forth interpreter in the light.
It had sounded to me like this new light had some other improvements over the regular TS10 but I'll look more closely.
Yeah, the driver of the TS10 does it exactly the same. It's how Anduril works.
I've seen one on reddit a while ago, but can't find it right now. It's a little tricky to do because of the tube design.