The TIR performs amazingly on the SFT-40. But Wurkkos missed an opportunity to pair it with a boost driver. With the 18650 battery, it would outcompete against the Thrunite and the Noctigon DM11 w/SFT-40 and be a true duty light. I'd gladly pay double for a boost driver in that beautiful orange body.
I agree for the smaller battery the boost driver would be choice, but not for optimum output, the boost driver is for efficiency not for higher power output
Surprisingly excellent performance from the LED and TIR optic. Amazingly, the performance compares very favorably with my Acebeam P18 (bought on your recommendation), despite having FOUR SFT40s! Of course, the P18 sustains far higher output, but it was also FOUR TIMES the price of the TS11. And I really enjoy the Anduril 2 UI and RGB aux LEDs. Especially the feature that provides for battery voltage indication via the RGB aux LEDs. It is one of the best values for a flashlight, currently available. For the price, as you say, I don’t expect full regulation. But I would have been happy to pay a bit more for that feature… However… I had a problem with my example. A couple of weeks after receiving my TS11, the flashlight experienced some sort of problem with the driver. When attempting to activate Turbo mode, the light actually reduces brightness. There are also problems with some of the strobe modes. I made a TH-cam video of the issue which I’ll post below, if anyone is interested. I am pleased to report, however, that Wurkkos responded in a timely manner to my email, and has shipped a new TS11. Hopefully the new unit won’t have any QC issues.
Another thing to consider is that the TS11’s performance is MUCH better with the battery extension tube and a good, high-drain 18650 like a Molicell P26A. Using that battery, output is much closer…if not outright equal to…stated performance claims.
bc some people complained it throws too well and the beam is too narrow, hot spot too small…. everything that makes it an actual thrower people dont like bc they cant use it like a general flashlight so thrunite dumbed it down for them so now the V2 doesnt throw as far but the hot spot is larger with more spill. its less of a specialized thrower vs V1
Drivers and output stability aside... Wurkkos has problems with quality control. So much "dirt" inside the optics!!😒 I know that they are not expensive but I have never seen something like this even in the cheapest products from ather brands, even 10$ lights from varta or energizer. I have few lights from wurkkos and 2 of them have also particles in the optics. Not so much as this one in the video but it is still annoying. Cheaper drivers for cheaper lights are ok if we know what are we buying but this... come on. Wurkkos be better!
Cheap drivers??? This little light puts out over 2000 lumens at turn on, I’ve measured it several times . To get that and all the other high quality parts that go into these lights, I don’t care if there’s a few dust particles even though I have yet to find one particle. I know at the beginning they had some qc problems, but the 20+ lights I’ve got from them have been amazing
@@marcgossling8260 yeah, cheaper drivers. Not the cheapest, not the worst but still, great drivers in wurrkos products are very rare. 2000 or even 5000 lumens on turn on means nothing if light cannot sustain good output afterwards. Ofcourse that turbo is just for very short period of time but I'm not taking about that. I wrote that for the price, cheaper drivers are ok, my issue is with qc, they should do better job with that. Hopefully in the future they will be able to.
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Nice little flashlight. Wurkkos can make interesting models 👍
The TIR performs amazingly on the SFT-40. But Wurkkos missed an opportunity to pair it with a boost driver. With the 18650 battery, it would outcompete against the Thrunite and the Noctigon DM11 w/SFT-40 and be a true duty light. I'd gladly pay double for a boost driver in that beautiful orange body.
I agree for the smaller battery the boost driver would be choice, but not for optimum output, the boost driver is for efficiency not for higher power output
This is a really fun little thrower with the best UI ever! 😁 Definitely one of my best purchases this year!
Surprisingly excellent performance from the LED and TIR optic. Amazingly, the performance compares very favorably with my Acebeam P18 (bought on your recommendation), despite having FOUR SFT40s! Of course, the P18 sustains far higher output, but it was also FOUR TIMES the price of the TS11.
And I really enjoy the Anduril 2 UI and RGB aux LEDs. Especially the feature that provides for battery voltage indication via the RGB aux LEDs. It is one of the best values for a flashlight, currently available. For the price, as you say, I don’t expect full regulation. But I would have been happy to pay a bit more for that feature…
However…
I had a problem with my example.
A couple of weeks after receiving my TS11, the flashlight experienced some sort of problem with the driver.
When attempting to activate Turbo mode, the light actually reduces brightness.
There are also problems with some of the strobe modes.
I made a TH-cam video of the issue which I’ll post below, if anyone is interested.
I am pleased to report, however, that Wurkkos responded in a timely manner to my email, and has shipped a new TS11. Hopefully the new unit won’t have any QC issues.
Video I made of the problem I experienced with my Wurkkos TS11:
th-cam.com/video/7uH09g5DH8Q/w-d-xo.html
Another thing to consider is that the TS11’s performance is MUCH better with the battery extension tube and a good, high-drain 18650 like a Molicell P26A.
Using that battery, output is much closer…if not outright equal to…stated performance claims.
Nice review!
It’s an amazing little light
Yes, quite impressive. Do you have a favourite AUX setting?
@@FlashlightEnthusiast oh yes. My wife hates it, but I love it on high
Good job and light.....i like it
Thank you!
Great review and comparison!
Thank you Marc!
I wonder why Thrunite went back to a reflector for the V2. Any ideas?
bc some people complained it throws too well and the beam is too narrow, hot spot too small…. everything that makes it an actual thrower people dont like bc they cant use it like a general flashlight so thrunite dumbed it down for them so now the V2 doesnt throw as far but the hot spot is larger with more spill. its less of a specialized thrower vs V1
did you adjust the white balance when you were testing it outside? the light looks so blue its even worst then Olight.
I use fixed white balance in all the beamshots, so no
Thanks for the review! About how long can the aux lights be on until it drains the battery?
The pleasure is mine. For high brightness I would say about a month, with low easily about a year
Hi,how to get rid the aux light(off)..Thank you
Hi, 7 clicks from off change AUX mode
Hi Sir, could you make Ts11 & Ts11S compares video? Thx before sir
This is exactly the same flashlight with simplified UI compared to TS11 ;)
How do I turnoff the RGB on TS11 please? Thanks!
7 clicks from off, check out my Anduril 2 tutorial for more info
How do you fully turn it off ??the RGB light stay on
7 click from off to change RGB brightness - low, high, blinking, off
Does the "Wurkkos ts11" flashlight also work with the 16340 battery ?
If you have an adapter it should work. Voltage is the same
@@FlashlightEnthusiast thanks
❤
Can the body tube of Wurkkos FC11 be used on TS11 ?
They might be compatible
Yes it can. In fact you can Lego battery tubes and tailcaps between all Wurkkos 18650 lights as they all share the same threading.
U were absolutely right !
Just received my Wurkkos TS11S, FC11 and TS22
They aren't guaranteed as a life torch sadly
Почему у вас catapult mini и остальные фонари на 1000 люмен светят ярче чем sofirn ts11 на 2000))? Вы зарядили акумулятор?))
Yes, battery was full. You have to take into account the beam profile aside from pure lm output...
Drivers and output stability aside... Wurkkos has problems with quality control. So much "dirt" inside the optics!!😒
I know that they are not expensive but I have never seen something like this even in the cheapest products from ather brands, even 10$ lights from varta or energizer.
I have few lights from wurkkos and 2 of them have also particles in the optics. Not so much as this one in the video but it is still annoying. Cheaper drivers for cheaper lights are ok if we know what are we buying but this... come on.
Wurkkos be better!
Cheap drivers??? This little light puts out over 2000 lumens at turn on, I’ve measured it several times . To get that and all the other high quality parts that go into these lights, I don’t care if there’s a few dust particles even though I have yet to find one particle. I know at the beginning they had some qc problems, but the 20+ lights I’ve got from them have been amazing
@@marcgossling8260 yeah, cheaper drivers. Not the cheapest, not the worst but still, great drivers in wurrkos products are very rare. 2000 or even 5000 lumens on turn on means nothing if light cannot sustain good output afterwards. Ofcourse that turbo is just for very short period of time but I'm not taking about that. I wrote that for the price, cheaper drivers are ok, my issue is with qc, they should do better job with that. Hopefully in the future they will be able to.
My color aux is very dim. Is that normal?
Probably low mode of AUX, try 7 clicks from off