Wurkkos TS10 MAX Flashlight Review

The Wurkkos TS10 MAX flashlight offers three 5000K Nichia 519a emitters. They are High CRI and very great! This 18650 flashlight uses an e-switch and Andúril.

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Official Specs and Features

Here’s a link to the Wurkkos TS10 MAX flashlight product page.

Versions

The Wurkkos TS10 MAX flashlight is available in two body colors: Black or Blue. Only one emitter option is available now and the package is available with or without the 18650 cell.

Price

All versions of the Wurkkos TS10 MAX flashlight sell for $31.99! The 3000mAh 18650 cell seen in this test report adds just $4, so I recommend grabbing one of those as well.

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What’s Included

• Wurkkos TS10 MAX flashlight
• Wurkkos 3000mAh 18650 (optional)
• Pocket clip
• Charging cable
• Lanyard
• Spare o-rings (2)
• Manual etc

Package and Manual

Build Quality and Disassembly

The Wurkkos TS10 MAX flashlight is very much like other TS10 lights we’ve seen by Wurkkos. In line with most of the rest of the series, it’s a triple-emitter e-switch light. The build quality is great.

This is a good competitor to Lumintop’s FW series lights. In fact, this one might have the upper hand because of its (let’s say) enthusiast nature.

Since the Wurkkos TS10 MAX flashlight uses a tail e-switch, there’s an inner sleeve on the cell tube. That can be seen below (the black bit). The threads are unanodized and square-cut, but fairly small. There’s a nice spring on the head end (but it’s not a tactical light!)

Inside the cell tube, you can see the tail spring, too.

Size and Comps

Dimension: 92.7mm (length) x 26.7mm (head diameter)
Weight: 50g/0.11lb

If the flashlight will headstand, I’ll show it here (usually the third photo). If the flashlight will tailstand, I’ll also show that (usually in the fourth photo).

Here’s the test light with the venerable Convoy S2+. The version below is a custom laser-engraved Convoy S2+ host by GadgetConnections.com. I did a full post on an engraved orange host right here! Or go straight to GadgetConnections.com to buy your Convoy S2+ now!

Also above is the light beside a TorchLAB BOSS 35, an 18350 light. I reviewed the aluminum version of that light in both 35 and 70 formats. I also reviewed that specific edition, the “Oveready BOSS FT Collector Vintage Brass” 35. I love it!

Retention and Carry

The Wurkkos TS10 MAX flashlight uses a friction-fit pocket clip.

The clip has a couple of slots where you can attach the included lanyard.

But that’s it for the lanyard- you can’t connect it anywhere else! (There is no lanyard hole on the body.)

I wouldn’t consider the lanyard a “hard use” lanyard because it attaches only to the friction-fit clip. The connection is fine but the clip can be removed.

Power and Runtime

The Wurkkos TS10 MAX flashlight is powered by a single lithium-ion cell. The size is 18650. Again, the optional cell adds only $4, so you really have to add that – it would be practically irresponsible to skip it!

Put the cell in the normal way – positive toward head.

The tail end of the cell tube has a little cell orientation icon, too.

Here are a number of runtimes. Output is “fine”, but just briefly. The light starts at around 1600 lumens for a few seconds, then drifts downward fairly quickly. These are fairly standard Anduril runtimes. Usage is probably most fantastic at around level E5, which is steady at around 300 lumens. At that point, you’ll get a reasonable duration. In fact, all the modes higher than E5 reach E5 levels very quickly (under 10 minutes) and so I’d nearly call this an E5 light, and probably not more.

Charging

While the Wurkkos TS10 MAX flashlight itself does not have built-in charging, the optional cell does. There’s a USB-C charging port on the positive end of the cell.

Wurkkos includes a C to C charging cable. (C to C!)

Charging looks fine with A to C and C to C both – all complete in around 2 hours and there’s no nonsense here – just solid CC/CV charging.

Modes and Currents

Mode	Mode Claimed Output (lm)	Claimed Runtime	Measured Lumens
H8	2500	3.8h	1594 (0s) 448 (30s)
G7	1450	4h	1016 (0s) 721 (30s)
F6	900	5h	599 (0s) 585 (30s)
E5	465	6.3h	290
D4	135	9.8h	89
C3	40	75h	25.7
B2	10	270h	5.9
A1	1	830h	0.5

Pulse Width Modulation

These are the eight stepped modes. PWM is very slow on the lowest mode.

Here you can see a “baseline” – a chart with almost no light hitting the sensor.

Then there’s the Ultrafire WF-602C flashlight, which has some of the worst PWM I’ve seen. It’s so bad that I used a post about it to explain PWM! Here are multiple timescales (10ms, 5ms, 2ms, 1ms, 0.5ms, 0.2ms) to make comparing this “worst” PWM light to the test light easier. That post also explains why I didn’t test the WF-602C at the usual 50us scale.

User Interface and Operation

There’s a single switch for interacting with the Wurkkos TS10 MAX flashlight. It’s an e-switch, with a big button.

This button has a nice texture and a great action. It’s sort of a “ripple” switch cover (design). Neat, I like it. The action is very low.

Andúril2 is great, and I think it’s an improvement over the first iteration(s). There are some things some users might not love about it, but I think overall it’s much more approachable. I will note though that the nomenclature might be a bit confusing – the light (all lights with Andúril2) ships in Simple UI. This is not Muggle Mode. You may think “Well duh” and by now you’ve already seen the blistering runtime on turbo of Simple, so you get it. But just be aware, don’t hand this light to the uninitiated thinking they won’t set their hand on fire while using Simple UI. Here is where I’d tell you how to switch to muggle mode. There is no muggle mode.

A newer and up-to-date version can be seen here:

https://github.com/ToyKeeper/anduril/blob/trunk/docs/anduril-manual.md

Since the manual (linked above) has changed, I need to go through it all again to confirm that this table is the “most right.” Lights ship with revisions all the time anyway, so you might even get an updated version from what I have.

The table below is direct and in full from ToyKeeper. All actions may not apply to all lights, including the one in this review. The table is the version from 20241229. It’s a little different from my usual user interface table layout, but I’m preserving all the info from GitHub here.

This is a table of all button mappings in Anduril, in one place:

Mode	UI	Button	Action
Off	Any	1C	On (ramp mode, memorized level)
Off	Any	1H	On (ramp mode, floor level)
Off	Any	2C	On (ramp mode, ceiling level)
Off	Simple	2H	On (momentary ceiling level)
Off	Full	2H	On (momentary turbo)
Off	Any	3C	Battcheck mode
Off	Full	3H	Strobe mode (whichever was used last)
Off	Any	4C	Lockout mode
Off	Full	5C	Momentary mode
Off	Full	6C	Tactical mode
Off	Full	7C	Aux LEDs: Next pattern
Off	Full	7H	Aux LEDs: Next color
Off	Full	9H	Misc Config menu (varies per light): ?1: tint ramp style ?2: jump-start level
Off	Full	10C	Enable Simple UI
Off	Simple	10H	Disable Simple UI
Off	Full	10H	Simple user interface ramp config menu: 1: floor 2: ceiling 3: steps 4: turbo style
Off	Any	13H	Factory reset (on some lights)
Off	Any	15+C	Version check
Ramp	Any	1C	Off
Ramp	Any	1H	Ramp (up, with reversing)
Ramp	Any	2H	Ramp (down)
Ramp	Any	2C	Go to/from ceiling or turbo (configurable)
Ramp	Full	3C	Change ramp style (smooth / stepped)
Ramp	Full	6C	(same as above, but on multi-channel lights)
Ramp	Full	3H	Momentary turbo (when no tint ramping)
Ramp	Full	4H	Momentary turbo (on multi channel lights)
Ramp	Any	4C	Lockout mode
Ramp	Full	5C	Momentary mode
Ramp	Full	5H	Sunset timer on, and add 5 minutes
Ramp	Full	7H	Ramp config menu: (for current ramp) 1: floor 2: ceiling 3: speed / steps
Ramp	Full	10C	Turn on manual memory and save current brightness
Ramp	Full	10H	Ramp Extras config menu: 1: switch to automatic mem, not manual mem 2: set manual mem timeout 3: ramp after moon or not 4: advanced user interface turbo style 5: smooth steps

Multi-channel Lights

Mode	UI	Button	Multi-channel lights only!
Any	Any	3C	Next channel mode (i.e. next color mode)
Any	Any	3H	Tint ramp (if this mode can)
Any	Full	9H	Channel mode enable/disable menu: N: click (or not) to enable (disable) mode N

Lockout Mode

Mode	UI	Button	Action
Lockout	Any	1C/1H	Momentary moon (lowest floor)
Lockout	Any	2C/2H	Momentary moon (highest floor, or manual mem level)
Lockout	Any	3C	Unlock (go to “Off” mode)
Lockout	Any	3H	Next channel mode (if more than one enabled)
Lockout	Any	4C	On (ramp mode, memorized level)
Lockout	Any	4H	On (ramp mode, floor level)
Lockout	Any	5C	On (ramp mode, ceiling level)
Lockout	Full	7C	Aux LEDs: Next pattern
Lockout	Full	7H	Aux LEDs: Next color
Lockout	Full	10H	Auto-lock config menu: 1: set timeout in minutes (0 = no auto-lock)

Strobe Group Modes

Mode	UI	Button	Action
Strobe (any)	Full	1C	Off
Strobe (any)	Full	2C	Next strobe mode
Strobe (any)	Full	3C	Next channel mode (saved per strobe mode)
Strobe (any)	Full	4C	Prev strobe mode
Strobe (any)	Full	5C	Momentary mode (using current strobe)
Party strobe	Full	1H/2H	Faster / slower
Tactical strobe	Full	1H/2H	Faster / slower
Police strobe	–	–	None (brightness is Ramp Mode’s last-used level)
Lightning	Full	1H	Interrupt current flash or start new one
Candle	Full	1H/2H	Brighter / dimmer
Candle	Full	5H	Sunset timer on, add 5 minutes
Biking	Full	1H/2H	Brighter / dimmer

Blinky Modes

Mode	UI	Button	Action
Batt check	Any	1C	Off
Batt check	Full	2C	Next blinky mode (Temp check, Beacon, SOS)
Batt check	Full	3C	Next channel mode (for number blinks only)
Batt check	Full	7H	Voltage config menu 1: voltage correction factor … 5: -0.10V 6: -0.05V 7: no correction 8: +0.05V 9: +0.10V … 2: post-off voltage display seconds
Temp check	Full	1C	Off
Temp check	Full	2C	Next blinky mode (Beacon, SOS, Batt check)
Temp check	Full	7H	Thermal config menu 1: set current temperature 2: set temperature limit
Beacon	Full	1C	Off
Beacon	Full	1H	Configure beacon timing
Beacon	Full	2C	Next blinky mode (SOS, Batt check, Temp check)
SOS	Full	1C	Off
SOS	Full	2C	Next blinky mode (Batt check, Temp check, Beacon)

Momentary Mode

Mode	UI	Button	Action
Momentary	Full	Any	On (until button is released)
Momentary	Full	Disconnect power	Exit Momentary mode

Tactical Mode

Mode	UI	Button	Action
Tactical	Full	1H	High (tactical slot 1)
Tactical	Full	2H	Low (tactical slot 2)
Tactical	Full	3H	Strobe (tactical slot 3)
Tactical	Full	6C	Exit (go back to Off Mode)
Tactical	Full	7H	Tactical Mode config menu: 1: tactical slot 1 2: tactical slot 2 3: tactical slot 3

Config Menus

Mode	UI	Button	Action
Config menus	Full	Hold	Skip current item with no changes
Config menus	Full	Release	Configure current item (goes to Number Entry menu)
Number entry	Full	Click	Add 1 to value for current item
Number entry	Full	Hold	Add 10 to value for current item

LED and Beam

The Wurkkos TS10 MAX flashlight is a triple and uses a TIR optic. The emitters in this version of the Wurkkos TS10 MAX flashlight are (awesome!) Nichia 519a, and are rated at 5000K. I love triples and I love Nichia 519a. What could go wrong? (Spoiler, not much!)

Anduril offers some very low outputs!

In the Wurkkos TS10 MAX flashlight are RGB emitters much like that of the Wurkkos TS10 SG flashlight. There are a set array of output colors and you can cycle through them. Below you can see blue and red.

LED Color Report (CRI and CCT)

As stated above, Wurkkos has used a 5000K Nichia 519a in this TS10 MAX. That’s a great choice! I love this emitter and I love a triple. This one is fantastic, too, with CRI around 95 (or above) and a Duv that stays right around neutral (negative only on the highest mode). CCT hits the mark too, at 5000K or below. This is a winner!

Beamshots

These beamshots always have the following settings:  f8, ISO100, 0.3s shutter, and manual 5000K exposure. These photos are taken at floor level, and the beam hits the ceiling around 9 feet away.

Tint vs BLF-348 (KillzoneFlashlights.com 219b version) (affiliate link)

I keep the test flashlight on the left and the BLF-348 reference flashlight on the right. These photos are taken around 18 inches from the door.

I compare everything to the KillzoneFlashlights.com 219b BLF-348 because it’s inexpensive and has the best tint!

Summary and Conclusion

I love the Wurkkos TS10 MAX flashlight in the same way I loved triple-emitter Lumintop FW lights when they were good. This is a solid light and has great (CCT/CRI/Duv) output from these three Nichia 519a emitters. I don’t love how quickly the light steps down and that it steps down to a (remarkably low?) 300 lumens. But the build quality is good, the price is right, and Anduril is probably configurable enough to manage thermals and that E5 level to whatever you want!

The Big Table

Wurkkos TS10 MAX Flashlight
Emitter:	Nichia 519a (5000K)
Price in USD at publication time:	$31.99
Cell:	1×18650
Runtime Graphs
LVP?	Yes
Switch Type:	E-Switch
Quiescent Current (mA):	?
On-Board Charging?	Yes
Charge Port Type:	USB-C (on cell)
Charge Graph
Power off Charge Port	–
Claimed Lumens (lm)	2500
Measured Lumens (at 30s)	448 (17.9% of claim)^
Candela per Lumen	3.64
Claimed Throw (m)	157
Candela (Calculated) in cd (at 30s)	61lux @ 4.576m = 1277cd
Throw (Calculated) (m)	71.5 (45.5% of claim)^
Claimed CCT	5000
Measured CCT Range (K)	4800-5000 Kelvin
Item provided for review by:	Wurkkos
All my Wurkkos reviews!

^ Measurement disclaimer:  Testing flashlights is my hobby. I use hobbyist-level equipment for testing, including some I made myself. Try not to get buried in the details of manufacturer specifications versus measurements recorded here; A certain amount of difference (say, 10 or 15%) is perfectly reasonable.

What I like

• Good build quality for low-cost
• Tail cap e-switch connection is not an issue (connection is reliable)
• Nichia 519a triple beam profile
• Fun RGB emitters
• Ramping option in the user interface

What I don’t like

• Huge stepdowns on the highest four modes
• No lanyard hole

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