Feeler thread / sneak preview: Wuben TO50R HC ("The Flashlight")

Can you confirm if this light flashes S-O-S correctly? I am rubbed the wrong way on Wuben with their A21 flashing S-O-O instead of S-O-S. Seemed like a great gift light for my father but now itā€™s just an embarrassment. Great feel, but reallyā€¦ Probably never buy another Wuben.

I can confirm the SOS is correct.

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i can deal with it, if its in CW availableā€¦ :sunglasses:

You must be pulling my legā€¦ :sunglasses:

This light will be NW, 5000K, 90+CRI. No other versions planned.

Maukka, is there any temperature regulation or preset stepdown timers on the higher modes? I really hope they donā€™t have any step down timers.

Interested :smiley:

Itā€™s temperature regulated. It isnā€™t as sophisticated as a really well optimized PID, but it stays brighter longer when you keep it cool. Even bounces back after stepdown if you manage to bring the temperature down enough. At some situations this may result in slow oscillations as the light climbs back to full output and steps back down after heating up again.

Without cooling on turbo and high my sample steps down to about 820 lumens and stays there in room temperature (23c) without additional cooling. Surface temperature is about 50 degrees. Most lights this size canā€™t retain 800 lumens without cooling or burning your skin.

Thanks for the graph! I think if the light was set at 1,200 lumen mode, the oscillation would be farther apart and less pronounced. Maintaining true 800 lumens is really good for this size light. But it is 21700 host so should have more mass. Someone should suggest to Wuben to add a sustainable 800 lumen mode.

Na, i never make neighbours angryā€¦ :smiley:
Surly not my favorite color but still a must haveā€¦ :innocent:

This looks really nice!

Any rough estimates on price?

The magnet in the tail is super strong (and useful). Although at times, it sticks to nearby stuff a bit too eagerlyā€¦

Just the way I like it!

I wish this is not a super expensive flashlight, ā€™cause the shape it is showing is the flashlight :heart_eyes:

Maukka do you have the weight without battery? I just want to see how it compares with the TO46R. The thermal performance of the TO46R is pretty good already but I hope this added a good amount more mass since the output is so much higher.

126 grams with the clip but without a battery.

Oh thatā€™s not so heavy. With a little more mass, it should be able to sustain the 1200lm mode.

Is it going to be micro USB or USB C?

Interested

Interested

Interested.