I really enjoy everything about my Ts30s. Please don’t put “UI # 2” in it. I am not trying to kick the hornets nest here, but IMO the “upgrades” for it are
not significant and do not outweigh some of the drawbacks, like direct access to Turbo. That one really bothers me. Why would that be changed? there is no good reason for it, as in practical use that is a very common command many people use. And i don’t understand the need for a completely separate simple mode. IMO Anduril “1” was almost perfect and recreating the wheel has been disappointing for me.
I would say this - If two UI’s had to be created for “UI #2”, It would’ve been nicer to see . “Thrower Ui” and “EDC UI” … OR… “Hotrod UI” and “EDC UI”. This way something like no direct to turbo would be understandable, in edc mode. But in hotrod or thrower mode, direct to turbo is very useful. I don’t use it in my edc’s too often, but i almost always do in my bright, powerful lights. Anyway, off my soapbox…
The bezel is cool i just wouldn’t have minded paying maybe $3-5 less and not get it.
The rings are not that bad, and i feel I put too much emphasis on them in my earlier post. I just got a Noctigon K1 (the thrower that can do no wrong lol), and it has rings too. almost all of my throwers do. The TS30s is not unique with this.
Ultra fast charging… i don’t need it, and if i gifted this light to someone they would have a separate charger bc no newbie would be receiving these hotrod lights from me. Also, I only see the benefit of internal charging in a multi cell light because they are usually the hardest to get the battery out of and put back in without damaging the cell wrap.
The current driver, for the sbt90.2 TS30s, is a great fit. I get the idea of a buck / boost / CC driver up to XXamps is very appealing, but i have been reading a LOT of the threads and reviews on the FF lights with it, and runtime tests, and I don’t see the extreme benefit in runtimes and cooling. The buck driver is higher cost and maybe more finicky, but who is running their batteries out to below 3v on the regular? Top notch runtimes and cooling are not part of the equation when I am deciding to buy a light like the Ts30s. they just aren’t. A single cell sbt90.2 thrower that fits in a jacket pocket is never going to be a primary light of mine, and i would argue that for most people it wouldn’t be either. It is a fun light, a check the property light, scan the yard light, but not a light where long runtimes and absolute efficient cooling are necessary. Im not carrying it for more then a half hour and if i dont ill have another 40t on me. or ill put in the 5000mah included battery and sacrifice the couple hundred lumens. I could see maybe the new FF e12r needing those things, but not the TS30s or even TS30. They aren’t in the category of lights i see benefitting from a buck driver. An edc yes, a hot rod, nope. give it all the amps!
I am sorry to go on so long about these points, i just wanted to say that i think these two Wurkkos are excellent lights and also stand for the heart of what BLF is. Greatly built lights, innovative, and impressive (and fun!) at a nice cost. and that the renewed obsession with the buck / regulated driver use as well as “UI #2” has me a little rubbed the wrong way, for a few reasons. Not that they’re bad, and not that they aren’t really awesome, they are just not necessarily perfect for revery situation like some people may say.