[Christmas GAW] Regards from Wurkkos!

[phantom23]

Go Wurkkos and thanks for the giveaway!

[korkfoto]

Go Wurkkos!

Thank you for the giveway and have a Happy and profitable new year! :)

[Toglud]

Go Wurkkos

[bulbeee]

Go Wurkkos

Thankyou for the GAW.

[ttt]

Go Wurkkos!
love my purple fc12

[Scallywag]

Go Wurkkos

Watch that standby drain

[joebob4501]

Go Wurkkos!

I’m excited for the TS32, I’d also like to see more regulated drivers (buck, boost, or even linear) in future lights

[magnet]

Go Wurkkos

[fourbyfive]

Yes, magnetic switch built into a 21700 grandma rechargeable flashlight. I’d buy one, even if I win the gaw.
Wurkkos designs are attractive so keep that going (smile).

[Gerrit]

@djozz

Go Wurkkos.
A 18650 or 18350 tube-style (no big head) flashlight with magnetic switch ring (continuus ramp from min to max, or discrete modes) would be awesome for 2022.

wow Jos, that sounds great. Excellent idea.

[Ford_Prefect]

Go Wurkkos!

Merry Christmas and thanks for the giveaway!

Always great when a manufacturer values the opinions and ideas of the enthusiast community!

[GDF]

Go Wurkkos. I always recommend your flashlight to my friends because they are beginner friendly and can easily purchase them from Amazon.

[Fescron]

Go Wurkkos! Thanks for the giveaway!

I really like my TS21 but I would love it even more if it had RGB AUX LED’s in the optic/button. Also too bad the LED in the button isn’t all that visible, maybe use a slightly more diffused light-pipe-thingy in the center of the button. Flashing pads would also be very welcome, and maybe a more hidden/protected charging-port behind a screw-cap instead of a rubber flap, although the flap usually doesn’t get in the way. That way I’d feel more comfortable when using the light in very harsh conditions (although the flap seems to hold up quite well). Another thing: if possible try to use constant current drivers as much as possible so the brightness stays the same over the whole battery-voltage range

Overall I really like the new models you guys bring out, keep doing that! Great to see powerbank-functionality and Anduril 2 I look forward to the TS32 and huh, WK40? That’s the first time I see that model mentioned, interesting

Keep bringing very interesting, budget, but high quality lights to the market! I bought quite a few Wurkkos lights in the past year and I’m sure I’ll keep buying more I also really appreciate the interactions you guys do here on the forum, thank you!

[asot]

Go Wurkkos
Best wishes for 2022

[ch1ir]

Can wait for the ts32 and the HdR!!!

[kokosnh]

Go Wurkkos

1) Use more of TS30S style button in other flashlights
2) Fix parasitic drain in TS21 on high AUX.
3) Use more high CRI led like nichia, not only SST20 4000K

as for the "Grandma mode" i think the "Muggle Mode" is enough for it. If you want, just add it beside "Muggle Mode" in anduril UI.

A flashlight with USB C, color led indicator of battery, and just on / off UI, with reasonable output, to not heat up past 45 C, would be awesome to gift someone.

[phouton]

@Wurkkos

@Lightbringer

@Wurkkos

thanks bro, this sounds interesting, so the main point is:

Simple UI: on/off

bigger size: Make it easier for grandma to find it and use it in the room, 21700 better for choice

Low brightness :500lm, or may be 2 modes—100lm and 500lm?

Side switch with USB Charging port ？

Yep. My mum always used to get those craplights by the dozen. All 3×AAA in the carriers. Whether the 4-for-10bux lights with 9 LEDs, or the showerhead lights with 50 LEDs, she would almost buy them in bulk, because the alkaleaks would explode inside and eat away the springs in the carriers, as well as ruin the contacts inside the lights.

They were all simple on/off, would put out decent (if horribly Angry Blue) light when the alkaleaks would be fresh, but as you know, just a short bit of use, and the alkaleaks start to wheeze and coff and the light gets dimmer and dimmer and dimmer.

And once the carrier gets ruined (yeah, I ordered a pile of spare carriers from Amazon), the light itself is pretty much toast anyway because of the ruined contacts.

She never cared for “modes” nor bright/dim, even in the few showerhead lights that had it. Oh, and she always would forget to turn off the lights, putting them face-down so that you couldn’t see if they were on or off without lifting them up. So especially after getting run down to nothing after being left on overnight, the runt of the litter would usually leak and ruin the light.

Hence, her buying those craplights in bulk, and me buying extra carriers.

I did get “Ultrafire” (they’re not) AT01s and lobotomising the crappy driver to bypass the µC entirely. Complete and total POS light, garbage, but figured it was worth a shot. Then ended up like the other craplights.

So one thing I’d REALLY like to see would be a timer, that after 30min-60min of use, it would automatically turn itself off. Maybe 2min of an occasional blink every 10sec or so, and another 1min of a faster blink like every 2sec or so, plenty of time to just touch the switch and reset the timer, but if not done, the light would just happily turn off to protect the cells. That would even protect the light if tossed into a drawer and something hit the switch turning it on.

And finally, a wider spot to be more of a flooder than a thrower. Most old-timers wouldn’t be scouring the backyard at night looking for sleepwalking goats, but looking into a closet, into a cabinet, in a cluttered drawer, or maybe an attic, basement, or unused room. So they wouldn’t necessarily need a spotlight for lots of throw, but a wider-angle area-light.

So even with a dumbed-down version of the UI for The Muggle, a few extra features would make them a great light for The Grandma, addressing those things that few if any lights have.

interested in this project after talk with my team, This is a simple flashlight, but it is not absolutely simple, Contains a lot of caring for older users.
if going with this project, we may need a place talk more and finally determine the functions and materials we need

A modification of a dive light with added USB charging would be pretty much perfect.

Magnetic/physical switch that is easy to operate with only one or two modes, and no parasitic drain.

21700 for high capacity and long runtime. Another version that runs on primary cells would also be good for those who want to avoid lithium ion batteries, but that conflicts with the built-in charger feature.

2700K to 5000K emitter options, high CRI. Possibly with regulated output.

Sounds great, very useful, and definitely deserves its own thread.

@Wurkkos

@phouton

Go Workkos! Thanks for the giveaway and Merry Christmas!

I like many of your designs, and especially the high CRI options, please keep that up.
Agreed with the “grandma light” request. The FC11 is pretty close in that regard, and I love it partly for that reason.

Also, what happened to your Thanksgiving GAW? [Thanks Giving GAW]Wurkkos Amazon Black Friday Promotion

this GAW closed and winners already get the prize, Terry should have updated the winner on the thread or contacted by PM

Oh, I wasn’t aware winners already got the prizes. I did not see any announcement. It would be good to update the thread because others are confused too.

[uqs1000]

Go Wurkkos!

[Sirstinky]

GO Wurkkos! I’m looking forward to high power EDC lights from you, more of the FC series also with xp-l HI. Your lights are already good, but there’s always more!

[A_M_K]

Go Wurkkos!

I love my FC11, but I wish it had more efficient driver and the option to disable the timed step down.

Thanks for the great GAW!