Yes, I guess you are right.
But TS10 has had so many iterations… I just wish one had been TS10SG with AA capabilites. That would have made an almost perfect EDC light for me.
Is AA compatibilty expensive? Hmm probably? Acebeam pokelit is compatible and it is a very cheap but nice light… But it doesn’t Andurils arround… Hmmm
Ok. Let’s see what Wurkkos comes up with. I just like AA capability for an emergency, and I have other lights for that and a TS10 is not the light for an emergency.
Even with their lesser energy capacity, NiMH batteries satisfy my needs and are my preference for smaller lights (where I use lower more than higher brightness levels) since I do not need to be careful with them as I would with Li-ion.
(2000 mAh Eneloop NiMH AA / 1000 mAh per Ah) x 1.2 V nominal = 2.40 Wh
(900 mAh Wurkkos Li-ion 14500 / 1000 mAh per Ah) x 3.7 V nominal = 3.33 Wh
(3.33 Li-ion Wh - 2.40 NiMH Wh) / 2.40 NiMH Wh = 0.3875
0.3875 x 100% = 38.75% more Wh Capacity from Li-ion than from NiMH
fwiw, I think a Buck driver means No AA capability
for the TS10SG to be AA compatible, I think it would need a Boost driver. And to also be 14500 compatible, I think the LED would need to be 6V. (maybe Nichia 719a?)
for the TS10 w 3 LEDs to be AA compatible, I think it would also need a Boost driver
I do not think Wurkkos is going to offer an AA capable TS10, nor an AA capable TS10SG.
Making a AA compatible driver would be a lot of work, and since the lights come with recharchable cells I don’t really see the point.
I don’t think there are a lot of people that don’t buy lights with LiIons cells, and if you really fear that the light might run low on energy during a power outage or whatever, just buy some more 14500s.
Or realize that you live in a country that has power outages regularly and prepare accordingly - which means more flashlights than one TS10-sized one and at least one generator.
Swapping the emitter with High CRI ones and the fresnel lens with a proper TIR Lens or reflector would already lift these lights into a different realm.
I think the TS10 SG’s fresnel lens is excellent. In my opinion, its beam pattern is superior to many other lights with TIR emitters.
I don’t think its any less efficient than a TIR either. Yes, it uses a fresnel, but its mounted so close to the LED I think probably all the light from the LED’s emissions cone is hitting it. Apart from minor loss of efficiency at the fresnel’s ridges, efficiency should be similar to a cone shaped TIR.
I don’t see how a traditional TIR lens would provide any noticeable improvement.
I agree they did good job on this fresnel lens in TS10 SG. In my SG I decided to go one step further and grind off all the texture from the lens to make front surface smooth. It still focuses properly, without artifacts and got even tighter spot. Until I saw it, I wouldn’t believe such good ‘punchy flood’ beam pattern is possible to achieve from such small and low profile fresnel lens. It works great with shaved dome 219B.
On the other hand, I highly recommend trying proper cone TIR like Ledil Tina or Leila - they are very good, noticeably better than fresnel, but around 2x taller and require bigger head.
congrats on you optic mod, thanks for the info
I hope Wurkkos reissues the TS10SG w High CRI SFT25, and the Buck driver they are planning to use in the TS10 V3. The throw of the SFT25 is really impressive, and High CRI and NotGreen Tint is very important to me.
on right is the stock Low CRI SFT25, it throws much more than other LEDs Ive tried.
And it comes with a power source
good point, added that detail to this comparison
Yes, the program we tested is the Copper SC13 program
I would love to see the high CRI SFT25 available in this light. It would become a must buy for me.
agree!
here is a spectrum test, of the 5700K SFT-25.
It is currently available on Kaidomain, the DUV looks good to me
bear in mind the High CRI version is rated for 5A max.. that means it would be best Not to use Turbo with 100% FET firmware.. It would be fine with the latest 50% FET firmware. (anduril.r2025-07-07.wurkkos-ts10-rgbaux-lowfet.hex)
fwiw, here is a Modding Album for the TS10SG
You need to take an Oscar for trying every led you want to see..
How many reflows you did in your life hobby 
Ha, interesting, I had no idea.
That’s a shame then, but ok. AA compatibility is one of those things I like to have ‘just in case’, I didn’t knew it has so many problems.
I also tested it here
thank you for your test, it shows duv -0.0001 and R9 >80..
I see the results are different when tested in a Convoy T6 (also depends on output level) duv -0.0024 and R9 69:
Could just be the variation in color bin from production
I see the Copper SC13 lowest output is 2 lumens using the Low CRI SFT40 5000K LED.
The original TS10 driver goes down to 0.02 lumens and the LEDs are High CRI.
Will the new TS10 be able to go below 2 lumens, and will it use High CRI LEDs?
Thank you guys, i think TS10SG with single LED , better to use a SFT25R, and TS10V3 now use 95 CRI csp 3000-5000k，We will make requirements to the supplier for the green color
Will take it step by step, TS10V3 goes fater
Can factory at least not use threadlock on the bezel so that we can mod? Or can factory use weaker threadlock at least?
