@jp9mm please post how to get 10% code. New Wurkkos seems to have larger reflector, NO anti-reflective lens, and heavier. My guess: 15% heavier and larger reflector area would imply better throw and slighly tighter hotspot, slightly better thermal stepdown.
I almost think I should have ordered a second old TS30S . Kidding aside, TS30S Pro will still sell, if only because TS30S is no longer available. And there is still nothing around $60-70 that could compete with it.
I have Mateminco PD90S, same host as FT03S, and like it very much. FT03S is larger light with larger reflector therefore should have smaller hotspot but better throw and heat management; TS30S wins on cost and smaller size.
IMHO, thatâs the basic story of old TS30S: perfect size, âperfectâ cost. The performance is incredible yes, but could be duplicated by other hosts. Just that no company has been able to do it at 60 bucks.
Only a few bucks but I am posting this because I know it always feels good to know youâve got the best deal: 10% off at $61 and free shipping with free gifts.
@ Fritzzwicky, I hope this rights the wrong for you . If I priced it correctly, this is truly THE lowest price that any TS30S has been priced. Lower than anyone of us has ever gotten for even the old TS30S. The free gifts, diffuser and nylon holster, take this to probably around $55.
I donât think you will ever see this price again once the sale is over. The code WKMB10 is supposed to be if you buy âmore than 1 unitâ but I tested with just the TS30S Pro and it went through. Anyone pls correct me as needed.
I am tempted, @cannga, but I did want one with a battery included. Those are apparently sold out on the Wurkkos website. Hmmmm. (But not on Aliexpress? Strange.) I know you recommend just going without the $3 battery, anyway, and spending the extra money and ordering a different battery. If I do go that route, do you have a recommendation and link to a place to purchase? Is it really worth the extra expense?
The go to battery for a lot of people is Samsung 40T because it has super high discharging capability (~35A spec) and good capacity (4000 mAh). For SBT90.2 it came close to Nealsgadgets Secret Formula Lishen LR2170HP, which costs a lot more around $10 plus IIRC and has only 2800 mAh capacity (not good).
10% output gain is HUGE at any level, let alone 4000 plus lm. 40T basically annihilates Wurkkos battery. Please feel great that you are not getting the Wurkkos - itâs like getting great Swiss chocolate instead of supermarket ones (although I like all chocolate). The Flashlight God is giving you a sign that you are going to be a nutty hobbyist like me .
I buy many of my batteries at this trustworthy store, maybe get a couple to ease shipping charge pain, since this might not be your only 21700 light (there are Convoy S21D with Nichia 219b 4500k and Convoy M21F with GT-FC40 4500k):
I have Samsung 30T, 40T, Epoch P45B and the Wurrkos 21700. I still wonder if I should be using the P45B, The Samsung 30T, 40T or the Wurrkos in my TS32 or My new TS30 Pro when it gets here. Iâve gotta be careful with this Flashaholic thang. If I ainât careful, I could wind up spending over a Grand in one year.
$1000? I donât think is necessary. IMvHO no more than $250 would cover lots of ground of beam profiles, LED types and color rendering, flashlight types and outputs that I would like to see, for the budget conscious:
Wurkkos TS30S Pro (type: super thrower)
Wurkkos TS32 (type: ultra bright 15000 lumen, Nichia 519a 5000k )
Convoy S21D 219b 4500k (type: that Nichia 219b rosiness that no other LED has matched)
Convoy M21F GT-FC40 4500k (type: mid thrower EDC all around light with high CRI and great tint)
I discussed more details in this post here (4 lights I would buy were I to start new), just my opinions/YMMV of course:
Yep. In the couple of hours it took them to respond to my message asking if a TS30S Pro WITH battery included would be in stock soon, they raised the prices. Update: I just snagged one from Ali with a battery. After coupon\code action, just too sweet to resist. Tracking number issued in less than a day. Now I can start pondering an upgrade battery to order. I see another thread here about an A shipment of Molicel P45B ⊠ha!
I suspect it was a mistake on Wurkkosâs part. With inflation and being a new light etc. $55/$61 before gifts doesnât look right. Especially because $68 (what I got it for) is already the lowest for a SBT90.2 light.
Congrats to buyers at that cost and sorry if my price analysis caught Wurkkosâs eye and caused the correction .
Yeah new TS30S Pro has non-AR lens it seems. So main difference from old is larger reflector (more throw, likely slightly smaller hotspot) and Anduril 2. I expect spill to be same. Still âbestâ thrower on market for size and cost.
I use highest current discharge battery (30T for example) for measurements of throw and output because I would like to show max possible limits of the lights.
But in actual use I donât care too much and donât mind at all the low current but higher capacity battery that would give me longer runtime. Wurkkos and Liitokala are ok for me.
Overall probably Samsung 40T is the sweet spot. High current, good capacity.
Am I missing something, shouldnât the new model be $10 more? How is Wurrkos supposed to make any money? You dont think the new model takes money to design and bring to market?
Seriously, dont you want to keep the company you love and respect in business?
Yes grade A P45B from Liionwholesale. AFAIK/supposedly will be less than the $13 that we see now, but still wonât be cheap. VERY high current capability and high capacity: 45A and 4500 mAh specs.
I think the SBT90.2 LED in our TS30S PRO will fall in love immediately.
. Kidding aside, TS30S Pro will still sell, if only because TS30S is no longer available. And there is still nothing around $60-70 that could compete with it.
. If I priced it correctly, this is truly THE lowest price that any TS30S has been priced. Lower than anyone of us has ever gotten for even the old TS30S. The free gifts, diffuser and nylon holster, take this to probably around $55.
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Update: I just snagged one from Ali with a battery. After coupon\code action, just too sweet to resist. Tracking number issued in less than a day. 
Now I can start pondering an upgrade battery to order. I see another thread here about an A shipment of Molicel P45B ⊠ha!