Wurkkos FC11 Flashlight Review – 18650 – LH351D 4000K 90CRI Neutral White

Last Update 03-04-2021

Wurkkos FC11 Flashlight Review, this one is one of the latest flashlights from Wurkkos, a chinese flashlight company.
It is a single LED powered light suited for EDC or other uses that don’t require outrageous amounts of lumens.

It mounts 1x Samsung LH351D 4000k neutral white LED with a CRI (Color Redention Index) of 90, so it should show colors well.
The LED is coupled with a specific driver powered by a Liion 4.2v 18650 flat top battery with 3000mah (included, more on it below).

The light has 2 “modes”: stepless ramping or 4+turbo mode.
It arrives set on the stepless ramping mode as default, it ramps from moonlight to turbo (declared 2 and 1300lm, seems some 2 and 1000-1000lm)
I currently  have no means to measure the output, yet.

The driver is pretty simple but has advanced features like thermal regulations, it steps down when reaching 55c but does not step back up if it cools down. LVP is present, and the leds on the switch show either green or red to indicate the battery level.

The Wurkkos FC11 has some other features that I think, for such a low price deserve to be mentioned, it offers a triple click strobe, four click lockout mode, press-hold low direct access and double click to turbo direct access, all features well known to Anduril users, nice to find in such a simple flashlight.

To complete the package you find USB-C charging with PD compatibility, a 3000mah battery, spare o-rings, a clip and a magnet on the tailcap.

The Included battery is a button top (unprotected i think) 3000mah wurkkos branded one, I measured 2.700mah so it surely is the same cell that sofirn and other use, a Samsung30Q 3.000mah 15A. All those I own measure approximately 2.700mah most of the time.

I usually use Sanyo 18650GA’s as they are 3.350mah and 10A, the quality is solid and they work well in any climate. Sanyo is better for me, not only being often cheaper but it seems holds some more mAh capacity and is 10A vs 15A, unnecessary for this light, as I don’t visually see much difference in output.

There is also (on Amazon) the possibility to choose between 2700k, 4000k and5000k LEDS, all Samsung LH351D. The reviewed version is for now, the 4000K, I chose it because it’s my favourite tint, being creamy and not too yellow or too neutral and has very high CRI

The box comes with a complete kit:

– Wurkkos FC11
– Wurkkos labelled 3000mah 18650 lion battery, flat top
(2.700mah measured on the first cycle charge)
– cardboard battery protection (remove before use)
– 2 spare orings
– a lanyard
– a charging USB-C/A cable, rather long
– complete instruction manual

Specs:

✦Reflector: orange peel reflector
✦Water resistance IPX-7
✦Toughened mineral glass lens
✦Operating voltage: 2.7V – 4.2V
✦Weight: 112gr with the included battery, 65gr without cell
✦Emitter: 1x Samsung LH351D 2.700/4.000/5.000k 90CRI (my sample is 4000k)
✦Battery options: 1x 18650 Li-Ion battery (flat or button top)
✦Dimension: 116,23 mm (lenth) x 27 mm (head diameter).
✦Reverse polarity protection to protect against improper battery installation. Dual Springs
✦Automatic stepdown: Turbo mode steps down after 90 seconds of operation to prevent overheating. To reactivate Turbo mode, turn the side switch once again.
✦Low voltage warning: When the battery voltage is low, the switch LEDs will become red.
✦ Flashlight body: Aerospace grade 6061 grade aluminum alloy, CNC manufactured to hard-anodized to military grade specification type III, anti-abrasive finish to get solid built body, anti-crash geometry and better heat exchange.

Now, some pictures that show this fantastic, very affordable light.