Wuben X2 Professional Flashlight Evaluation

The Wuben X2 Professional flashlight includes a bunch of emitters, a dial, USB-C charging, flood, throw, RGB, and extra. It’s lots to absorb! Learn on for testing!

Official Specs and Options

Right here’s a referral hyperlink to the Wuben X2 Professional flashlight product web page.

Variations

There are a bunch of variations of the Wuben X2 Professional flashlight. They embrace this white physique with RGB aspect lights. There’s a black physique too, and each our bodies can be found with RGB or UV. A tactical change, bike mount, and diffuser are all accessible.

Worth

The “RGB-White” model of the Wuben X2 Professional flashlight sells for $45.99. The Wuben X2 Professional flashlight is out there by my referral hyperlink. I additionally was given a 20% low cost code! I consider it’ll work on most or all Wuben merchandise. Right here’s the code:

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What’s Included

• Wuben X2 Professional flashlight
• Wuben 920mAh 14500 (2)
• Lanyard
• Charging cable
• Helmet mount
• Guide and many others

Bundle and Guide

Under is the interior field.

The tactical change (non-obligatory) has its personal handbook.

Construct High quality and Disassembly

The Wuben X2 Professional is ostensibly the Professional model of the Wuben X2. I examined plenty of X2 lights (right here is one such check). The X2 is neat, however it’s simple to see why this model is Professional. Specifically, the cells are commonplace and detachable.

Construct high quality is comparable between this and the older model. Each are properly constructed.

I don’t suppose Wuben says it, however you may most likely use these slots for tritium vials.

The tailcap is hinged and flips open aggressively when the latch is depressed. The tail cap has twin springs.

Contained in the cell tube, there are buttons (not springs) for contact.

Measurement and Comps

41.8mm x 25.8mm x 91mm
136g (with 2 cells)

If the flashlight will headstand, I’ll present it right here. If the flashlight will tailstand, I’ll additionally present that right here too!

Right here’s the check mild with the venerable Convoy S2+. The model beneath is a customized laser-engraved Convoy S2+ host by GadgetConnections.com. I did a full put up on an engraved orange host proper right here! Or go straight to GadgetConnections.com to purchase your Convoy S2+ now!

Within the photograph above, you could be aware that the SRM (commonplace reference materials) flashlight for comparability has modified! I used a TorchLAB BOSS 35 for ages. Now what you possibly can see because the 18350 SRM is the Hanko Machine Works Trident. Whereas I’ve not reviewed or examined the Gunner Grip model seen right here, I’ve examined a Hanko Machine Works Trident Complete Tesseract in brass. I like the Trident, and it’s a hanging distinction subsequent to the cheap Convoy S2+, which additionally makes an awesome commonplace reference materials.

Retention and Carry

The clip is kind of massive, however gives nice protection and can work splendidly on a belt. It may be eliminated simply with simply two screws.

There’s a magnet within the tailcap as nicely.

A lanyard can be included. The hinge space has been utilized so as to add a lanyard gap.

A really fundamental lanyard is included.

Energy and Runtime

The Wuben X2 Professional flashlight is powered by two 14500 cells. Wuben contains two 920mAh 14500s. And so they’re commonplace cells, too!

To get to the cells, you press in on the little latch on the tailcap.

The cells orient in the identical route – the optimistic finish (button) towards the pinnacle. In case you neglect that, you possibly can regard this little icon on the aspect of the physique.

The runtimes are a bit totally different from the unique X-2 Owl. This model has decrease total output and fewer “flat” output over the period. (I’d usually name that ‘not an awesome change.’)

A be aware on the modes – the handbook is a bit complicated about all of it and I’ve performed the perfect I can do to check the degrees. The handbook covers three regular modes for the entrance mild. However the entrance mild is made up of 4 emitters. These 4 emitters merely make up the output ranges, and are usually not individually addressable (type of).

Confounding that is that there’s a rotary dial, permitting the consumer to ramp by the emitter choices. It appears that you possibly can rotate by no matter emitters you need (for instance, throw or flood). Then holding down the change you possibly can undergo three modes then turbo (not simply three as per the handbook.)

The purpose is that it’s all a bit complicated in case you care about discrete modes. I feel most of you don’t as a result of ramping on Andúril is so widespread. So for these of you who don’t care, simply view the runtimes as an outline of how the motive force performs over time and fewer how the output is particularly at any time.

Under is the best mode on the aspect mild.

The Wuben X2 Professional flashlight may run on only one cell.

Not solely that, however the mild can run 1.5V as nicely. That could possibly be main AA or NiMH AA. You must by no means combine 1.5V and 4.2V cells and you must by no means cost 1.5V cells utilizing the on-board USB-C charging!!

Charging

The Wuben X2 Professional flashlight makes use of USB-C charging. The charging port is on the pinnacle reverse to the change.

Wuben features a USB-A to USB-C charging cable.

Whereas charging, the aspect coloration emitters are used to point the standing. Crimson for charging and inexperienced for charging full.

Modes and Currents

Pulse Width Modulation

The entire modes use PWM.

Right here you possibly can see a “baseline” – a chart with virtually no mild hitting the sensor.

Then there’s the Ultrafire WF-602C flashlight, which has among the worst PWM I’ve seen. It’s so unhealthy that I used a put up about it to elucidate PWM! Listed below are a number of timescales (10ms, 5ms, 2ms, 1ms, 0.5ms, 0.2ms) to make evaluating this “worst” PWM mild to the check mild simpler. That put up additionally explains why I didn’t check the WF-602C on the regular 50us scale.

Consumer Interface and Operation

First, there’s a selector for choosing between the entrance emitter (essentially the most ahead place), aspect emitters (center place), and locked (the place seen beneath.)

After that’s the rotary dial, which can be a button itself. It may be pressed and rotated too.

Previous that’s the non-obligatory tactical change, which attaches on the tailcap.

The change slides onto the tailcap. You need to do that whereas the tailcap is raised. Then when closed, the physique captures the tactical change. It’s a reasonably sensible design.

Right here’s a consumer interface desk!

LED and Beam

If Wuben says what these emitters are, I can’t see that info. There are 4 entrance emitters – one for spot, one for throw, and two for firm. Every has a TIR, with the throw emitter having a clean TIR and flood being dimpled. It’s considerably mistaken to consider these emitters individually because it’s difficult within the consumer interface to handle them individually. It’s far more of a system.

The aspect has only one white emitter however a separate LED for RGB. It’s a mixing emitter, so you possibly can haven’t simply commonplace RGB, however mixes of R, G, and B.

The aspect emitter setup has a swivel, too.

LED Shade Report (CRI and CCT)

The CCT throughout the board is excessive and CRI is low (and even “very low.”)

CCT (Correlated Shade Temperature) refers back to the measurement of the colour look of sunshine, expressed in Kelvins (Okay), which signifies whether or not the sunshine is heat (yellowish) or cool (bluish). A decrease CCT (beneath 3000K) is taken into account heat mild, whereas a better CCT (above 5000K) provides cooler, bluish mild.

CRI (Shade Rendering Index) is a measure of how precisely a lightweight supply renders colours compared to pure daylight. Scored on a scale from 0 to 100, greater CRI values point out that colours seem extra true to life and vibrant, just like how they might look underneath the solar.

Beamshots

These beamshots are at all times with the next settings:  f8, ISO100, 0.3s shutter, and handbook 5000K publicity. These images are taken at ground degree and the beam hits the ceiling round 9 toes away. The final three images beneath are examples of RGB.

Tint vs BLF-348 (KillzoneFlashlights.com 219b model) (affiliate hyperlink)

I maintain the check flashlight on the left, and the BLF-348 reference flashlight on the precise. These images are taken round 18 inches from the door.

I examine every part to the KillzoneFlashlights.com 219b BLF-348 as a result of it’s cheap and has the perfect tint!

Abstract and Conclusion

I like that the Wuben X2 Professional flashlight 14500 cells are included. It’s nice that the sunshine can run only one cell and may run 1.5V cells – that makes it very versatile! The consumer interface is complicated and never particular sufficient for me, however in case you usually like ramping, you’ll most likely usually be glad with it. I actually discover the aspect emitters to be superfluous, so in that regard, I suppose I like the unique X-2 simply as a lot. Charging works nice!

The Large Desk

^ Measurement disclaimer:  Testing flashlights is my interest. I take advantage of hobbyist-level gear for testing, together with some I made myself. Attempt to not get buried within the particulars of producer specs versus measurements recorded right here; A specific amount of distinction (say, 10 or 15%) is completely affordable.

What I like

• 14500 cells are included
• Can run 1.5V as nicely
• Many emitter choices
• RGB is helpful
• A bunch of equipment can be found
• Cells might be accessed (the tailcap opens)
• Provides a rotary dial for choosing between many choices (flood/throw, RGB colours, and many others)

What I don’t like

• The consumer interface is lots to absorb
• The specificity of the output (it’s by no means fully clear, frankly)
• Feels mistaken in the precise hand. (Which is to say, it looks like it might be designed for a left-hander.)

Notes