FC11C Led Flashlight Rechargeable High Lumen 1200

Short Version: Can do everything well, short of lighting up the entirety of a large backyard or field. Great build quality and battery life. This is a great core flashlight to have even if you go with cheaper options for your other uses. The fact that you get a light that'll last for years, a good battery, and built-in charging makes this an amazing deal. Full review: r/Flashlight brought me here and I'm glad it did. I don't use flashlights in as many different ways as other people, but I do use it several nights a week for evening walks. Some parts of my walk are less lit by streetlights and one part has no lighting whatsoever, to the point where if there's no moonlight you can't really see the ground. I was previously using a GearLight S1000 and thought it was ok, but I needed something better. I honestly never thought a $30 flashlight would be worth it and thought the people recommending it were just being overly fanatic about it, but I honestly love this light. I've had poor vision my whole life and this is great relief to my eyes when I have to use it. It has great throw in the middle and good spill around it to make for a decent area of effect. My GearLight gave me about 40-50 yards of visibility in the pitch black part of my walk on the highest setting. This lets me clearly identify a bench 100+ yards away in the pitch black. If there's any light around at all, you don't need anything above the middle settings. The light is also warm and not as harsh, so it illuminates well without washing it out. Recharging is easy and the battery life seems great. I've used it about 3 hours total on middle settings and I haven't experienced a drop in performance. I haven't charged it other than the initial charge when I got it, but it's my first flashlight with built-in charger and I love it. The UI is simple to use. I wanted something that had a shortcut for a strobe, which this has. It comes with a very sturdy clip that has great retention for what it is. The magnetic tail cap is strong enough for you to not worry about the flashlight falling off whatever it's attached to without effort. My only real gripe won't matter to most people. The highest setting can only be maintained for 90 seconds and then it'll turn itself down to prevent overheating. It's obviously understandable and I believe the light is operating at the best you could hope for in this size. Because of that, I'll probably end up getting a good thrower flashlight later on, but this light inspired me to go for quality with that too. Overall, this is an amazing light and definitely worth the money. That's coming from someone who previously thought a $30 flashlight would be a scam. If you only use flashlights inside in dimly lit areas, you may not necessarily see the benefits of this light. But if you ever need to use it outside or in very dark areas, then you need this light and won't be disappointed.

Three FC11C's and counting! The FC11C is a worthy successor to the FC11 with its longer sustained brightness (efficient driver) and better LED. It doesn't get extremely bright, but it is enough for most tasks and the color rendering is especially good (90CRI). Compared to most LED flashlights, this one will show colors much more clearly. That high CRI comes at a slight expense of brightness, but it is well worth it. This is a huge deal which distinguishes this budget light from most others! So let's get the negatives out of the way first. Fixes to all three will be addressed later on in my review. 1) The button is mushy and a sharp switch can be felt underneath the rubber cover. 2) When carried in the pocket, the tail sticks too far out because of pocket clip's size and position. 3) Not an issue but more of a preference - the reflector provides only a basic beam of light with a hard cut-off. Now, this flashlight does still deserve all 5/5 stars because Wurkkos provides an EXCELLENT value for what you are paying for. At the price point it is probably impossible to beat for a general-use flashlight. (I have 100+ flashlights of all sizes). The USB-C charging is especially useful for those without a dedicated Lithium-Ion charger. So what did I do to my FC11C's? Nothing that requires cutting or soldering.... 1) First, I fixed the button. Directions: Unscrew the retaining ring (using snap ring or round nose pliers) and remove the rubber switch cover. Find a piece of translucent plastic to hole punch or cut to a round piece slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the rubber cover. A thin plastic works fine (I used scraps of Lee Zircon lighting gels) as long as it is stiff. The typical clear hard plastic used in packaging works well, though is a little too thick. Then, just insert the round plastic piece and reassemble. Essentially this modification makes the switch actuation more pronounced and does away with the little switch poking through the rubber. This ought to be an easy fix from the factory that would really enhance the product in my opinion. 2) Secondly, I found compatible clips that allowed for deeper pocket carry. While not a perfect fit, the Eagtac SKU3786 and SKU3773 are a nice improvement. You can see both clips in my photos below. Now, the stock clip isn't bad at all, but if you want to spend the extra money I think it's a neat upgrade. 3) Third, I was delighted to find some alternative optics that could be swapped with the reflector. Search for "Convoy 20MM TIR lens for 3535 LED". I recommend ordering several to try, but the 'bead' options will be safest. Some of the optics don't focus well. I prefer the narrower angles between 10-25 degree. This helps replicate the Wurkkos WK03 that comes with a TIR optic but sadly does not have a boost driver. Two caveats with the optic swap to consider: You'll have to remove the glass lens unless you sand down the optic, which likely compromises waterproofness. Secondly, overall brightness is reduced because the transmittance of the optic is lower. The benefit of using these plastic TIR optics is that they allow you to shape the beam how you want - so you can make it a small spot or a wide flood light, and the beam often goes a full 180-degrees in front. For me, it makes a much better beam for walking at night. 4) On the previous note - I also removed the dome on two of my FC11C's. I won't mention the process here but it is fairly easy - just search for a guide on "dedoming" a 519A LED. Essentially it makes the LED look warmer, so in the last photo you can see the difference between a 5000K (bottom left), dedomed 5000K (top middle), and dedomed 4000K (bottom right). 5) Lastly, I swapped some 18350 tubes from Wurkkos (and Convoy). Search for "Wurkkos 18350 short tube for FC11" and "Wurkkos flashlight accessories switch" and select "WK03 non-magnetic black tailcap". Buying from Wurkkos' official website is a great experience and shipping time is pretty reasonable. Also I swapped the black retaining ring with the gray between two models. The 18350 battery is half the length of a standard 18650, with the Wurkkos 18350 battery tube the FC11C becomes even more pocketable than before! On that note, the 18650 battery that Wurkkos includes seems to be of good quality and has a relatively rating of 3500mAh. I have not yet had one fail. At the end of the day the FC11C is still worth picking up at its list price even if you decide to leave it as-is. It's a decent little flashlight with maybe one exception which is the button. If you want something brighter than the FC11C and don't plan to pocket carry it much, I'd recommend the slightly larger Wurkkos TS26S instead which has 4 LED's instead of 1. It's a great unit. If you are looking for something brighter still that has a tailswitch and don't care about high CRI, the TS23 is worth a serious look. And as alluded to earlier, don't hesitate to order from Wurkkos direct if the pricing is better. There are far more options on their website as well.

I have the previous version of this light, the FC11, and I liked it so much that I purchased the FC11C to replace it as my everywhere carry light. I liked the black one that I had to hop on the green version and it's absolutely beautiful! The FC11 series lights have a great lumen output, magnetic base, great build quality, usb-c charging, and a well built pocket clip. The new FC11C is vastly improved under the skin over it's predecessor. The FC11C uses a high end Nichia 519A LED so the light output is really color accurate and has a high CRI. This means when you are looking at colors such as, red, green, blue, etc… they all look the way they should and are not washed out. This may not sound like a big deal but when you are trying to identify something in the pitch black, you will be happy you have a light with good CRI. The other major improvement on the FC11C is the driver. A driver basically takes the power from the battery and allows it to flow to the light. The new FC11C uses a buck driver which is very efficient. An efficient driver will generate less heat and will regulate the power much better which means that you will get much longer run times and the light won't burn you after it's been on high for 5 minutes. One other note about the light is that mode 2 opens up a ramping mode that allows a really low lumen low mode. This is even lower than the low mode that the light ships with out of the box. I love the extra low lumen mode for not waking my wife up when I have to get up late at night. To enable this, hold the button down when turning the light on. It takes about 3 seconds and the light will flash once to let you know that it's changed. Trust me, do this right away, it's a game changer. Overall, if you can't tell, I love this light. It's got everything you would want from a multi-purpose light and you won't be disappointed. The FC11C is the one to get and I 100% love the green version.

This is a great budget flashlight with what I would consider to be minor inconveniences. Pros: The battery life seems long to me. I use it every day or at least every other day and I have to re-charge maybe once a week running it on medium for most tasks. The light feels sturdy/well built and does not seem to gain and more wear and tear than any of my more expensive lights (at one month of carrying it looks relatively new). The magnetic tail cap is handier than I anticipated it being - it is strong and serves well as a mounting base when needed for area/whole room use. Cons: The size is just a tad too big for my liking. I wear cargo pants most days for work and this just seems to be in the way in the corner of my pocket. The rubber cap for the charging port prevents the light from sliding nicely in and out of a leader hip pouch, catching whenever placing the light and making it a pain to actually remove/put back quickly or without using 2 hands. I would prefer it with an adjustable zoom - twist style if possible, but wouldn't call it a major con. Overall good light - Reddit loves it - you will probably like it.

I ordered two of these last week after seeing reviews on r/flashlight. It's hard to find good flashlights that have quality light. This flashlight has a CRI of over 90 (CRI = color rendering index) and that's one of the most important things about this light. I compared the output of this light to my Fenix FD40. The FD40 has a neutral white emitter, and I can clearly see how the colors from this flashlight are much more vivid. When I point it at someone's legs, they look like a pale vampire with the Fenix, but "alive" with this flashlight. When I point it at something colorful, the reds and especially deep reds actually look red instead of like some sort of pale, faded magenta. Next to the FC11, the neutral-white Fenix appears like it might be around 70 CRI. And the UI allows you to choose any brightness, not just a preset low, medium, and high. There's also an option to switch to presets, but I like the ramping up and down feature much better. Also, the light is much smaller than I expected. This flashlight makes me happy. I wanted to order 3 more as gifts, but they only had 2 more coming into stock, so I ordered both. Sorry everyone. Hopefully they'll have more in stock soon. ------------------------------------ Wurkkos, if you're listening, the two flashlights I want most right now, but that don't exist yet, are: 1. The same as the FC11 (high CRI) but with a 21700 battery, allowing a bit more output but more importantly, much more runtime. I love the compactness, but would appreciate a *little* more in the way of a heat sink to allow longer runtimes at higher output. This light is 1300 lumens, so maybe just 1600 for the max. I know you have one with a 21700 battery, but it's not high-CRI and is a bit different otherwise, too. 2. A high CRI flashlight that uses TWO 21700 batteries, perhaps stacked above and below each other rather than in-line, so they can be connected in parallel. If it's done right and has, say, the ability to separately switch(/disconnect from the circuit) each battery for charging, then it should be able to charge both batteries as well. (Perhaps this can be done either with a dual "pole" mosfet or a clicky switch at the rear? ..but if it's cheaper, a dual-pole clicky switch in the tail could serve as both a lockout to the soft-press button, and as a hard power-off for charging. This is based on my understanding that the proper way to charge two batteries is separately or vs parallel or in series.) My desire for a two-21700 battery flashlight is more for runtime than power output, but it would make a huge difference in power delivery for higher outputs. I would never buy a flashlight like this if it was not high-CRI. Period. That's why I got the FC11 in the first place. If a dual 21700 was even higher than 90 CRI that would be even better. A 94 to 98 CRI light would be best. I don't know how much the cost would go up for this, but any flashlight with as much power as two-21700 batteries would be even more versatile if it could serve as a battery bank, too.

If you are looking for a flashlight that will send a spot of light out to 700 yards? This is not the light for you. If you want to light up an entire city block? Not the light for you. If you need an excellent, easy to use, pocket friendly flashlight with a really nice coloration of the light beam? This is probably going to be your new everyday use flashlight. The FC11C is a truly fantastic light for the beginner, for more experienced flashaholics, the kids, or even for the older parents. It fits into your hand very ergonomically. It slides into your pocket and stays put, due to the pocket clip. It also comes with a lanyard and a magnetic tailcap (so you can stick it to any metal surface for hands free use). One of the great things about Wurkkos lights is that most come with the rechargeable battery and a USBC charging port built right into the light. They are also water proof with an IPX8 rating and drop proof to at least 3 feet (they have been torture tested and dropped at 10 feet or more without issue). The FC11C comes with a buck driver, which means that it can sustain the top output for a good bit longer than normal drivers allow. Turbo mode is 1200 lumens, which means you can see all around you! The LED is the nichia 519, which produces a good neutral tint of light which makes the colors of objects appear as they do in daylight. Most flashlight enthusiasts love the neutral or warmer colored leds. This light sends the beam out to around 150 yards/meters, and I can confirm that you can see things near that distance. The beam has a large hotspot that blends out smoothly to some nice flood due to the orange peel reflector. This makes for a very nice beam for everyday uses. The operation (UI, user interface) is pretty cool, because you can change it between 2 types of operation. Both types have memory to the last light level you were on. It comes set up in stepped modes, meaning you get a low, mid, and turbo. Click to turn on light. Click and hold to change modes. Click again to turn off. Easy peasy. From off, Click and hold for a few seconds and you get a very low moonlight mode. From anywhere, a double click will send you straight to the 1200 lumen turbo mode. To change to a smooth ramping mode: from off, click and hold until the light flashes (about 5-10 seconds). You are now in smooth ramping mode. Click to turn on. Click and hold, and it will slowly begin to get brighter. Release the button to stop at the level you want. A quick click and hold after the release will begin a slow ramp downwards. Release when you reach the output you want. From off, a click and hold will give you moonlight. Double click from anywhere sends you to turbo. 4 quick clicks will lock out the light to prevent accidental activation when in a pack or pocket. 4 more removes lockout and allows you to resume all functionality. My final thoughts on the light... it is not the biggest brightest light in the world, and certainly not that from the lights in my collection. But it was made to be a daily user for almost all circumstances where you will need a flashlight. The neutral tint makes this easy on the eyes, and colors show nicely under the beam. Wukkos gives us another excellent choice for a daily user. You won't be disappointed with this purchase. I have added some beamshots to this review. The corner of the fence against the garage is about 40 yards. The shed is around 80 yards. The treeline is about 100ish yards. And the second shot is at near 140-150 yards. You can see the light is beginning to get weaker at that distance. Buy this light with confidence. Wurkkos stands behind their products and their customer service is always available if you have questions or an issue. Enjoy!

What's not to like? I got one for my mother-in-law because I like her. The controls are blessedly straight-forward. The magnetic base works well. The light pattern is very even and the color rendering is as promised. It is my new favorite flashlight. I really like it, especially for the price (under 25 around black friday). I returned a WK03, which was cheaper but the light had a green tinge, it's beam was a bit uneven, it had a distinct center beam (I wanted one that smoothly transitioned), it didn't have a magnet. The only thing I preferred on it was the knurling, I don't care for the smoother grip of this one. I really like the 'should be standard on all flashlights but the dumbest' press-and-hold for moonlight mode. A great way to not wake up your spouse (or a baby) at night. Other comments (not dings) are: The difference between high and turbo is minimal. The green color is a little dark (I prefer flashlights I can find easier if they drop to the ground). It will charge with USB-C to USB-C (some devices don't, for some reason). The first one I got (with a 4000K LED) was confused and didn't want to charge until I fiddled with it. The 5000K is way better for good quality light than the 4000K. The high CRI is noticable next to lower CRI flashlights. I wish it had crenulations so when I put it down face down, some light would escape making it is easier to find. There are so many variants (check outside of Amazon too) it is confusing. Mine is rated at 1200lm, hers at 1300 but they seem the same. I wish it didn't have a strobe. Strobe is nigh useless. I tried switching to the smooth brightness ramp, it worked, but I prefer the low-medium-high. The smooth does double-blink at the brightest, so that's good. Place the clip so you can find the power button easily in the dark, otherwise half the time you'll press the charging cover. I can't imagine the charging cover will last the life of the flashlight. The way the lanyard attaches it doesn't make the flashlight rock on its base. As I understand, it'll use unprotected 18650s, which is nice since I have 4 I've recovered. That said, the battery that comes with it seems pretty good.

This flashlight has the following things that make it the best flashlight to buy for normal people in my opinion: 1. Simple interface for basic function. 2. Great price for the output and runtime (even better when they have sales, and they do often) 3. Built in charging 4. Small size, but not tiny 1. You push the button, the light comes on. You push it again, the light goes off. Anyone can use this. You want more? There is more if you want to learn it, but you can turn it on and off like any flashlight you’ve used since the 70’s. Additionally: If it’s off you can hold the button down and it comes on super dim so you can go to the bathroom or check something in your kids room without waking other people up. Double click the button and it goes to it’s brightest setting. Click and hold the button while the light is on normally and it changes the brightness. 2. If you go to a box store you’ll pay this much for a light that doesn’t last nearly as long and isn’t nearly as bright. And probably doesn’t have charging built in. If you go down a rabbit hole of fancy flashlights there are better ones out there, but they cost more. Sometimes starting at double what this one costs. 3. It uses lithium batteries, which most normal people probably don’t have chargers for. BUT: It has built in USB C charging. And it’s real USB C, not just a USB C shaped port that needs a USB A brick and an A to C cable. If you have a USB C charger, and a C to C cable this will charge. 4. It’s about as long as a toilet paper tube (US in case other places are different). But it’s about 1/2 the diameter or so. Most adults will find it fits comfortably in their hand, and it’s surprisingly light for its size. Most children should also be able to hold and use it comfortably. Additional notes: Make sure the model you get ends with a “C”! FC11C vs FC11. The C at the end means the electronics are updated and you’ll get more light output for longer due to some efficiencies there. It’s also offered in 4000k and 5000k options. For those not aware the higher the number the more blue the light appears, the lower the more yellow. I have the 4000k and really like them. They have a more classic incandescent color to them while still being nice and bright. The 5000k will have a more modern LED look to them, although not really blue like a 6500k or higher light would be.

This light is small but really bright. It doesn’t take up much space and works exactly as expected. The high CRI 5000K LED gives off a natural, comfortable light that's easy on the eyes. It has a solid, well-made build, and I love the magnetic base. I already have a Wurkkos headlamp that's great, and this flashlight lives up to the same quality. I'll definitely continue buying their products. Good quality and worth the money.

Bright and holds a charge well.

Muy buena lámpara. El brillo es aceptable por su tamaño. La calidad de construcción y la duración de la bateria som muy buenas. No duden en comprarla, es un muy buen producto