Wurkkos HD01 EDC Torch Review
Wurkkos HD01⌗
- Specifications
- Introduction
- Torch in use
- Build quality
- LED, bezel, lens, reflector and beam
- Size and comparison
- User interface
- Batteries and charging
- Performance
- Beamshots
- Conclusion
- Price
- Product page
Specifications⌗
| Brand/model | Wurkkos HD01 |
|---|---|
| LED | 1*HM, 16*CSP1313, 15*RGB, 1*Green Laser |
| Maximum lumens | 1,200 lm |
| Maximum beam intensity | 6,175 cd |
| Maximum throw | 157 m |
| Battery | Built-in 1200mAh LiPo |
| Onboard charging | Yes (USB-C) |
| Material | Aluminium |
| Modes | 5 |
| Blinkies | Strobe |
| Reflector | TIR |
| Waterproof | IP65 |
| Review date | June 2024 |
Introduction⌗
The Wurkkos HD01 is a flat-style EDC torch with a spotlight, a floodlight, an RGB light and a green laser pointer.
There are so many features packed into this little torch!
Will the HD01 take my presentations to the next level?
It reminds me of the Olight Arkfeld Pro. But there are notable differences.
Wurkkos sent this torch for review. I have not been paid for this review nor have I held back my opinions of this torch.
Packaging⌗
The Wurkkos HD01 comes in a white box. The outer sheath has an image of the torch on the front and details about the torch on the back.
The following was included in the box:
- Wurkkos HD01
- USB-A to USB-C cable
- Lanyard
- User manual
Torch in use⌗
The Wurkkos HD01 fits comfortably in my hand.
The two buttons feel as though they are in an ergonomic position. They give a satisfying click.
The green laser pointer may be useful in a classroom.
There are magnets in the tailcap to allow the HD01 to be attached to a surface and used as a worklight. The Floodlight on the side is very floody!
The RGB Light behind the same opaque strip that the Floodlight uses has three special modes: Police Flash, RGB Waterfall and Droplets.
The Spotlight can produce less than 1 lumen and more than 1,000 lumens. This is great for EDC use.
There is a reversible pocket clip with a lanyard hole. It would be even better if it had a slightly deeper carry.
The HD01 did accidentally turn on in my pocket a few times when I forgot to lock it. I highly recommend making use of the electronic-lockout feature by clicking either button four times while off.
Build quality⌗
The Wurkkos HD01 is made of aluminium and it has a matte black anodised finish.
Machining on the bezel is a bit rough. The two top corners are almost sharp. The edges could be chamfered more to smoothen them out. Other than that, there are no other sharp edges.
The torch can tailstand and headstand but there is a slight bevel on the head.
The Wurkkos HD01 has built-in USB-C charging.
The cover for the USB-C port is discretely hidden away on the side of the torch.
I like how there is a little cutout in the aluminium for a fingernail to lift the cover.
The TIR optic came with protective film to remove.
There are two strong magnets in the tail.
LED, bezel, lens, reflector and beam⌗
The Wurkkos HD01 has a Spotlight (1*HM), a Floodlight (16*CSP1313), an RGB Light (15*RGB) and a Green Laser.
There is TIR optic with a 15 degree beam angle in front of the Spotlight without glass to protect it.
The Floodlight and RGB Light have a textured opaque white diffusion strip.
CCT, CRI, and duv⌗
I have taken Correlated Colour Temperature (CCT) and Colour Rendering Index (CRI, RA of R1-R8) measurements with the torch positioned one metre away from an Opple Light Master Pro III (G3). Low (Floodlight) was too low to detect at one metre.
The CCT is around 5900K, the CRI is around 70 and the Delta u, v is positive (green) for the Spotlight.
The CCT is around 4700, the CRI is around 95 and the Delta u, v is positive (green) for the Floodlight.
The throwy beam produced by the Spotlight has a white hotspot, a slightly green corona, and some spill. There are two artifacts in two corners of the spill. They look like lines.
The beam produced by the Floodlight is very floody, looks slightly green, and does not throw very far.
| LED | Mode | CCT (K) | CRI (Ra) | x | y | Duv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spot | Moonlight | 5527 | 70.4 | 0.3318 | 0.3536 | 0.0066 |
| Spot | Low | 5845 | 69.7 | 0.3248 | 0.3413 | 0.0036 |
| Spot | Medium | 5953 | 69.6 | 0.3226 | 0.3387 | 0.0033 |
| Spot | High | 6076 | 69.9 | 0.3203 | 0.3354 | 0.0027 |
| Spot | Turbo | 6250 | 70.7 | 0.3174 | 0.3297 | 0.0012 |
| Flood | Medium | 4665 | 95.7 | 0.3570 | 0.3720 | 0.0054 |
| Flood | High | 4731 | 95.9 | 0.3545 | 0.3683 | 0.0046 |
Calculate Duv from CIE 1931 xy coordinates
Dimensions and size comparison⌗
Dimensions⌗
I took the following measurements using a digital caliper.
| Measurement | Unit (mm) |
|---|---|
| Length | 111.26 |
| Width | 27.06 |
| Height | 22.93 |
Weight⌗
I took the following measurements using a digital scale.
| Weight | Unit (g) |
|---|---|
| Wurkkos HD01 | 94.94 |
Size comparison with its competition⌗
My brother kindly loaned the Olight Arkfeld Pro to me to compare (I will do a full review).
The Wurkkos HD01 is shorter than the Olight Arkfeld Pro. The width and height are almost the same.
The pocket clip on the Olight Arkfeld Pro is a true “deep carry” pocket clip.
From left to right: Wurkkos HD01, Olight Arkfeld Pro
I prefer the beam produced by the Spotlight on the Wurkkos HD01. It has a more intense hotspot, a narrower beam, throws further and it looks less green. The Olight Arkfeld Pro produces a floodier and a slightly less intense beam.
User interface⌗
The Wurkkos HD01 has two electronic side switches.
Wurkkos calls the button closest to the Spotlight the “Forward button” and the button closest to the magnetic tail the “Rear button”.
The “Forward button” controls the Green Laser, Floodlight and the RGB Light.
The “Rear button” controls the Spotlight. It also provides access to a Strobe mode (Spotlight + Green Laser).
The Spotlight has three main modes: Low, Medium and High. There are shortcuts to: Moonlight, Turbo and Strobe.
The Floodlight has three main modes: Low, Medium and High.
The RGB Light has a ramping mode and three special modes: Police Flash, RGB Waterfalal and Droplets.
The only time where the Spotlight and the Green Laser are on at the same time is during Strobe mode.
The Spotlight and Floodlight/RGB Light can be operated separately with the “Rear button” and the “Forward button” respectively. You can have both on at the same time and they can be set to different output levels or modes (e.g.
Here is a user interface diagram:
| State | Button | Action | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locked | Any | Click or hold | Spotlight flashes twice to indicate that the torch is locked. |
| Off | Forward | Hold | RGB Ramping (memory) |
| RGB Ramping | Forward | Two clicks | RGB Ramping Flash |
| RGB Ramping | Forward | Click | RGB Ramping Off |
| RGB Ramping Flash | Forward | Two clicks | RGB Ramping |
| Off | Forward | Click | Green Laser On |
| Green Laser On | Forward | Click | Green Laser Off |
| Off | Forward | Two clicks | Floodlight On (memory) |
| Floodlight On | Forward | Click | Floodlight Off |
| Off | Forward | Three clicks | RGB Light On (Police Flash) |
| RGB Light On | Forward | Hold | Nothing |
| RGB Light On | Forward | Click | Off |
| RGB Light On | Forward | Two clicks | Cycle RGB Light (Police Flash, RGB Waterfall, Droplets) |
| Off | Forward | Four clicks | Lock |
| Locked | Forward | Four clicks | Unlock and Green Laser On |
| Off | Forward | Five clicks | Toggle Breathing Switch On/Off |
| Off | Rear | Hold | Spotlight On (Moonlight) |
| Off | Rear | Click | Spotlight On (memory) |
| Off | Rear | Two clicks | Spotlight On (Turbo) |
| Off | Rear | Three clicks | Spotlight On (Strobe) + Green Laser |
| Off | Rear | Four clicks | Lock |
| Locked | Rear | Four clicks | Unlock and Spotlight On (memory) |
| Spotlight On | Rear | Hold | Cycle Spotlight (Low, Medium, High) |
| Spotlight On | Rear | Click | Off |
Mode memory⌗
Low, Medium and High are memorised separately for the Spotlight and the Floodlight.
The selected colour for the RGB Light is memorised.
The special mode for RGB Light is not memorised (i.e. Police Flash, RGB Waterfall, Droplets). So you need to do 3C, 2C, 2C to get to the Droplets mode.
Moonlight, Turbo and Strobe are not memorised.
Strobe⌗
Strobe (Spotlight) has an alternating frequency.
I measured Strobe with a Zoyi ZT-703S oscilloscope using High Speed mode.
Battery status⌗
The battery status indicators behind the two buttons will display the following for 5 seconds when the torch is turned on:
| Colour | Battery level |
|---|---|
| Green | 50% - 100% |
| Red | 10% - 50% |
| Flashing Red | < 10% |
The battery status indicators will continue to flash red when the battery level is below 10%.
The battery status indicator are a bit bright when using Moonlight mode.
Low voltage protection⌗
The torch turned off at the end of five different runtime tests.
The user manual states that the torch will turn off when the voltage is below 2.7V.
I have not opened up the HD01 to verify LVP.
Pulse Width Modulation⌗
There is PWM but I did not notice any visible PWM (flickering).
I measured the PWM of the light with a Zoyi ZT-703S oscilloscope.
Spot (Moonlight, Low, Medium, High, Turbo)⌗
Flood (Low, Medium, High)⌗
What I like about the UI⌗
- I like how there are shortcuts to Moonlight, Turbo and Strobe for the Spotlight from off. The shortcuts are pretty common. Hold for Moonlight. Two clicks for Turbo. Three clicks for Strobe.
What could be improved⌗
- I think that the “Forward button” should control the Spotlight and the Green Laser. This is more intuitive because the “Forward button” is closest to the Spotlight and the Green Laser. However, it currently controls the Floodlight, RGB Light and Green Laser.
- It would be nice if the torch memorised Police Flash, RGB Waterfall or Droplets for the RGB Light so that performing 3C (three clicks) from off would recall the memorised special mode.
- I wish that the Green Laser did not turn on while the Spotlight is in Strobe mode.
- A physical rotary switch would simplify the user interface.
Batteries and charging⌗
Battery⌗
The Wurkkos HD01 has a built-in 1200mAh LiPo.
It would be nice if the battery could be easily replaced.
Charging⌗
Power supply: PinePower Desktop USB-C
USB Meter: AVHzY CT-3 (recommended by LiquidRetro)
Room temperature: 13 C
I charged the Wurkkos HD01 after a runtime test had drained the battery to a point where the torch turned off.
It took 1 hour 29 minutes to fully charge the Wurkkos HD01 at a rate of 5V 1A.
The lights around the two buttons are red while charging and they turn green when charging is complete.
Power bank⌗
There is no power bank feature.
Power supply compatibility⌗
I tried the following power supplies with the built-in USB-C charger:
| Power supply | USB Type | Protocol | Does it charge? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple 61W Power Adapter | USB-C | PD | Yes |
| Apple 20W Power Adapter | USB-C | PD | Yes |
| Google Pixel Power Adapter | USB-C | PD | Yes |
| PinePower Desktop | USB-C | PD | Yes |
| PinePower Desktop | USB-A | QC | Yes |
| PinePower Desktop | USB-A | Yes |
USB-A to USB-C, and USB-C to USB-C charging works.
Performance⌗
Specifications from the manual:
| Mode | Moonlight | Low | Medium | High | Turbo | Strobe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Output (Spot) | 1 lm | 20 lm | 100 lm | 450 lm | 1200 lm | 1200 lm |
| Output (Flood) | 1 lm | 25 lm | 180 lm | |||
| Beam Distance (Spot) | 6 m | 19 m | 51 m | 97 m | 157 m | |
| Beam Distance (Flood) | 1 m | 11 m | 20 m | |||
| Runtime (Spot) | 70h | 24h | 4h | 1.3h | 1h | |
| Runtime (Flood) | 70h | 6.5h | 2h | |||
| Beam Intensity (Spot) | 9 cd | 94 cd | 656 cd | 2348 cd | 6175 cd | |
| Beam Intensity (Flood) | 0.5 cd | 30 cd | 98 cd |
RGB has a runtime of 8 hours.
Green Laser has a runtime of 13 hours.
Lumen measurements⌗
| LED | Mode | Specs | Lumens @turn on | Lumens @30 sec | Lumens @10 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spot | Moonlight | 1 | |||
| Spot | Low | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| Spot | Medium | 100 | 101 | 102 | 97 |
| Spot | High | 450 | 374 | 358 | 327 |
| Spot | Turbo | 1,200 | 1,040 | 938 | 401 |
| Flood | Low | 1 | |||
| Flood | Medium | 25 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Flood | High | 180 | 215 | 185 | 109 |
Moonlight (Spot) and Low (Flood) are too Low for my DIY lumen tube to detect.
Runtime graphs⌗
I used my own DIY lumen tube with a TSL2591 sensor and forked bmengineer’s project RuTiTe to record runtimes.
Note: Lumen measurements may be off by 10% with my DIY lumen tube.
The room temperature was approximately 13 C.
Spotlight⌗
Floodlight⌗
Runtime⌗
Here is a summary of the runtime results:
| LED | Mode | User manual | Runtime | Turn off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spot | Turbo | 1h | 59min 12s | 1h 0min 13s |
| Spot | High | 1h 18min | 1h 26min 0s | 1h 26min 0s |
| Spot | Medium | 4h | 5h 41min 15s | 5h 41min 15s |
| Spot | Low | 24h | 10min+ | 10min+ |
| Flood | High | 2h | 1h 22min 31s | 1h 22min 37s |
| Flood | Medium | 6h 30min | 6h 30min 39s | 6h 30min 39s |
“Runtime” is the time until the output reduces to 10% of the output at 30 seconds (as per the ANSI/PLATO FL1 2019 Standard).
“Turn off” is the time until my DIY lumen tube no longer detects more than one lumen.
“+” indicates that the light remained on after recording had stopped.
Moonlight (Spot) and Low (Flood) are too Low for my DIY lumen tube to detect.
High (Flood) fell short of the 2 hours and instead finished after 1 hour 22 minutes.
The runtime results for the Spotlight were pretty close to what Wurkkos claimed.
The output is stable but it would be nice if Wurkkos improved the regulation. I can see that they have tried to maximise the initial lumen output but I personally prefer it when the light output is constant and then it drops toward the end.
Throw⌗
I took lux measurements with a UNI-T UT383BT at 30 seconds.
Spotlight: Moonlight and Low were measured at one metre. Medium, High and Turbo were measured at five metres.
Floodlight: Low was too low to measure at one metre. Medium and High were measured at one metre.
| LED | Mode | Specs (cd) | Specs (m) | Candela measured (cd) | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spot | Moonlight | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Spot | Low | 94 | 19 | 112 | 21 |
| Spot | Medium | 656 | 51 | 675 | 51 |
| Spot | High | 2,348 | 97 | 2,800 | 105 |
| Spot | Turbo | 6,175 | 157 | 7,600 | 174 |
| Flood | Low | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| Flood | Medium | 30 | 11 | 15 | 7 |
| Flood | High | 98 | 20 | 116 | 21 |
Beamshots⌗
I went to a local park and aimed the Wurkkos HD01 at a tree 70 metres away while using Turbo (Spot) and High (Flood).
Beamshots were taken using a Sony RX100M2 using 3.2", f3.2, ISO 100, 5000K WB.
Wurkkos HD01 Spot (Turbo)⌗
Sofirn IF24 Main Light (Turbo)⌗
Wurkkos HD01 Flood (High)⌗
Sofirn IF24 Side White Light (Turbo)⌗
Conclusion⌗
The Wurkkos HD01 is a bit of an all-in-one flat-style EDC torch.
There are so many features packed into this torch (i.e. Spotlight, Floodlight, RGB Light, Green Laser).
The user interface is complex. It would be better if it had one button and a rotary switch like on the Sofirn IF24 so that there are fewer sequences of clicks to memorise.
The runtime results and beam distances measured were close to what Wurkkos claimed. The runtime for High (Flood) fell short.
The light output looks stable. It did not zig-zag up and down or flicker. But I would love it if Wurkkos improved the driver so that it sustains a constant output instead of gradually dropping over time as the voltage drops.
The Spotlight has a low CRI and a cool white beam. I would love to see a high CRI and a warm white (3000K) emitter used instead.
The Floodlight has a high CRI but a hint of green in the neutral white beam.
Built-in USB-C charging and support for USB-C to USB-C or USB-A to USB-C input is nice.
The Wurkkos HD01 looks like a good alternative to the Olight Arkfeld Pro in terms of features.
Pros:⌗
- Good build quality.
- Good beam distance.
- Good value.
- Okay runtimes.
- Slim and compact size for EDC.
- USB-C charging.
- Heaps of features.
Cons:⌗
- Complex user interface.
- Low CRI Spotlight beam.
- Two artifacts in the Spotlight beam.
- Built-in battery.
Price⌗
The Wurkkos HD01 is about US$36 from amazon.com with a 20% promo code at the time of writing.
Product page⌗
Wurkkos HD01 at amazon.com (affiliate link)
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