The other accessory it comes with is a lanyard, but the only place to attach it is onto the end of the clip, which is closer to the head than it is to the tail. This sort of makes sense, as it allows you to rotate the light between standard and overhand grips, but it doesn’t really allow for the cigar hold, and you wouldn’t want it dangling by this.

On the other side of the light, the head has some cooling fins cut into it, which are identical to those found on the Wurkkos TS10. That’s where the comparisons end, I promise. In another interesting move, the USB-C charging port is on what I consider to be the front of the light, above the make a model markings. The SC32 has a narrow rubber cover for the port, unlike other Sofirms which have a larger square cover. It fits fairly snugly, but is not too difficult to remove when you need to charge. Next to the charging port is a status light which stays on for 5 seconds when you first turn the light on, displaying in green when charge is good, solid red when it’s low, and flashing red when it’s critical. It also flashes red while charging.Simple Operation: Access different outputs with the side electronic switches for any daily use scenario. Battery indicators on the side switch to get a battery level reminder at a glance. It features six brightness levels: Moon(3Lm)/Low(100Lm)/ Medium(350Lm)/ High(800Lm)/ Turbo(1800Lm)/ Strobe(1800Lm). It’s not possible to measure amps on this light as it requires the body to be disconnected from the head to access the battery. It has a magnetic tail cap which is useful for hands free operation, but also snaps very positively to the Olight magnetic charger if you have one, or into the charging case. Another thing that’s a bit annoying is the jump between moonlight and low. The difference between low, medium, high, and turbo is ok, but not having anything between 1 and 90 (advertised) lumens is jarring. If you think accidentally activating a 10-lumen low mode when you’re expecting moonlight is bad, hitting low on the SC32 will leave you blinking for a minute afterward. It’s no better with the smooth ramping mode either, since it’s very hard to get into a level below the stepped low level. Lumen measurements (for each mode) Mode

In turbo I measured 1785 lumens at turn on, 1744 lumens after 10 seconds, 1673 lumens after 30 seconds and it dropped sharply to 520 lumens after 80 seconds. It held this constantly for the remainder of the test. The LEDs behind the TIR optic provide a very floody beam with almost no hotspot – together with the natural colour temperature it’s a great torch for walks. With a slightly lower maximum output than spec’d I measured 116 metres of throw and 3383 candela – Acebeam quote 153 metres of throw and 5875 candela. ANSI FL1 standards: The runtime is measured until the light drops to 10% of its initial output (30 seconds after turning on). This does not mean that the flashlight is not usable anymore. The last column shows how long the light actually works till it shuts off. If there is a + symbol, it means that the test was stopped at that particular point, but the light was actually still running. This happens on certain occasions, with certain drivers, firmware, or batteries. Peak beam intensity and beam distance measurements The switch has a battery indicator light that comes on with a single press when the torch is off, or for a few seconds when you turn the torch on. Solid green and the torch has over 85% charge, flashing green 50-85%, red 25-50% and flashing red if it’s less than 25% charge remaining. This is handy but only works with the supplied Fenix battery – the ARB-L16-700P.

It has a nice design and good build quality and comes with a power bank feature so the USB-C charging port works both ways. Using the power bank function of the Wurkoss TS25 I also have the SC21 Pro from Sofirn which is very similar but almost half the size and weight, running off a 16340 battery. And it has the option of a higher CRI, warmer LED which I do slightly prefer. The Thrunite T1S comes in a plain box with a lanyard, spare o-rings and spare rubber flaps for the USB charging port, a USB-A to USB-C charging cable and a user manual. In the highest turbo mode I measured 465 lumens at turn on, 462 lumens after 10 seconds, 458 after 30 seconds, and dropped to around 220 lumens after 2 minutes where it remained for the rest of my measurements.

Amps were measured with a Klein Tools MM300 digital multimeter to the best of my ability. Battery Life: Runtime graphs Press and Hold: Advance mode (You can advance out of moonlight and turbo to LMH, but not into moonlight or turbo.) With the torch on holding the side switch turns on strobe, a single press turns it off. All modes are memorised – and you can tap the tail switch to momentarily turn the light on until you let go. Mode Memory: memorizes the last brightness level used in the general modes (except Moon, Turbo and Strobe)The Sofirn SC18 flashlight is controlled by a single e-switch. This is a soft switch and has an indication function in the center.w

The Luminus SST20 LED I measured at 5682K with a slightly green tint and a CRI of 65. This is in turbo – in the lower modes the green tint is quite noticeable and won’t be to everyones’ tastes. It’s actually in Nitecore’s keychain torch lineup – I looked at the two smaller torches in this lineup in my last article– the Tiki and Tini 2. It’s a bit of a stretch calling this a keychain torch, but it does come with a keychain attachment, unlike any other torch I’m looking at today. Olight Baton 3 Pro: UK: https://www.olightstore.uk/s/4YA99W US: https://www.olightstore.com/s/F9GB34 The T1S is pretty good value for a no-frills but powerful compact torch with regulated outputs, good build quality and an excellent user interface. It would be nice to see Thrunite offer some higher CRI, warmer LED options though and it is a bit larger than similar offerings from Olight and Fenix. Fenix PD25R I have the 6500K version which is measured at a slightly warmer 5855K without too much tint and a CRI of 65.With the deeper smooth deflector the SC31 Pro has a decent throw. I measured 190 metres with an intensity of 9060 candela. That’s pretty close to what Sofirn lists as 10,000 candela and there’s still useful spill for seeing what’s right in front of you too. This is because the SC18 is also sold by Wurkkos, Sofirn’s sister company, as the WK03. (Or is it that the Wurkkos WK03 is sold by Sofirn as the SC18?) Either way, they’re the same light, and the second line is likely the production date. That by itself doesn’t make the light feel cheap, as the TIR is directly over the MCPCB. But one thing that does make it feel like a budget light is that you can also see the indicator light from the button through not only the TIR, but the charging port and the tube of the light as well. It seems like there’s a lot of space inside the head and/or the components are not tight which can affect the way heat is transferred away from the driver and limit the performance of the light.