REVIEW: Lumintop SD10 WARM WHITE(CREE XM-L2 U2 3C) 3xAA/D/18650/26650/32650 flashlight

To me side switch feels sturdy and reliable, I dont know why people panic over these(SD10, D40A) electronic switches :D?

Aside from the crappy looking battery carrier this looks like a nice light, one I have considered because it can use a single D cell.

Looking forward to the finished review.

One name: EA4.

The one on my EA8 seems sturdy enough, time and wear on it will tell the true story tho ;)!

Its not the looks, you can’t tell a thing about the switch by looking at it, I’m sure most of the people that are apprehensive have had crappy electric switches. And I don’t mean just on flashlights, I’ve had them go on everything from microwaves to refrigerators (though they seem to be getting better with the ones on appliances). End of the day clicky’s usually feel WAY more durable and are way easier to replace/repair.

Arent electric switches being used in computer mice?
Those seem to last forever.

According this yeah they are actually http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_snap-action_switch, interesting I didn’t know that.

Whats more of a concern is, IMO, covers used on switches, even tho there isnt much of a friction/movement going on with these switches, they might wear out covers in pretty aggressive manner, couldnt they?

I do agree it is really the cover/boot that ends up being the problem, with the ones I’ve had go bad its always just a matter of them no longer making the connection not the actual switch failing.

Thanks for the review. The Lumintop SD10 looks a very handy flashlight to use.

Where did you get that XM-L2 U2 3C neutral white version?

Directly from Lumintop.
Oh and its quite warm to my eyes, much warmer than that of D40A NW or EA8W!

I hope I will get a chance to experiment with DSLR and do some proper beamshots tomorrow night, so this review should be ready by monday/tuesday latest ;)!

Ah, http://www.lumintop.com/Products_45.html

I like the 3C tint, maybe I should order directly from them, too...

Hm, how do you order from them? And what is the price?

Sorry for miscommunication, I obtained it for review from Lumintop, they were kind enough to send me one to see how good it is against their AA competition, D40A NW as well as EA8W to some extent, its naturally that they are curious to see what people have to say about their premium price light vs other similarly priced and specced lights.

So far they are winning on battery compability big time, there is simply no other light like this in the market today, is there?

If you want to buy it, you could ask their skype rep, very helpful and professional person, his/her name is Jell, very timely and detailed answers ;)!

yeah, that caught my attention too.

I cant find any information regarding this LED, but Lumintop assured me that theres no typo and that it is really the name of this LED and not XM-L2 T6 3C :D!

But Cree doesn’t make an XM-L2 U2 3C :~

Yeah, but Lumintop said that they are sure its what they call it :D!

lol! lumintop needs to take some pics of the bin code! :smiley:

Little update - it was rather foggy+camera didnt perform up to the task so beamshots will be delayed for a week.
I will try, however, to finalise my review in coming days in order not to postpone it for too long ;)!

Thanks for understanding to those, who are interesting in this review and I will keep you all updated :)!