which DX clone Lensman? (the Brinyte being clone of the LD01 you mean? - from what i can tell the Brinyte should be less expensive but seems a very good buy. i will ask Dino to put them on their program)
the Minolta/Konica is not the charger we're talking about. this is the correct one:
LaCrosse BC-700 charger clones (they are rebranded La Crosse Technology’s)
We should be sure about 10440's safe op in the Brinyte because it is advertised as such on the official Brinyte website. That's what i meant with safe op. For the Tank E09 i have tested the safe op on 10440's. The current draw is modest and it isnt much brighter than on Eneloops .. which is disappointing on the one hand but also to the benefit of the LED's health and user's safety. The LD01 is absolutely unsafe on 10440's. Draws some 4C from the poor 10440's. The 10440 is empty within 30 seconds (protection circuit trips already!) LMAO (not funny!).
If i miss "safe and bright 10440 op", then i will use my iTP A3 with unprotected 10440's. Since i know actual 10440 runtimes on the iTP A3, i know when to recharge the cell, i.e. after 14min max. on High-mode. Brinyte and LD01 are crazy bright on 10440's.. unless you run it on Med-mode.
yep, i will finish the LD01 review fast hopefully. will mostly consist of brightness comparisons and measurement of integral brightness and runtimes. but no 10440's. by the time i have aligned the torch on my PC scanner and did a preview scan, the 10440 is already empty *GGG*