Lesson learned

[davidt1]

Ran a 10440 in my Maratac until it ran out of juice (medium only). Now it's dead. Going to recharge every few days from now on.

 

[qwertyydude]

Yeah 10440's give you all of like 10 minutes on high on a high powered light. 14500's fair a little better.

 

[45/70]

Yeah 10440's give you all of like 10 minutes on high on a high powered light. 14500's fair a little better.

I read davidt1's post earlier, and my interpretation was that he "killed" the cell, not just discharged it. Maybe that's not what he meant though.

I know from running high power AA and AAA cell lights, that it's pretty easy to run a NiMH down lower than it should be. All of my AA and AAA lights that also run 14500 and 10440 cells, have a voltage check or auto warning/shutdown, so I've never had any serious problems.

Dave

 

[davidt1]

Yes, I killed the battery.