how long does the battery hold a charge?? In other words, how many time can you wind it up before it needs recharging?
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Battery will stay charged for about two rewinds if you are using a smaller hose. If you use a larger hose it really doesn't work well at all. Great for small house/yard and small hose. Not a good choice for larger hoses.
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Hi Ricky- The battery lasted almost all summer before I had to recharge it. I had a water powered reel before that only lasted one season, but this one is now on its second season with no problems. If you put 100 feet of heavy duty hose on it, you have to be a little carful putting the last layer of hose on, so it does not bind. There were a number of negative comments at the time I purchased this one about not being able to pull the hose out because the belt was too tight. I never experienced this issue with mine. My email is myktz@yahoo.com in case you have additional questions. Maury Kurtz Hi Ricky- The battery lasted almost all summer before I had to recharge it. I had a water powered reel before that only lasted one season, but this one is now on its second season with no problems. If you put 100 feet of heavy duty hose on it, you have to be a little carful putting the last layer of hose on, so it does not bind. There were a number of negative comments at the time I purchased this one about not being able to pull the hose out because the belt was too tight. I never experienced this issue with mine. My email is myktz@yahoo.com in case you have additional questions. Maury Kurtz
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Ricky, Last year we didn't have to recharge the battery at all. It is hard to say how long the battery will last before it requires recharging. We don't rewind the hose every time that we use it. It holds a charge for a long time.
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Hi Ricky- The battery lasted almost all summer before I had to recharge it. I had a water powered reel before that only lasted one season, but this one is now on its second season with no problems. If you put 100 feet of heavy duty hose on it, you have to be a little carful putting the last layer of hose on, so it does not bind. There were a number of negative comments at the time I purchased this one about not being able to pull the hose out because the belt was too tight. I never experienced this issue with mine. My email is myktz@yahoo.com in case you have additional questions. Maury Kurtz
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After rolling the hose up twice it started started to leak water big time. I could never roll up a 100ft hose completely as avertised. I put it in the garage and have never used that piece of junk again. Bob
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We used the Powerwind hose reel about 6 to 8 times last year using 100 feet of hose. We moved it into the garage for the winter & haven't used it this year. Battery still has a good charge. We probably won't be using this much anymore because we bought 2 50 ft lengths of Pocket Hose. Best hoses we ever purchased. The hose reel is not a piece of junk, but is a very good piece of equipment.
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Mine lasted all summer too. I got the reel last year and just recharged it for the first time last week. I would say it is used a couple times a week on average.
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It seems to last a number of hours. I charged it initially and have had only one time where I ran low. It gets used two to three times a week and I only charge it once per week.
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I am not sure of exactly how long but it seems to be about 2 hours or so. I have actually never timed it. This is an older laptop my kids use for games so that might be why the battery doesn't seem to last very long. Hope this helps! :)
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Hi Robert, I don't remember exactly how long it took to charge, but I have had mine for over a year now and haven't had to recharge yet. I don't use it a lot, but it's ready when I need it.
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Recharge is pretty quick, if not fully drained, you're back charged in 20-30 minutes. I would recommend getting a spare so you can continue to fly while recharging.
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30 or so minutes to charge. . With continuous use, it stays charged 4 or 5 hours. Actually I've never had them go dead on me if that means anything
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The instructions tell you how long to charge it initially. I've only recharged it once since then.
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I have only had it a short time but if it gets a full 7 hour initial charge then run it down, which takes about 15 to 20 minutes, then re charge mine runs at least 30 minutes now and should go longer as the recharge process is repeated. I hope this was helpful
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usually takes about 3-4 hours but it depends if you let the battery drain all the way or recharge it when it has half charge. I have not recharged it for awhile and I have use it to restart cars, inflate bikes tires and inflate sport gear these past months. I do check the battery meter to see how it's holding and recommend to keep on a shelf above the ground and recharge at least every month if you use it often other wise it holds charge without recharging that much.
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I get between 3-4 hours on a charge. I tend to charge it when I am at 1/2 charge while I am still on it to keep it ready to go. It works well,I am pleased with it.
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It will hold a charge for about 8 hours. I used it to play two days in a row without charging it between rounds. It ran out of charge about 2/3 of the way through the second 18.
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I've charged it once since purchace. Unsure as to length of charge as I turn it off and on frequently. Takes around 40 mins.to recharge.
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I only use it on an area rug in my office, about 5 minutes at a time. I can use it at least 20 times over a couple of months before it needs to be recharged. So it holds a charge, I just don't know how long it would run continuously.
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The most I have had battery life is a little over 2 hrs. If you charge it and don't use it right away it will die. But honestly for the money its a good price. Hope this helps.
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When you first get it, out of the box, it needs an 8+hr charge. Once charged, it'll stay on for about an hour, then needs another charge. I got tired of charging it all night, only for it to go dead quickly...so I just leave it connected to the 12v charger while in my 18 wheeler. I'm not at all impressed with the battery life.
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Not sure on the exact times, but it didn't take too long to charge. And it holds charge for a long time. I have even left it on a few times for several hours and it still have charge. It also still has alot of charge after charging my phone.
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I've never had it take more than 3 hours from completely empty, but it depends on what you're charging it with. As for how long it holds the charge, mine has held a charge for a couple weeks and any loss in capacity was not apparent to me. It may hold it longer than that, but I have used it so frequently that it has never been left alone longer than that. Make sure you charge it fully before first use, the longer the better for that. I believe the other answer was either a defective product or not fully charged the first time, because of how fast they lose the charge and how short their charging time is. I've never had it take more than 3 hours from completely empty, but it depends on what you're charging it with. As for how long it holds the charge, mine has held a charge for a couple weeks and any loss in capacity was not apparent to me. It may hold it longer than that, but I have used it so frequently that it has never been left alone longer than that. Make sure you charge it fully before first use, the longer the better for that. I believe the other answer was either a defective product or not fully charged the first time, because of how fast they lose the charge and how short their... » Read More I've never had it take more than 3 hours from completely empty, but it depends on what you're charging it with. As for how long it holds the charge, mine has held a charge for a couple weeks and any loss in capacity was not apparent to me. It may hold it longer than that, but I have used it so frequently that it has never been left alone longer than that. Make sure you charge it fully before first use, the longer the better for that. I believe the other answer was either a defective product or not fully charged the first time, because of how fast they lose the charge and how short their charging time is. « Show Less