I'm considering this for camping trips so I'd like to know about battery life. Approximately how many days will a set of batteries power this unit?
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I have not used batteries in my unit yet. I have seen in some reviews that the batteries don't last too long.
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I haven't had much luck with batteries lasting. the last longer if you take them out when not using, but that's a pain. its a great unit and I use it at work but on electric.
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I've never had mine die on me but I've taken it for a six hour trip and it had about 25% battery power afterwards so I'd guess maybe about eight hours in total.
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I've had mine about a month now and I've used them for at least 20-30 hours while in the backyard on battery power. The sound is good, the range I am using is about 50 feet with minimal attenuating materials between (walls, doors, etc). I'm not sure how long the batteries will last. You can probably do the calculations based on average current draw and the capacity of C sized cells.
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HI I think it lasts about 4 - 5 hours. I have two batteries. The sound is a bit off, not as deep as I would like, but all in all, I enjoy the set very much. Feel free to ask anything. John
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I have used mine 8-9 times each time was about 30-45 minutes. I have not replaced the batteries yet, but I do keep an extra set in my truck. I use lithium, due to the cold weather.
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It seems to hold a charge for several days, it's been 3 days sitting in my backpack now and it hasn't lost any charge. (Still showing 4/4 of its battery status lights) I'll keep an eye on this and get back with you towards the end if the week? If that's ok, and give you a better answer.
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I use the 4 ah battery for campin trips and usually get about 16 hrs at a moderate volume. My little 1.3 ah batteries make it about 4 hours
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Well. I used it on an all day float trip to provide the audio source in a cooler stereo. It made it 10 hours straight and still had power to spare. I've never run it all the way out.
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Sometimes it takes 12 hours, I bought 2 battery packs, They last me about a week of riding for about 40 minutes every morning before I have to change. I leave them plugged in to the light so there is always a bit of current draw even with the light off. I have ridden for > 3 hours on a charge and still used it the next day. I really like this unit even if it does take 12 hours to charge.
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I bought it to use for camping. It helped my phone last all weekend without plugging it in (I even played games on it for about 3 hours and still had over 30% left by Sunday night. If you're constantly looking for a charging station, this will ease your mind.
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Battery life is good, depending on outside temperature. One set lasted me the season although I do not hunt on a regular basis. Even low batteries worked for quite awhile. It does not run constantly it operates on stop n go.
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We have used it for approximately 6 hours straight but thankfully, haven't been without power longer than that. :) Of course, it also depends on the amount of propane you have on hand. Hope this helps ...
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Hello, power is not solar. Batteries last apps 1hr until you start to hear weakness in bass. The speaker unit dies take 6 D batteries but U recommend the unit plugged in for better performance Overall it is a nice small size speaker I have in bedroom corner but I have also taken it outside and I am very pleased with its performance. Hope this helps...
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I'm not sure if there is some confusion regarding how it is powered but I don't want to seem like a jackass but it depends. Unit is powered by 4 "AA" batteries (not included), if you use high powered batteries I think you could get 6-12 hours of use at moderate volume. If you use cheap batteries at high volume maybe 3-6 hours, again depends. Friend I bought it for uses the AC adapter, when we used it with batteries (standard alkaline) it lasted 2+ hours without dying, I hope this helps.
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That is going to depend on how discharged the batteries get each night. To give you an idea of what to expect, I have a 1600 ah battery bank and 6 panels. They are able to fully charge the batteries each day as long as it is sunny. They produce around 30 amps for about 5 hours mid day in February. With 2 panels I would expect 10 amps. I am in northern Nevada, farther south you should get more sun/power.
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Hey bro...i just got mine yesterday and I've used it for so far 3 to 4 hours...and it works well...I'll make sure I put it up on exactly how many hours the batteries will last...
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Just make sure you fully charge the unit at home before you leave and when you're not using the charger, you leave it outside to power up through the sun to keep the battery full. I just took mine on a week long camping/fishing trip and it worked wonderfully. As I said before, make sure that you leave it outside so the battery is full, as it takes awhile to recharge in the sun after you've been using it to charge up any devices you have.