If the battery box is empty will the lantern light or radio play from crank power alone?
806604
I think I cranked it for a couple of minutes at first, then the light came on for a little while (but very dim), but it wasn't enough to run the radio. I ended up using batteries. However, I think it will be ok if you charge it long enough. I might hurt your arms, but good luck!
806605
Mine turned on as soon as I took it out of the package. It was very dim but with a few cranks it got brighter. You will want batteries in it though. The radio takes too much juice for the hand crank and drains it right away when you turn on the radio. This is a really nice little item!
669002
Not unless you turn it on. It will operate normally while charging. There is a small red charging indicator inside the lantern light stack when charging so you will see that when the light is turned off. Hope this helps. JWC
524244
Nothing to it, open it up, un plug the battery, and plug in the new one. Charge it up, and presto, just like new. Beats buying a new lantern.
116896
leave them connected unless you feel there is a short, something drawing current, in the system. in older vehicles where there are no clocks or electronics you can remove the negative cable and put a 12 volt, pull fues test lamp with one lead on the negative battery post and the other on the cable , if it lights something is on, pull fuses until the light goes out
10800
Yes - not the lantern. There is a square wick that you need to attach to a metal frame at the opening. Very simple.
2124787
No just buy some heavy gauge wire for the power,and a little heavy gauge wire for the ground ,also get in-line fuse put it close to the pos.side to the battery.You'll need some speaker wires too but not much. ok thats about it.
4404
Not really. The light is an LED, so will pull very little off your battery.
1694176
No battery..have it attached to a circuit that's only powered when car key is on..
293201
If you used it to start your vehicle press the start button again. It will turn it off, but it leaves accessories on (stereo, ect.) until your vehicle turns it off automatically. So, the warning here is if you have a sound system or low battery you may return to a dead vehicle if you turn off with remote.
974830
Pos battery, neg battery, no remote wire used in this application. Use your radio output to speaker as your input on the amp an the output on the amp for your speakers. Turns on and off when the radio is on and off. Very simple
2135711
No this will not sound alarm if bulb burns out. This is monitoring the incoming voltage & sounds alarm when power is lost.
1446402
Radio settings are usually lost when battery is disconnected. Not sure about other question
5112
Yes! The 8 D-cells in the lantern keep the rechargeable batteries in the four individual light panels charged. There is no external power source connection to the lantern.
1001144
No, you plug it in - Regular 110/120V No place for batteries - supposed to draw minimal power (equivalent to 30W light bulb??). Unit works great!
1602436
I don't think so, but I would look for the phone number or e-mail address of the manufacturer and ask them. We bought the lantern for the times we lose our electricity at home and have both a lantern and a radio combined.
1778737
Yes...the batteries are in the top of the lantern. Remove the screws under the lip and you will find the battery chamber. Interestingly, I just bought these too and already one needs a battery change.
1040853
UPDATE - 5/16/2014: Although the adapter does power the light, I noticed when a battery is also attached, after a while, the light will slowly flicker. This is probably due to both the battery and the light draining power from the adapter at the same time. Therefore, you should REMOVE all batteries when using only the adapter to power the light. Previous answer: Yes. It powers the light without batteries.