Does this work with a battery? Does this come with a battery, or do I need to buy one? What type of battery?
1123483
It uses a battery. I do not have the unit readily available and haven't had to use it since late summer but I recall both it and the pointer use 9 volt batteries. I am fairly sure they should be alkaline. I do not recall if a battery came with it so I would buy 2 just to be safe or wait until you receive it and then decide.
1123484
The Detector uses 2 9V Alkaline batteries. The Pinpointer uses 1 9V Alkaline battery. NO, the box does NOT come with batteries. I just opened my box and know, there are no batteries in the box.
903831
My unit came without batteries, so I had to use batteries, unless I purchased a power cord. The unit requires six (6) AA batteries, which seem to last quite a long time, maybe around a year with normal usage.
776957
This does not come with a battery. They also sell one that does. I wa $ confused as well, but just bought a battery after I received it and it was just the charger. I was going to complaun, but when I read the description again, I noticed it didn't say there was a battery. It may be cheaper to buy the version that comes with. FYI.
1888371
Yes it does come with a battery, and in my experience the battery last about 5 months before it needs to be replaced.
799748
The product I have does not require any batteries, maybe if there is one to purchase with a 'light' added it may need batteries, however the stand alone needs none!
1626523
It does come with a cord. It does not use batteries at all. Now that you mention it, it would be nice if it would use either one.
240428
It doesn't use a battery. It plugs into an electrical outlet. The cord isn't pictured here but it is included.
2157981
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226772
It does not have a battery. It always needs to be plugged in. If you are using this in a car, this is the way to go. It will always connect when you start the car. The last battery operated one I ordered always had issues connecting when in the car.
1879600
No you don't have to buy batteries.. The item comes with a Charger you plug in the wall.. I charge mine overnight if I think I'm going to need it then put it in my purse...
1911476
Buy a dc adapter and it will work without batteries. Or buy rechargeable betteries.
283537
It does not have a battery. I'm not a computer genius, so I can't tell you how it manages to work without a battery, but I know that it does. No need to worry about replacements :)
1551261
The does not have a battery. It works with an adaptor that plugs into your regular wall outlet.
1503356
It works with a AAA battery. There are some AAA batteries that are rechargeable, but it's not worth getting set up for that. A normal "over the counter" AAA will work for a very long time. Don't forget, there are no moving parts in this device, so power demand is ULTRA LOW on it. Yes, it does have an LCD screen on it, but its really small, so doesn't use a lot of energy there either. I have had this device for about 6 months, put a "Duracell" battery in it, and have not changed it yet. Oh... and it DOES have a "battery life" indicator on it, so you won't get caught "short".
850168
Yes it does come with a battery, never had a problem about it i didn't buy any additional battery.
2047479
No batteries needed. It has a built in battery that recharges by plugging in the AC adapter. The battery has a very long life when you charge it.
1579674
No, it does not need a battery. I did not put a battery in mine and it worked fine.