Will the lantern still work off 12v when the batteries are dead, or does it only run off the batteries and charge off 12v?
635998
When any charger (the 120 volt or 12 volt) is plugged in the lantern goes off!
875773
I powered it up on my bench with a bench supply. There is no reason that a 12 volt battery pack would not work. Pay attn to + and -. Not sure how long it would last. You would have to look a the current draw of the desplay.
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.
1435112
This didn't happen to ours- although I do not think our lantern is very useful anyway. What about taking out the batteries and then putting them back in? Maybe it will reset it.
1316564
You need not have sla battry for coleman led lantern because they are rechargeble by AC 110V or DC 12V. If you have any more qustions, ask again please.
654887
I am not sure of voltage but I have Serfas 350 lumens (could be 300 - I'm not at home to check) and I have used this to charge my light while I am using my light. I know it is charging b/c my light has a blue ring that blinks when it was charging. Not sure how long it would take to charge it if it was completely dead. I hadn't charged it the night before so I was not sure how much power I had left so decided to use the battery pack to charge it. I also use it for my iphone and it works great - but that's to be expected.
1532434
It will take a separate battery. good battery will charge during day and run lights at night every night all summer. 12 volt LED lights will run all night and battery will be ready next day if sunny out.
285823
Rayovac's data sheet shows a typical load of 18 ohms for portable lantern use. This would draw about 666mA. They derate this to 533mA because at this load there is already a significant voltage drop. You could draw more but it would lower the terminal voltage of the battery as your load approaches the battery's internal resistance, as well as shortening the life of the battery. Rayovac shows the battery reaching half voltage (6V) after 14.3 hours of continuous use at this load. They don't get more specific on their datasheet.
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
1278601
There is a standard USB Type A plug on a short wire connected to the lantern for charging its battery. A type A jack is on the front of the lantern. No other cord comes with the lantern.
1293072
If the amperage and voltage are the same it will work in your lantern (if it fits). p. I use these batteries in my deer feeders with solar panels to recharge them and they work for a couple of years.
1758261
I have measured the voltage to the battery on my trailer and this unit maintains 13.5 volts. I run a winch to load and unload cars from my trailer and find I have plenty of power and the voltage doesn't drop. From that I can only assume that it would operate a 12 volt light with no problem.
2095440
Like I said, I have not charged mine by USB. Just plug it in and see, it won't hurt it. It will probably take longer to fully charge by USB than by direct sunlight, so just leave it charging overnight and check it the next morning. I found that they only way to make the light go out is by covering the solar screen, or putting the lantern in the dark. It seems to glow otherwise because any light seems to charge it in some manner.
225364
Yes it is actually very forgiving as far as power is concerned... a 12 volt battery should work just fine... the unit is very simple to wire... I use it with a small strobe light
2127118
Well my first dlight 300 wouldnt hold a charge hardly at all.It would stay up if the light was on but go down quickly if not in use.They sent me a replacement whithout having to return the defective one and from the very start,new lantern is working great.I practically charge it up daily and use it at night.The longest i went so far was 4 days and only on a partial charge.The battery was fine.Another note is that the new light seems to charge a lot easier than my first one.Hope this helps!
281232
hey Icepuck, did this work? Could you do same with a battery charger I am wondering? Im trying to run 12v lights off a generator and trying to find a solution... FF here too and rigging out a response trailer..
1757440
I bought three as gifts and remember buying batteries to go with them.Having the lantern exposed to daylight (not even direct sun) charges it. Everyone is pleased with the lantern...and I never use the battery side.