Cranking time to usage ratio? Some people say I can get minutes of radio some say hours? which is it? What about light?
757410
Don't know. I would personally not purchase this item again. After about 12 cranks it didn't hold a charge anymore. Maybe I cranked it too fast because when I tried to crank it again it felt like it was rolling too easy, in other words it was catching the crank anymore...
1958693
Battery life is solid if you're not running too many applications. Working static without background apps like streaming music, I'm regularly getting 5-7 hours but layering in music streaming its closer to 3.5/4 hours. Hope this helps.
199533
The only way I can display the clock time is to turn the little power switch to off. Somebody else said there was some type of screen saver that reverts back to the clock when listening to the radio. I haven't discovered how to do this yet. It's frustrating not seeing the Clock display while listening to the various stations. Otherwise I love this radio. I think a techie designed the clock rather then talking to regular users.
1038574
Michael, I mostly listen to FM. I have the radio under a florescent light and the AM has a backround hum for me. I would ask someone who primarily listens to AM about it. I love the FM. Reception clear with many stations. I use it every day.
182205
Timed 15 min, 30 min, 60 min or constant. So pretty much as little or as long as you want. There is a dial on top to control time and volume.
1784230
Mine is easy to set to20 min. Press the arrow up button above the time. Mine is set for 5 min all the time.
1345232
I'm sorry, but I'm not sure about this. We only use it for actual time by minutes.
2067672
First of all I am a ham radio operator and may have a better understanding of radio wave propagation. I say this because many people feel their radio is not receiving as well as it should be. At this time in the sun spot cycle the bands are not too good. 40 meters should give you some good activity late in the day and early evening. Now as far as your external antenna goes it will be best if it is resonant to the frequency you wish to receive. On my pl660 the lower frequencies respond better to the plug-in wire supplied with the radio. You can buy one of those tuned antennas that plug in. Go on youtube and put in degan w31ms. First of all I am a ham radio operator and may have a better understanding of radio wave propagation. I say this because many people feel their radio is not receiving as well as it should be. At this time in the sun spot cycle the bands are not too good. 40 meters should give you some good activity late in the day and early evening. Now as far as your external antenna goes it will be best if it is resonant to the frequency you wish to receive. On my pl660 the lower frequencies respond better to the plug-in wire supplied with the radio. You can buy one of those tuned antennas that plug in.... » Read More First of all I am a ham radio operator and may have a better understanding of radio wave propagation. I say this because many people feel their radio is not receiving as well as it should be. At this time in the sun spot cycle the bands are not too good. 40 meters should give you some good activity late in the day and early evening. Now as far as your external antenna goes it will be best if it is resonant to the frequency you wish to receive. On my pl660 the lower frequencies respond better to the plug-in wire supplied with the radio. You can buy one of those tuned antennas that plug in. Go on youtube and put in degan w31ms. « Show Less
1358884
The only method I know of is to just let the battery run out of energy each time between the charges and then use the radio: fully charge the radio, then wait until it runs out of energy three times in order to get full battery life. The battery runs out of energy fairly quickly even if the radio is not played.
955829
I charge my unit on weekends, put it back in the car Monday morning and have had no problems going all week. I do turn it off and on as necessary--and probably average 8-10 hrs phone time a week. Never use the FM function.....
643678
I just got the radio last week. I charged it from my laptop USB connection. I believe the manual stated it will run about 10 hours at medium volume.It just has a cell phone battery. So if you are looking for something that runs for month on battery alone then this may not be for you.The box had a flyer from the distributor, offering a charger for $9.95. They send it for free if you review the radio.
508228
It is not meant to fully charge the battery from the hand crank. It's purpose is to provide enough power for short-term light, or by its export port for making important phone calls, etc. If the "1 minute of cranking gives about 10 minutes of light on low for 1 side light" is accurate, then the 48 hours of run time on low would require: 48 hrs x 60 min/hr = 2,880 minutes of light ÷ 10 minutes per minute of cranking = 288 minutes or 4.8 hours of cranking at 120 RPM. If the "about ten minutes of light" is actually 9 minutes, you would have to crank for 5.3 hours. The Goal Zero Nomad 7 solar panel will charge it in 7 hours. It seems the better choice. Their new Mini-Lantern is also an AWESOME product! It is not meant to fully charge the battery from the hand crank. It's purpose is to provide enough power for short-term light, or by its export port for making important phone calls, etc. If the "1 minute of cranking gives about 10 minutes of light on low for 1 side light" is accurate, then the 48 hours of run time on low would require: 48 hrs x 60 min/hr = 2,880 minutes of light ÷ 10 minutes per minute of cranking = 288 minutes or 4.8 hours of cranking at 120 RPM. If the "about ten minutes of light" is actually 9 minutes, you would have to crank for 5.3 hours. The Goal... » Read More It is not meant to fully charge the battery from the hand crank. It's purpose is to provide enough power for short-term light, or by its export port for making important phone calls, etc. If the "1 minute of cranking gives about 10 minutes of light on low for 1 side light" is accurate, then the 48 hours of run time on low would require: 48 hrs x 60 min/hr = 2,880 minutes of light ÷ 10 minutes per minute of cranking = 288 minutes or 4.8 hours of cranking at 120 RPM. If the "about ten minutes of light" is actually 9 minutes, you would have to crank for 5.3 hours. The Goal Zero Nomad 7 solar panel will charge it in 7 hours. It seems the better choice. Their new Mini-Lantern is also an AWESOME product! « Show Less
334736
that is a loaded question chad as it depends on how many radios you have on at the moment(3g, wifi, 4g, etc.), your screen brightness and CPU usage. The default application that comes with the phone under Settings &gt; Power; states that it will last about 6-7 hours from the way i have been using it today. However this can be drastically reduced say if I were to turn on wifi or 4g and play a online multiplayer game with 100% screen brightness I would bet only 2 to 3 hours max. These batteries are small both physically and the phone was made what like 3-4 years ago? So I have two batteries one charging at home in a wall outlet and one in my phone and remember the technology in these batteries it is best for you to top them off with energy instead of draining them 100% and then recharging them.
1045979
It depends on what setting you have it on. Some are time set, some are power sets. Those settings have thresholds
632194
I called Crosley and was told light was not replaceable. I pressed the issue and was told the radio would have to be completely dismantled. So that ended that. Very disappointing, as that old fashioned feature was a big plus in my decision to purchase to begin with. As far as the rest of the radio's performance.....it's fine. The radio is played daily for many hours. The light went out after a year. I use a tiny flashlight to see in order to tune in different stations because you just can't read the dial without it's light.
1289751
i have the same problem!! love the radio but the time is never correct. Drives me insane. even had my kids try to set it. if anyone can help us please respond!
424761
How can that be determined? Come on! What kind of question is that? It varies of course! Depending on what your cooking or for how long. Buy it! Turn it on and time it and get back to me. I would like to know also but am not going to waste my fuel doing so.