Battery Life? I was looking at getting the fisher price cradle swing, and I was wondering how long the batteries last?
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my daughter is 4 mos.used it since week 2. she slept in it many hours in the first 2 mos. changed batteries twice.
2050348
I'm not sure yet. I've had the scale almost 3 months and it's still going strong. Since it has an LED screen I imagine it would use up batteries a little faster than your average scale, but all other scales I've had have lasted years without the batteries dying. My kids love the light on the scale so they jump, play, and otherwise abuse it. Nothing has phased it so far. I'm still happy with it!
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While my son loves this ship, I must admit the battery life is short .. I'd say 1/2 hour of use. It is best to charge it over night. It takes awhile to fully charge.
385857
No. You can buy rechargeable batteries. It takes 4 C batteries to the swing motor and 1 or 2 D batteries for the vibration motor. I end up swinging my baby to sleep using my feet as batteries.
1494255
hi! I have this toy for few weeks now ...I can not complained, I use to every two weeks, very light, no problems with battery or charger. I was looking for lawn mover from the same producer....I will recommend it !!!
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I agree with many others. With my first child, the swing stopped reliably working around 16lbs. It would slow down and stop if his weight was at all unbalanced in the swing, so we packed it up. We now have a 13lb. baby and I'm already seeing it stop sometimes. I can usually restart it by turning it off and then back on again, but I think it highly unlikely that a baby over 20lbs. could use it for long!
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I'd say 8-12 mos, which is a pretty long lifespan for kids stuff. We loved ours.
1406275
Im not sure how long the battery will last because mine is not completely dead yet. It comes with an usb port, so you can charge it.My husband use it once in a while and its still works fine. It can be used as a toy, but maybe not for a kid with less than 8 years old because its a little bit fragil. Some parts are metalic and others plastic.
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We still have not had to replace batteries yet. My wife played with just 4 cubes until we got a replacement for the cube that came out of the box with a dead battery. We got a replacement for the dead battery around 1 Jan, and she has been playing with all 5 cubes since. We are still using the original batteries, but I have no clue how many actual hours of playing time.Has anybody tried the inexpensive batteries that are available on Amazon yet? (See 4 Jan post above.)ww
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I would suggest the Fisher Price table as we had the LeapFrog table and it lasted less than a year before it stopped working. I am a (rare, I think!) parent that does not allow her children to abuse their toys, books, etc. and they are taught to respect their belongings. All that to say that there has been no rough play with it. It looks absolutely brand new. I've changed the batteries several times using different brands each time to no avail. I contacted LeapFrog customer service twice and received an answer of "change the batteries" and "our warranty only lasts 90 days". Needless to say, they were no help whatsoever. I even asked for a wiring diagram so that I can try to pinpoint the problem myself, but they said one wasn't available. They did send a 15% discount code as consolation. In my opinion, it's not enough to purchase an expensive LeapFrog product again. This was a very disappointing situation as this table was my daughter's favorite toy and she enjoyed it while it lasted.
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Not enough power in my opinion. My son was only 11 pounds at the time and the swing had to be turned all the way up to get a slight swing motion. That was fully charged. We use our swing constantly and have only had to change its batteries 3 times in 6 months.
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Yes, we've been using our swing for 7 months and our motor just went today. I called fisher price service center at 1800-432-5437 and they 're sending us a new motor housing for free. All swings are covered for 1 year. When you call have the product# and the date code ready. They can be found on the motor housing opposite side of the battery compartment. They're going to send our part out tomorrow and I should get it in 7-10 business days. If your swing is older than a year, you can order the motor housing at www.service.fisher-price.com for $25.00 NOT including shipping. I hope this helps you! Yes, we've been using our swing for 7 months and our motor just went today. I called fisher price service center at 1800-432-5437 and they 're sending us a new motor housing for free. All swings are covered for 1 year. When you call have the product# and the date code ready. They can be found on the motor housing opposite side of the battery compartment. They're going to send our part out tomorrow and I should get it in 7-10 business days. If your swing is older than a year, you can order the motor housing at www.service.fisher-price.com for $25.00 NOT including shipping. I hope this helps... » Read More Yes, we've been using our swing for 7 months and our motor just went today. I called fisher price service center at 1800-432-5437 and they 're sending us a new motor housing for free. All swings are covered for 1 year. When you call have the product# and the date code ready. They can be found on the motor housing opposite side of the battery compartment. They're going to send our part out tomorrow and I should get it in 7-10 business days. If your swing is older than a year, you can order the motor housing at www.service.fisher-price.com for $25.00 NOT including shipping. I hope this helps you! « Show Less
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Great question, thanks for asking. The manufacturer suggests a battery life of 5 to 7 hours of continuous play. Since the volume setting affects battery life, the higher the volume the shorter the battery life. For example, I get over 7 hours of play
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I say it depends on how many toys your kid has other than this, as well as their attention span [thus how often they attend to/play with the toy]. Then again, play with it or not, I have had mine for what like 2 21/2 years? now. I think I have MAYBE replaced the batteries twice. That is a big maybe. I honestly think it was one time. AND I NEVER TURN IT OFF. IT IS ALWAYS ON.
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This has run for a long time for our daughter. A single set of batteries lasted her I think close to 6 months, and at times she played with it a lot
561999
When I had my last child 2 yrs ago I almost purchased that exact swing, however after some research I ended up spending $15 more at the time for the butterfly garden swing because it had the ability to be plugged in. My daughter spent 3 to 4 hours a day and slept some fussy nights in the swing and I believe it saved my a ton on batteries in the long run. I am not sure of the price difference right now but I do know that both the butterfly garden (122.97) and the Starlight Purple Papasan swing (118.98) both come with the AC adapter and the new Zen (137.87) swing does also. I am a person that hates to buy batteries just to throw away later so that made the choice very easy for me. Hope that helps. When I had my last child 2 yrs ago I almost purchased that exact swing, however after some research I ended up spending $15 more at the time for the butterfly garden swing because it had the ability to be plugged in. My daughter spent 3 to 4 hours a day and slept some fussy nights in the swing and I believe it saved my a ton on batteries in the long run. I am not sure of the price difference right now but I do know that both the butterfly garden (122.97) and the Starlight Purple Papasan swing (118.98) both come with the AC adapter and the new Zen (137.87) swing does also. I am a person that... » Read More When I had my last child 2 yrs ago I almost purchased that exact swing, however after some research I ended up spending $15 more at the time for the butterfly garden swing because it had the ability to be plugged in. My daughter spent 3 to 4 hours a day and slept some fussy nights in the swing and I believe it saved my a ton on batteries in the long run. I am not sure of the price difference right now but I do know that both the butterfly garden (122.97) and the Starlight Purple Papasan swing (118.98) both come with the AC adapter and the new Zen (137.87) swing does also. I am a person that hates to buy batteries just to throw away later so that made the choice very easy for me. Hope that helps. « Show Less
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It's not too bad, but we did end up buying rechargeable batteries from Amazon for this and the audio books the kids get from the library. My son says he gets two days on one set (when he is morning to night attached to an audio book).