Has anyone tried this fan with rechargeable AA batteries? If so, how long did it run?
1485244
I have not used it with batteries I use it in the USB port on my computer, but the fan is excellent.
1485245
Don't buy it. Very poor quality. The fan shroud actually spin right off the spindle.
745704
My fan never shuts off. I leave mine to maintain my batteries for my back up sump pump and I do occasionally charge other batteries I have lying around and it maintains the batteries quite well, but it never turns off the fan in certain modes. If the fan should shut off I'd like to know because it's annoying when I'm in the basement for an extended amount of time.
2146743
As everybody else also said, the fan cannot run on batteries. The cord is 70" long. I measured this by having the fan standing upright on it's base and raising the cord towards the ceiling. The distance (length of cord) from the base of the floor to where metal prongs of the male plug begins is 70" long.
304416
Depends on the kind of battery and how frequently you use the fan. Using the fan an hour a day the battery is good for about a month then starts weakening so that the fan slows down.
572150
Sorry, but it's been a while since we bought this item. We keep a supply of batteries on hand at all times, so that wasn't important for us. If you order the fan, it's not a bad idea to have a backup set anyway, so I would buy the batteries just in case.
977614
Batteries lasted less than 72 hrs of continuous use. It takes 8 D" cell batteries which are extremely heavy. A better buy is the smaller fan. The battery life there is more than a week, it has 2 speeds and an amazing output for it's size. You could just about pack 2 of the smaller fans in the same amount of space.
1308308
I don't remember for sure but it was a decent size. Maybe like 12 x 15. I have talked to a few others and have found for the most part that most battery operated fans do not generate much power and drain the batteries fast.
1086293
I wasn't really impressed with these batteries. I use a fan at work every day that need (in some fans) 2 and other 4 batteries. One battery stopped working all together. I had bought duracell rechargables years ago that worked for years with no problem Now I can't find those but went to a regular battery store and found some that work ok.
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It doesn't come with one but you can purchase one from the site, or you may have one sitting around that will fit into this. I love the fan. I have it on my desk at work and 2 batteries will normally last me a month, but I don't run it all day.
1460879
battery powered bout 7 to 10 min of flying time let cool off for bout 10 min
216439
Sorry for delay responding...Mom in hospital. It takes D battteries.....8 of them. But the fan works great....high fan is almost too much air. I use low fan....saves on batteries. I'm in FL so battery fans are a necessity once the power goes out. Really happy with my purchases (bought 2 large), had 4 small ones also. Good luck.
891507
The fan is powered either via USB cable or batteries. It does not come with batteries. You can use rechargeable batteries if you like, but the fan will not recharge them when plugged in.
683692
Short answer: 8 hr use most likely will not even make a dent in the amount of charge left. I ran this fan ten hours straight on low speed in my camper and the battery was still showing 5/5 lights the next morning (no significant discharge). And yes, I realize car batteries are different from RV batteries, but the fact is it didn't even register so I'm confident a car battery can handle it as well.
109414
Hello, I have used my Power Pack to power an 8" fan for camping 8 hours per night for a week. It easily had that amount of power. I would say it could power a larger 16" fan for 3 hours for several days before needing recharging. I hope this helps. Keep in mind the unit weighs as much as a regular car battery.
629010
Unfortunately, after carefully checking the fan, instruction booklet and box, I have found no information regarding the watts. Like Susan Mann responded on February 19, I concur it is an awesome fan. I love the flexibility of using with or without household current. Quite frankly, I was also surprised at the efficiency while operating on batteries.
1697847
Sorry, I haven't tried it without battery connected. The fan does come on when I turn more than two lights on though, and when I put more load on it the fan speed seems to pick up commensurate with the load applied.
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I have not used mine with motor running as of yet,I have it in a Rv and used breathing machine ( c-pap) and also had a 20" box fan running @ same time,when first turned on it said it had 12.68 volts,ran both all nite (7 hrs) and when I looked before shuting off it said 12.06 volts so it didn't draw to much.....I have a 200hp O/B and it only has a 35amp alt so they don't put out much amperage,,,,,,,