Any owners of this Mr. Beams (MB 380/390) have cold weather usage detail? Battery life is my main concern, as I'm in Minnesota.
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We purchased one of these lights last year for a vacation home in central wisconsin.When we went back to the house this year it was working just fine and i know they had some very cold weather this past winter.no battery problems at all.we havent changed them yet
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The battery life for my unit in cold and hot temps have been almost 4 months on a very sensitive setting which means more activation. It doubles as a watering device for my garden. Cars that drive by my front garden at night often set it off because of the wide range I've selected.
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Frostfire 16 LED is better. Mr. Beams is the best @ the same price but use batteries and light last longer after motion.. This one(frost fire) stopped working after a month. There are no options.
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I live in the great white north where the temps regularly drop far below zero. I have had no problems at all with my Feit LED flood lights. They light right up to full brightness.
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Sorry, I've only had it about a month. I use it every night when walking my dog. In our canyon we have cougars and black bears so I had hoped the intense beam would be some protection.So far, so good.I use it about 20 minutes each night at full brightness. I have had it month and still usingthe original batteries.
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This has more to do with your batteies than the LED light. Alkaline batteries perform very poorly when they are below freezing. If you use rechargeable NiMH batteries then the light can operate down to -20C or even lower. I know this becasue I have this light powered byTenergy Centura rechargeable C cells in my (unheated) garage. During last winter the outdoor temperature can drop to 0F (-18C) at night, and the light still works.
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I have only used it in Florida and the summer in Colorado so I can not answer about cold conditions. It does ok on cloudy days, it just takes a while longer to charge fully.
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Yes I have used mine in the rain and in the snow but cold affects battery life
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Depends on what you mean by cold. We have had some 15-20 degree lows here where I hunt this season. It didn't seem to affect it's performance. If you run alkaline batteries like I am, you will experience a significantly reduced battery life below freezing. However, that's par for the course with all cams.
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MomLady,I live in Colorado and whenever I go to San Francisco or Puerto Vallarta, my Z22 freezes, too. In a warm pants pocket in Colorado it'll freeze, too. Have you found any solution?Jim
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I live in the Phoenix area. The speakers sit in an unprotected part of the yard and have done fine with extreme heat/rain. As for cold I don't know yet as it doesn't get "cold" here but our first freezing nights are still to a few days away. Hope this helps.
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Dan did a great job of answering your question. Keep an eye othe temp.....there are times I still need to add snow to keep it around 80
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Linda, I live in Arkansas and have had the light for about a year. No issues with water and the batteries last a long time. I have woken up around 5 am and the light is still burning. We don't get the rain you do, but he had probably 20 inches of snow this season (I am right next to the Missouri border). No issues as of yet.
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My experience is with leaves. Device does not work well with heavy leaf piles or large areas. Battery drains in about 10 to 15 minutes on high speed. I do not know how that would compare with snow. Light snow on a small area like windows might be okay.
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Had mine two years. Live in southern Illinois. Had a bunch of snow this year. No issue.
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my version goes to snow, there's a few different models of this that goes to black, or blue screen on signal loss. all look the same from the outside so it's a crap shoot on what version of it you get.
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I live in the montain in México ..so i use it always in high ell the winter time...never turn off, because here is very cold .