this & 1AC say they're Always On. must batteries be removed for Off? why is this a "good " feature?
1473032
This lights up all the time , but the 2 ac doesn't only when applying on wires with higher then 90 volts the 1 ac is low voltage battery life is more then 3 years that's really good
1332905
Good feature because it's always ready to go. The draw on the battery is negligible. I've been carrying mine for three years in a vest pocket everyday. Works every time. Don't worry about it.
1473033
The great thing about the always on is the increased safety factor.You do not have the tester turning off while checking wires for live power and then thinking a wire is dead while in reality the tester has timed out and shut off! I would not own one that does not have the always on bump to test battery feature
532109
I haven't used mine yet but plan to soon. I've heard from other reviewers that you must remove the batteries to turn the device off, so maybe that's part of the problem.
8882
There are 2 Ways these will automatically Turn off, The First way if you put in charge mode by switching them off and connecting them back to the Base Station, and the Next way is After like 5min of inactivity from the source its connected to, it will switch off on its own!
1986278
I think they are for leaving them on continuously after dark or for motion-sensitive only after dark. I left mine in the position that they came in which is motion sensitive as I do not need or want them to be on continuously.
1251601
The batteries just run the light which has a high and low setting so it's going to depend on your use habits. I turned the light off when the party was over. Did not seem to be a problem!
482155
All I can tell you is that mine are on 24/7 all winter. I have never had a problem. Whether that's recommended or not, I don't know.
484681
I try to turn them off every night to save electricity and so they don't disturb my roommate, but sometimes that doesn't happen every night. I had them on for a good 2 weeks straight. They still work. I haven't had a problem with them overheating.
1484524
Funny you should ask about "always on". I bought and installed two of these. One is on all the time dawn to dusk no matter how I have it set. The works sometimes and others it is also on dawn to dusk. I do NOT recommend these lights.
1175971
Mine only stays on for a few hours, sometimes it doesn't come on at all. No,they can't be turned off.
1175969
Yes, at my place they do appear to stay on all night but never stayed up the entirety of the night to really check. One year roughly now on the current batteries and still going. They appear easy to replace. I believe there is a switch in the back to turn them off if I recall correctly. It provides nice accent or local lighting but don't expect it to light up the entire yard like a spot light.
466447
Twisting them turns them off and on. They also have a timing mechanism so, if you twist them on and leave them, they will come on at that same time each day.
681068
I always remove the batteries when not in use. Do the same with speed lights, and camera.
1044950
My experience is that even when I turn them off, they automatically come back on (I think every 4 hrs). They are beautiful but I do go thru a lot of batteries.
1323757
I have already returned both units that I purchased. However, if I remember correctly, there are 4 lights showing the strength of the battery. Not sure about the on/off.
1038837
Yes. The only thing I've found tricky with these is getting the battery compartment open. Once I figured it out, it wasn't too bad. Don't forget to turn them off when you aren't using them -- the battery will run out! (I use them at work and accidentally left them on over the weekend. Luckily, I had a spare battery in my desk!)
456112
When I have used them, they have maintained the setting that they were on when I turned them off. This has included being disconnected, stored for a couple of days, and reconnected.
384874
You can NOT! It is always ON unless you remove batteries, but we have had it for almost one year and it is running fine with the original batteries.