How is the battery life/runtime on this unit with occasional use, does it die without warning like str***lights,or does the light dim. Is the charger decent? Thanks..
265497
Not sure haven't had to charge it. I gave it as a Christmas gift still just as bright as the day we opened it.
265498
I bought this for my husband for Christmas so he has only used it maybe a half dozen times. We have not charged it yet. We have been very pleased. The light is very bright for such a small flashlight.
265499
this flashlight is wonderful. haven't had any problems so far. we keep on charger until use, so it has been fine. my husband loves it, and my son uses it every night to take our dog out.
265500
The battery and run time is pretty good. It will start to dim when the battery starts running low. The charger is descent also. All in all great product for the money. Would buy another one if mine were to quit on me. I use mine a lot and still running strong. Hope this helps
265501
We have 4 of these and my husband loves them. They have great battery life because we use them every night. My husband charges them every one to two weeks to keep them fully charged. We have never had the light run out of battery life.
822258
About the charge length & battery life:--I use my light visor most mornings for 30-60 minutes on the brighter setting. In the dead of cloudy winter weather, sometimes I'll use it up to 90 minutes. The light stays strong during all of that time. --If I forget to charge it overnight after a morning's use, then the next morning it will start to dim as I'm wearing it, so I charge it nightly. --Also, if it's fully charged but I don't use it for 3 or 4 days, I find that the charge has drained off.--I try not to keep it on the charger longer than overnight. --I've had & used my light visor for 3 years, 4 months now; still works great after much use, with no deterioration of battery or light quality. About the charge length & battery life:--I use my light visor most mornings for 30-60 minutes on the brighter setting. In the dead of cloudy winter weather, sometimes I'll use it up to 90 minutes. The light stays strong during all of that time. --If I forget to charge it overnight after a morning's use, then the next morning it will start to dim as I'm wearing it, so I charge it nightly. --Also, if it's fully charged but I don't use it for 3 or 4 days, I find that the charge has drained off.--I try not to keep it on the charger longer than overnight. --I've had... » Read More About the charge length & battery life:--I use my light visor most mornings for 30-60 minutes on the brighter setting. In the dead of cloudy winter weather, sometimes I'll use it up to 90 minutes. The light stays strong during all of that time. --If I forget to charge it overnight after a morning's use, then the next morning it will start to dim as I'm wearing it, so I charge it nightly. --Also, if it's fully charged but I don't use it for 3 or 4 days, I find that the charge has drained off.--I try not to keep it on the charger longer than overnight. --I've had & used my light visor for 3 years, 4 months now; still works great after much use, with no deterioration of battery or light quality. « Show Less
1844825
Yes! With average use and backlight on (dimmed), charge lasts about 30 hours.
1478232
I have had a Slick ER-701 for a few days now and I like it a lot. But I am surprised to see "great battery life" as one of its strong points. I have found the battery charge life to be short. For example, I charged it overnight using an external (wall) charger, and tonight after about 1-2 hours of reading, the battery indicator was already indicating significant discharge. I noticed that the backlighting was set at 60% and have reduced it to 20% to reduce the current drain. Of course the screen is not as bright but is still quite readable. Does anyone have any tips on charging or extending the time per charge? I have had a Slick ER-701 for a few days now and I like it a lot. But I am surprised to see "great battery life" as one of its strong points. I have found the battery charge life to be short. For example, I charged it overnight using an external (wall) charger, and tonight after about 1-2 hours of reading, the battery indicator was already indicating significant discharge. I noticed that the backlighting was set at 60% and have reduced it to 20% to reduce the current drain. Of course the screen is not as bright but is still quite readable. Does anyone have any tips on charging or... » Read More I have had a Slick ER-701 for a few days now and I like it a lot. But I am surprised to see "great battery life" as one of its strong points. I have found the battery charge life to be short. For example, I charged it overnight using an external (wall) charger, and tonight after about 1-2 hours of reading, the battery indicator was already indicating significant discharge. I noticed that the backlighting was set at 60% and have reduced it to 20% to reduce the current drain. Of course the screen is not as bright but is still quite readable. Does anyone have any tips on charging or extending the time per charge? « Show Less
235320
I'm having the exact same problem. Although my charger was somewhat inconsistent before it died completely. (For about a month the light would come on on the charger about 3/4 of the time when I plugged it in.)
1703768
We received our units about two months ago, and we have used them quite a bit. [They really come in handy out in the country.] So far, the lights show no sign of dimming and we are still using the batteries that came with them. So far, the battery life seems very good.
1866348
While I have not specifically timed battery life under high or low settings, my observations are that on the high setting, the light lasts on the order of several hours but the brightness decreases fairly early on. The light still provides useable light when the brightness wanes but do not expect the light to be "300 lumens" for more than an hour or two. I do not use the light on the low setting.
1778792
My phone got pretty poor battery life (maybe 1 day or so) until I turned off the keypad light (menu --> settings --> backlight --> duration to off). Now it gets a few days, not great, but not horrible. Your phone or charger is (or was) certainly defective--10 minutes is ridiculous.Alan
2050060
Its a pretty long time. I charge it occasionally, but it has never died on me while I was using it.
951341
Seriously, if that guy up there is getting that poor of a battery RETURN IT. It lasts for me about 9-10 hours because i switch songs a lot and use the backlight. But no big deal for me, ive got chargers everywhere so who cares.
1258076
Lights on- standby. Flickering- charging flash. Blink fast- no battery. Blink faster and faster- that 4 cell group is dying (needs replacement soon). Remember to REMOVE the batteries when not in use for a week or more as the unit does drain the batteries even when not connected (.03mah)
1670974
I have had about 10 hours of continuous use on the device with the backlight on. It is a great unit, but carry spare batteries because you go from low battery to no battery quickly.
1646979
We have had our light for 1 year. We don't use it very often and have only charged it twice since we have had it and it has never gone dim but when we did we charged it overnight.
2014334
I believe the instruction say the light should not be operating during the charging cycle (USB cable plugged in). I remove the light from the mounting bracket when I get home and charge it in my house during the evening, that way it is fresh for the next day. I use the light on my commute about 30 minutes a day on the way home at night. I usually charge it up after 3 uses, but I suspect I could go longer.
137204
I havent tried to be honest. The longest so far is couple of days, but i havent lost anything out of it so far. I think if u keep it for a month u might lose just a bar of its light indicator which could account for 2 to 5% of its overall due to its internal connections lost. Which is nornal for these kind of devices. But i normally keep it on the charge when i am not using it at home.
2194868
I have had mine for about two months, used it maybe seven or eight times. No issues yet. Seems to work fine but not as bright as I'd hoped. Plus I don't like the cold color temperature look of the LED's, but that's to be expected with white LED lighting.
904120
I initially charged it overnight, and it lasted for several weeks of ~1 hour long rides. However I don't ride with it always on the highest (brightest) setting - it has three brightness levels, and I usually ride with it on the lowest or middle level, only using the brightest level for short times when I really need the extra lighting.