Scrabble Flash Battery Life Anybody had Scrabble Flash long enough to need to replace the batteries? If so, how long did they last? How often, and how long at a time were you using the game?
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Reader X,Thanks for the response. Check out Amazon for the batteries. Five Sony or Maxell for less than $3.25 or a couple import brands for $5, all with either free shipping, or eligible for free super-saver shipping.ww
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William, thanks for taking the time to respond. I will also let everyone know what kind of battery life we observe. Best of luck to you.ww
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I agree, need to replace all when one goes... Love the game! Batteries lasted approx. 8 hours... looking for reasonable priced ones ourselves...
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We started playing tonight. Love the game. But, seems tile reaction got slow after just a few hours. But, loved the game new!
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Has anyone noticed the cubes malfunctioning with the "infinity" symbol rotating when there should be letters appearing? Or tiles locking up on a letter or number until turned off and restarted? Is this indicative of batteries going dead?
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The one misgiving I have about this otherwise well-constructed toy is the choice of button-cells to power it. I understand the attraction of small size, but these cells can cost $3 - $5 /each/ to replace, and since you use all the tiles at once, when you do have to change cells you'll probably need to replace all five.$15 - $25 in batteries for a $20 toy is really a bit of a mind- (and pocketbook!) boggler.
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Haven't had it long, but it has been used daily (probably an hour cumulative a day) and have noticed that the logging of words has been getting fuzzy over the two weeks we've been using it. Also we have found that the game works poorly on our heavily varnished wooden desk and best on a felt card table. When we finally kill the batteries I will let you know, but I am interested in knowing as well.
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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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The battery lasted multiple times of me using this keyboard for several hours. You have to be careful to turn it off when it is done. I haven't had to replace the batteries yet, though, and I have used it maybe 5 times for 2-4 hours each.
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I haven't used mine for about a month and just tried it and the batteries work fine, just rewound the tape. Played it and it works great!
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They last pretty long. Make sure you use quality batteries, like Duracell or Energizer. Don't forget to turn them off when not in use. I don't want to attempt to guesstimate how many hours, but we really don't have to change them often. If they start making funny noises, time to change batteries.
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we're currently using recharbeables in our sets. They seem to work well, I haven't had to replace yet (just been playing a couple of times). Actually, I did have to replace almost right away - it turns out two of the 6 were not fully charged. The gun would still tag/receive tags, but the special effects were all off and the voice/sound effects were V...E...R...Y.......S...L...O...W... but it was a good warning, and at least I could finish that game effectively. If that's what we have to look forward to, I'm pretty happy with how the tagger handles low battery.
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Well, we don't use the flashing mode much really, but mainly solid when our dog goes out at night. But we have never replaced a battery. We leave the light on his collar all the time, and just turn it on for the few minutes he is out, so battery life is more than a year.
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It's best to buy your own, separate rechargeable batteries online. I recommend looking for around "2300 mah" "NiMH" batteries. With those, I have gone out with a dozen friends and played 2 to 4 hour games every week and maybe recharged them once a month approximately. Some won't even be dead after a couple of months due to light usage.
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I just got the 16GB for Christmas. After reading all the battery posts, the first thing I did was charge it fully, then play it until the battery died. I got 20+ hours. I think a lot has to do with how often the screen is "lit". If you're constantly shuffling through, picking songs, adjusting volume etc. i think one would get less life than just playing it like I did (the screen was black most of the time since I wasn't adjusting anything). And of course, i would expect video or games to kill the battery even quicker. That would be a good test, play a video straight through and see the life. I don't have any videos loaded, so I can't really test that.
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Michael, The battery last for 50 hrs on constant lighting mode and 150 hrs on flashing mode. I hope this info help. Good day.
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The battery life is pretty awful. Don't lose your keys. I did, and you have to send in a notarized form with 15 bucks to get new keys. The batteries on mine lasted less than 5 months. New, name brand batteries, and I opened it a grand total of about 5 times. I hadn't tried in about a month, and there was no juice left. I'll try a different name brand to see if it matters.
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You didn't say if you were using a flash or not. That of course will eat up battery life fast. I use the economy mode, which also is good because the screen shuts down in between photos. If you are being conservative in your use and still are draining batteries, I would suspect a problem. I just finished a trip in which I shot over 500 pictures plus a bunch of video and I used up two rechargeable batteries that weren't even new and one set of rayovac alkalines.........Hope this helps.
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Hi, from what i know the battery is non replaceable nor can you replace it. But gives up to 8-10 hours of play time. I leave mine off charge at home to maintain battery life. All said this is one great device. The build quality is excellent and the sound is great.
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Using it for class, I get 4-5 hours. (screen brightness down, speakers off ect. just taking notes) Using it for random stuff (flash games reddit ect.) 3.5-4, Gaming lasts for an unexpectedly long time depending on the game of course
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Battery can't be replaced once game is done. Battery hasn't needed to be replaced yet & I've had it for a couple years.
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I would suggest contacting scrabble directly. They may be kind enough to simply replace them for you at no or little cost.
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I've had a couple of these and even when new I don't get more than an hour out of a charge. Currently it's about 30-45 minutes. I've never found the batteries to replace the original and my belief is they aren't replaceable. I just buy another WLB26B since they are relatively cheap and I like them because of the light output.
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I can play mine 24/7 for about 2 to 3 days. And, it's probably capable of playing longer. I just getit on the charger before the warning starts going off. I really like it. Not meant for someone who is extremely rough on things. But, if taken care of, I can see this player lasting a very long time. Really like it!