If I put the batteries in backwards and turn it on, will that fry the electronics?
578350
No, the diodes internal will just not work. I have done this with LED bulbs in my car.
2151015
i did same thing at first, & was sure I installed battery right. In frustration, I flipped battery opposite direction inside flashlight & it worked fine. It stil seems backwards to me, but I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this flashlight! If yours still won't work after installing battery in all directions, then it must be a defect. Hope it works for you. It's the best flashlight I've used!
1133224
Not really it's going to be a waste of energy . I plugged it 2 hours before using it.
392619
Sure. It has a manual reset. You can push the red button pictured to break the circuit. You can then latch it back manual with the grey switch.
539607
I wired mine backwards first try. Worked fine until the timer triggered it off, then there was no power for the clock to continue. I just swapped the load wires, and it worked fine.
1084452
Yes make sure when you put the battery in the charger that it is turned the right way to charge ,it will not charge if turned wrong way
403732
Be sure you put a 'charge controller' (regulator) between the panel and the battery. If you don't, you will overcharge the battery daytime, and fry the panel at night (because the battery will back up into the panel and fry it).
57895
When I first put in the batteries, it did not work. I realized that I put the battery holder in the wrong way. Turned it around and it worked. Hope it's that simple!
802256
Not sure this will help but I didn't worry about wiring it to automatically come on in reverse but rather to a toggle switch so I can turn it on when ever I need it and it will stay on if you don't line it up exactly right and have to pull forward and back again. Simple install power from the battery to a toggle, then power from toggle to the unit. Easy as pie.
1171374
Sure, but be for warned my switch comes on by itself which means the batteries are always dead.
1169512
NO! either use the backup wire sensor so the monitor activates when in reverse, or wire direct to fuse box and monitor stays on.
1984844
the controller pictured has reverse current protection built in. So the short answer is YES. However, the real question is how reliable is the controller.
1715761
Get the voltage and polarity right and you should be ok. Just be careful not to fry it.
1381608
Yes, that would be fine.Because I left mine plugged up since the day I got it, and the green and the red lights are malfunctioning.If you leave it plugged up, chances are it could fry.
1526169
If you have installed the batteries correctly and it is not working then yes send it back. Mine works Great.
184167
Extremely unlikely. Even if the batteries fitted (they are usually specifically shaped with connectors that only fit the correct appliance) the higher voltage would, unless specifically compensated for by the drive circuits, drive excessive current through the motor leading to overspeed and/or rapid burnout.
716105
Nope. Output on it is 21.75v and it would fry a 12v in a matter of seconds.