I have observed that with even a minute of cranking, the flashlight works for hours while as soon as I start radio, it will deplete the battery super fast

Worked for a while, charging battery not replaceable

While I understand this from an electrical perspective (it's generally bad to drain rechargeable batteries past a certain point), the design should have been such that it completely shut down at a certain voltage and didn't drain the battery down to zero

We especially like these when we walk at night or in case of an emergency when we travel - and we don't have to worry about whether the batteries are fresh.

Though this really drains the small battery so use sparingly

Battery died the next day

The rechargeable battery is replaceable..just remove the small screw and remove cover

I have observed that with even a minute of cranking, the flashlight works for hours while as soon as I start radio, it will deplete the battery super fast

It would also come in very handy when camping, you will never have to worry about dead batteries

I'm always prepared and this #EmergencyRadio was the perfect addition to my arsenal!It includes an AM/FM/NOAA weather radio, LED illuminator and a portable battery charger

The crank will get it going if its internal battery is dead.

No batteries...awesome

I hate having to change a tire with no light cause he darn batteries are dead in the flash light.

Battery defective.

If he device was sitting in your car and its internal battery was dead and you ran off the road and were stuck under six feet of

While I understand this from an electrical perspective (it's generally bad to drain rechargeable batteries past a certain point), the design should have been such that it completely shut down at a certain voltage and didn't drain the battery down to zero

I can forgive the small solar panel, but I'm slightly worried that the battery may *DIE* die (like, for good) sometime before I need this in an emergency

Battery dies so fast and does not get good reception

I charged the battery and it never worked again.

The USB charge is slow and drains the battery quickly, but in an emergency that feature is a life saver.

Great battery life, good radio reception

Works as I expected as a charger for my USB devices, nothing 'lickity-split' about the charge, but between the battery and a appropriate bit of cranking, a decent charge on my phone & a tablet.

Everything works as it should, but it really could use a battery meter to show how much of a charge it has left.

Purchased a number of these for the hikers and fishermen in the family as well as to be prepared for the winter months.

I have not used it much yet, but a bit of field testing out of the box, and it works exactly as they say it will.

You have to rotate the radio to find the better reception and the sound tends to be somewhat static-y