The product description should clearly state that it does not operate on 120 V AC, and it does not have a replaceable battery.

you will never be without it like most battery operated ones

and the battery hasn't died since with quite a bit of radio use

Cranking it charges it for a second or two, so I suppose the chargeable battery is bad

The cheap battery will no longer hold a charge.

Found the battery was some kind of weird hard wired battery pack of odd sized batteries that were hard wired into the damn

Went to use it for Irma hurricane bad battery will not hold a charge.

Battery drains quickly

It works OK, solar batter charge is slow and the battery runs down rather quickly, but it works fine if you crank it.

battery is still dead...it only works if I hand crank or actually charge it with a power cord.

It does bear mentioning that this should not be considered as an adequate backup battery for a cell phone or tablet on its own

The battery must be dead, so anyone buying Lennys make sure you test it right when you get it.

Obviously the battery or electronics that handles the charging are bad, making the unit completely worthless.

The battery drains pretty quickly...

The magneto will charge the pathetic battery to supply light for a few minutes before it dies

Better to get a radio that takes good old fashion batteries.

Alternatively, I could continue to crank it non-stop, but the moment I stopped, the battery is dead nearly instantly

sent it back dead battery !

Great NO batteries involved as I have had 2-3 flashlights corrode internally by old leaking batteries (when I forget them in storage).Crank works great - sound is reasonable - and the included cables to hook to Android cell phone and/or laptop are added plus

The battery died within the year

However, be careful not to bump the radio dial - it turns on very easily and will drain the battery

If they can install a good rechargeable battery this device would be awesome, other than that I'm not pleased with the product.

Used it once, battery failed soon after

not the highest quality, battery dies faster than it says it should, but for the price it's not bad, especially for emergency situations

The internal battery is useless.

If you store it, take it out every 30-60 days and crank it for 3-5 minutes-especially if you keep it in a car; as cold weather will drain the battery quicker

Its probably a faulty battery that can be replaced, they happen

The battery was completely dead and unable to hold a charge.

If you charge it up, you get 1 second of radio use before the battery is dead, or 5 seconds of flashlight use

Nice to have a flashlight and radio handy and not have to worry about dead batteries.

not the highest quality, battery dies faster than it says it should, but for the price it's not bad, especially for emergency situations

internal battery dead after 1 year

My main gripe is the radio won't run for more than 30 minutes before the battery is exhausted

then the battery is completely dead.

While it does charge cell phones, it will only charge them a bit (~10-20%) before its battery is dead.

Flash light is bright enough to be useful and with the ability to charge via the hand crank, never have to worry about fresh batteries in the hurricane kit.

With this gadget, batteries are no longer an issue

Above all, no batteries needed and it works for me.

Bad radio, does not get all the channels, the solar panel does not charge the battery at all, the battery got worse just within a week of use, would not recommend this radio

We get tired of dealing with batteries and keeping our flashlights current with fresh batteries

haven't tried all the features, but i let it sit for a couple of weeks and the internal battery was dead

No matter how hard and how long I cranked, its battery remained dead

The battery must be dead, so anyone buying Lennys make sure you test it right when you get itI will never buy anything from this company again, complete g I will never buy anything from this company again

Assuming the Red light is due to the sun and the long charge time is due to good battery life (which I have not tested) I would actually say its a worth 4 1/2 stars

Prepare to crank a while that really drains the battery

It can be a pain tracking down batteries right before a trip, or even worse, getting to a campsite and realizing your batteries are dead

Internal battery is problematic

The rechargeable battery doesn't last very long, and the recharging doesn't work

I purposely drained the battery than left in direct sunlight for several days and can not get any charge from solar.

I may take it apart and see if I can replace the battery myself, but very disappointed

The battery looks like a ni cad battery but you can't find a replacement and the battery compartment where it's at is too small to find anything for it since it was past the 30

Bought it as an emergency radio/flashlight that does not require batteries and it works perfectly

I received a product with a defective battery

Works as it should.

I bought it as a backup for a heavy storm season, as well as to take camping to charge devices

The radio is a basic radio that works as it is supposed to

Everything worked as I expected it would from when I purchased it

Radio, hand crank, light ... everything works as it should, and this is one of my favorite purchases I've made in a while

We thought it would be, it seams to pick up AM and Fm radio good at my work 1356 ft and at home 4233 ft elevation, the solar hand hand crank charger work as they should!

Works as it supposed to.

I was very impressed with the quality and the sound everything worked as

It works as it says it does, but if you want to charge your cell phone, it takes a while and a good bit of effort.

LIghtweight, easy to store, and reliable as a light, radio and charger.