I was wondering if anyone had any experience with wind-up lanterns like this one http://tinyurl.com/4komr7? I was wondering how well they work, how bright, and if they can be modded?
Wind-up Lanterns
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I can't imagine it would be very useful or bright. probably 5mms. I got a wind-up cell phone charger/flashlight a couple years ago as a gift and I've never used it b/c it didn't come with the right phone connector.
what's wrong with batteries?
what's wrong with batteries?
Unless you were in a place where you were away from power and couldn't handle taking a few sets of batteries windup lanterns are carpal tunnel traps... lol For fun I bought a hand pump 3x5mm LED light (generator type) is has a switch that allows it to use 3 button cells to power it instead of cranking. The best I have done wildly cranking is about 1/2 the brightness of button cells which I have used about 20 mins so far on it instead of cranking/pumping or squeezing. Get a decent battery powered lantern and skip the generator ones.
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Personally, I've NEVER had any luck with anything that winds up. Seems they typically don't last as long as advertised & lose their ability to hold a charge too soon.
Anyone finds something that they truly believe in and has reviews to back it up, PLEASE let me know as well! :thanks:
Anyone finds something that they truly believe in and has reviews to back it up, PLEASE let me know as well! :thanks:
I've a Freeplay Indigo wind-up lantern, and I like it pretty well. It is a well built lantern, and it performs fairly well (I've not done any extensive tests).
It has the option of using an A/C adapter to charge it's internal NI/MH batteries, and it last 2-3 hours like that on high. I can crank it for a minute, and it will last about 5 minutes on high, and around 30 minutes on low (be advised these are WAG's due to the fact I've not actually timed it).
It also has a single LED in the front that seems to last a bit longer than the actual lantern part with the multi LED cluster.
I bought mine on clearance at Target for around $17.
If anyone is interested, I can do some runtime tests on it. I don't have any sophisticated equipment, so it'd just be my eyes and a timer.
It has the option of using an A/C adapter to charge it's internal NI/MH batteries, and it last 2-3 hours like that on high. I can crank it for a minute, and it will last about 5 minutes on high, and around 30 minutes on low (be advised these are WAG's due to the fact I've not actually timed it).
It also has a single LED in the front that seems to last a bit longer than the actual lantern part with the multi LED cluster.
I bought mine on clearance at Target for around $17.
If anyone is interested, I can do some runtime tests on it. I don't have any sophisticated equipment, so it'd just be my eyes and a timer.
