does it drain the battery fast
1797625
Marcus. Although mine is installed, I have not used it a lot, but you definately want to put it on a separate Switch and turn it off when not using. It is just for washdown during fishing or after heading back. It comes with a Switch and all the necessary parts, but I wired to my console panel switch. It needs water, not dry, or would definately keep running to try and build pressure and run down the battery. You could keep it on all the time, but in my case it shares the intake with the LIve Well and you cannot run both at the same time anyway. Hope that helps.
206820
I have never noticed an issue with it draining the batterys. I usually plug it in after each use.
2191916
Yes, it does use batteries quickly. It is preferred to use rechargeable nickel-cadmium or even better, lithium ion. Depending upon your usage, you can get a few hours usage on a fresh set of batteries.
739093
its great 4 me! Just make sure u turn it off by hand and dont leave it on standby. I did that once and it died. I've charged it a few times. I use it @ work only and my battery life was only 1 bar down after 7 hrs. All i do is listen to music i dont know if it drains faster doing other things. Hope this helps.
1659181
I have noticed that the battery discharges pretty quickly once it is taken off the charger. Not the greatest design.
161528
It does but loses charge much more quickly than the battery that came with the camera.
367986
Yes it does, it drains a little more rapidly but its like an hour difference to normal batterys. But it does work.
1790301
No , but I would recommend it , as it will drain the batt if you use it to long , as that has happen to me ,
869005
Yes it does. My battery life has lasted quite awhile without recharging. Video streaming also depends on your current quality of internet plans. It needs to be high speed otherwise it lags and stalls.
1479846
No, it does not heat up or drain the battery and it allows all touch screen functions to work perfectly. I love it!
1977148
My understanding is that the trickle charge from a USB port is not enough to charge the battery. I have never tried. It does charge quickly with a wall adapter and the USB cable, however. I have never had a problem with the battery. It has a good play life, and charges easily. I use my radio daily. It continues to surprise me with its features.
1350113
The unit gets cold very fast (even freezing). I haven't tested how long it stays cold after I turn it off. I leave it on in the car as the unit only uses energy when it needs it. It doesn't drain the battery like the cheaper ones when you leave it on.
2234400
Yes, but the battery only last for me 2 months. Then after a full charge, battery drains in 10min.
1655982
Not good. It drains really quick depending on what you are doing. A full charge would last about 1 to 2 hours. However I have it plugged in all the time so it is not a problem for me.
2131865
No. Just like a cell phone, that would kill battery life and I use this every morning and it's still at full charge since I got it
968981
I'm pretty sure it doesn't, but I don't have it with me to be sure (a family member is using it). The battery life lasts a long time, though. I think I used it for about 6 months off and on and I didn't have to replace the battery :)
309186
No.Also, keep in mind, after it's charged, the battery lasts for about 40 minutes. But that's for the first months. I've had for almost a year now, it's overheating and battery last 15 minutes.