what is the solution to the complaints that it uses a lot of batteries?
1776592
I purchased in December of 2012 and have not changed the battery. I have no complaints with the operation of this unit.
1776593
I do not use it everyday but we use it a couple times a week. I've had it since December of 2012 and still on the first set of batteries. mine has a plug in for an electrical adapter. you have to buy it separately
1747366
I would not advise as there would be too much battery drainage quickly. I think a more powerful battery would be better.
226112
Buy a new battery. Everything gets old and there are lots of ways to ruin then even if it's not.
1911542
We are using rechargables. thank you I will certainly try different batteries.
372895
I have the same thing happen to me. I think that it is junk except for having some gadget on a chain to carry an extra pair of batteries around.
1124606
Mine works great! There is still a problem with battery life. This thing needs an AC adaptor or a rechargeable battery because you'll find yourself buying expensive large batteries. All in all, it's worth the price.
2282236
The keyboard I think isn't the problem as I've had the same batteries in it since I got it and they are fine still. Now the mouse doesn't shut itself off and I've gone through 4-5 batteries in it to the one in the keyboard. If you are having a problem I suggest taking the battery out every time. Yes inconvenient but saves on the battery cost for sure. I'm lazy therefore 4-5 batteries in the mouse. There are no shut down methods that I know for either. but for the price... Try Emailing the company itself they might have a solution.
640058
Yes, it does seem to use batteries up quite quickly for some reason. I've learned to take my batteries out when not using it!
1532554
Just replace the batteries, a couple of AAA's will do it. If you use the high end batteries it will work for a very long time.
206820
I have never noticed an issue with it draining the batterys. I usually plug it in after each use.
1130165
That is what I use it for, I find the batteries die very fast and when I reset it, I often have to take it off the wall and reinsert the batteries. and fiddle around with it until it decides to work. The other thing is you have to check it often because it will not work with dead batteries.
518849
You may way want to buy a charge controller to keep the battery from overcharging.
489288
Pay extra attention to the direction you insert the batteries (+ vs -) There are lot of batteries. Also, check to be sure the wires connecting the battery harness aren't broken or shorted. To be honest, I don't use batteries with mine because it's too expensive. I bought an AC adapter right away.
1842725
It uses too much energy to be battery powered. Its an AC motor, not possible to be powered by a DC battery.
1599289
Double a and rechargeable batteries work well in it. You don't wanna go cheap on the batteries because they will drain faster.
1760921
You might also try using rechargeable batteries. I use those exclusively now. For whatever reason, they just seem to work a lot better.
1114844
No! It uses batteries. And a lot of them too. The batteries go dead very quick!