Eton FR400 Hand Crank Radio and Power Generator
Ideal for emergencies, the versatile and reliable Eton FR400 is a hand crank power generator. It features a water resistant body and can receive power from four different sources: the built-in rechargeable Ni-MH battery that takes its charge from the dynamo crank and from an AC adapter; three “AA” batteries; from the AC adapter alone or the dynamo crank alone. In times of emergency, the FR400 provides you with an emergency siren, a water resistant radio, LED lights, and a cell phone charger so you can contact help. Using the hand crank power generator, you can also charge the internal rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack in times of need. The Eton FR400 also gives you access to NOAA weather channels and TV-VHF channels 2-13, so you can listen to important information, weather forecasts and even television shows while away from the set. User Feedback: Product is very good quality and durable. Reception is good and seems to last for quite a while with only a little bit of cranking. Well, as it turns out I think this is a nice little unit. I would describe the sound overall as good. Maybe I’ll amend this review in the future, but I’m happy with the features, design & performance. Opening the battery cover and connecting the battery was just that simple, and it has remained securely closed. After noting some less than satisfactory reviews by others on similar Eaton products , I decided to go ahead and buy this product. I found that the FR400 meets all my criteria in a weather radio. First, the crank system covers our communications need should we have an extended power outage.This past week, over 100,000 people were without power in our area.
The crank generating system works excellent. It actually works easier than I thought that it would. I also find the Alert function very important. You simple turn a Selector Knob to Alert, and when the National Weather Service issues an alert, the radio comes on automatically. This alert gives you advance warning of dangerous weather, and can save your life in case a tornado is about to happen near you.It also warns you of other bad weather conditions such as extreme straight line winds and hail. Flood Warnings are also covered in these alerts.
Features:
- Hand crank power generator is ideal for emergencies.
- Provides you with an emergency siren, water resistant radio, LED lights, and a cell phone charger so you can contact help.
- Can receive power from four different sources: built-in rechargeable Ni-MH battery that takes charge from the dynamo crank and an AC adapter; 3 “AA” batteries; the A/C adapter alone or the dynamo crank alone.
- Gives you access to NOAA weather channels and TV-VHF channels so you can check the weather or hear important news updates.
- Dimensions: 8.6 x 4.5 x 2.0 inches (WxHxD); weighs 1.5 pounds
3 Responses to “Eton FR400 Hand Crank Radio and Power Generator”
By Kimberly Kay on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Don’t know what to say. At first it looked good but now I’m very disappointed in this kind of information
By Suzie Cheel on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
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