Title: Hand crank broke after very limited use
Review: Seemed like a great purchase when I got it-- it gave off plenty of light for my camping purposes, and the radio was a nice perk. However, I'd only taken it on 2 trips (for a combined total of less than 2 weeks' use) in 2 years, and was at home re-winding it to recharge it when the handle simply stopped working-- specifically it seemed to disconnect from the charging mechanism on the inside and the handle became sluggish and ineffective. Peeking inside, I could see that whatever had broken was beyond my basic handyman's ability to fix.This WOULD be a great product, and it actually looks & feels durable, but for the hand crank to break while CHARGING normally seems to be a pretty bad design flaw. I'm now trying to get a replacement from Athena, the manufacturer, but am not too hopeful because the 1 year warranty has expired (never mind that the product was only used for 1-2 weeks total).
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