Can this unit be used with a normal electric outlet or do I need to buy an ac/dc convertor when I want to use it in the garage without a battery?
330002
The unit has two spring jumper style clips to attach to a car battery. I think the instructions say not to use an adapter, however, 12 volts is 12 volts. I looked all over for a quality pump that could run off battery or 110 vac but to no avail so I settled for the best battery unit I could get which was this one from Viair.
330003
You would need the AC to 12 volt DC adapter. It can't be used with a normal 120 or 240 volt AC outlet on its own.
330004
It is powered only by the 2 battery clamps. There is nothing else included, somewhat of a limiting factor indeed.
330005
This unit is strictly a 12 volt DC powered compressor. If you wish to use this on house current, you will need to use a 12 volt DC power supply which could handle the required amperage. I would suggest a small car or lawn mower battery of at least 100 ampere capacity. Put a trickle charger on it and you would good to go. Most of these battery powered compressors will draw considerable current during operation and they will get hot so be sure to take care when operating and keep the compressor clear of any combustible items.
143758
It has a regular outlet plug so you could plug it in somewhere but does not have batteries
443471
This lamp uses 13.5 volt power transformer that plugs into regular AC house outlets. There is no provision for battery operation.
1242885
I have a 120VAC outlet. The unit is plugged directly into that with the power cord that was attached at the factory.
1254327
This unit doesn't take a charge. It converts 12 dcv to 110 acv, so one can plug household things into it where there are no outlets like in a boat or in your car.
1297516
We just plug it into a regular outlet in the garage. And my husband loves his unit.
1177221
Yes, the unit can be plugged in to a standard 110 volt AC outlet or use the 12 volt accessory outlet in your car. Works quicker in a house outlet, but handy to use car voltage if you're on the road. Noisy- but the only decent inexpensiveone I've seen that can use either voltages.
1216924
AC only. You would need your own inverter and a DC power source if you wanted to run on batteries.
2090436
I would suspect that you could connect to a battery with a converter. Have not done that. There are solar fans that would not require electric power of any kind. We used this for one summer, took it to a desert location, planning to get a solar fan for it soon.
1779160
you need a outlet or you can wire it direct but it has to be 110 120 volts to work. Batteries will not work. hope this helps you. Jack
559861
it requires a DC power source. If you want to use AC power you will have to convert it to DC.
1082924
Short answer is "no". There are two wires coming out of the unit that you can basically connect to the terminals of a 12V battery (I used a car battery). You'd need to get a 12V power supply that plugs into the wall and hook it up to that if you wanted non-battery power.
843425
This unit requires either batteries are AC electrical. It does not have a rechargeable battery.
447205
This unit has a power supply -- 110 volt. I do not believe that a battery is utilized.
1468499
Its only a 5 Watt panel so no. Running something from a solar panel, without a DC battery, isnt practical anyway if you need any sort of a constant voltage.
1744625
It comes with an adapter to plug into 120vac wall outlet. It also runs on 4-aa batteries if you want. I use the wall adapter so I don't know how long the batteries would last.
1297517
Yes I run it on a regular home outlet. Nothing special is required but it does use a good amount of power so if you have a lot of other electronics on the same circuit you may trip the power.