Can this be powered or charged via AC or DC adapter or only from the solar panel or hand crank
828613
I looked at ours and I don't see any possibilities for AC or DC connection.
872506
It is not battery powered. It must be plugged into AC at all times.I suppose if you were really motivated, you could make a DC power supply from a car battery or two, and a DC to DC converter, but that's beyond the scope of this reply :-).
1323731
I do not own a DC adapter for it at all. I have been using solely battery power. Thanks
2045030
I run mine from an inverter that is hooked up to batteries that are charged by my solar array. It uses very little power.
1135004
It runs and charges off of usb power. You can use a usb ac adaptor and leave it on, but at some point the battery may get damaged always being plugged in.
737104
No. It is solar powered only, but you wouldn't need an alternate source to charge from unless you're staying in an underground bunker. Even a few hours being outside on a cloudy day is enough to run it through the night continuously.
785053
Yes, the AC adapter is the only power connection as this digital photo frame does not run on batteries, which I see as a negative.
842086
This is both battery powered and has an AC adapter. The lamp works well with either source of power.
1013465
you can't access to battery compartment at all. You can charge it from your computer from the wall from solar power or from hand winding the crank
1827804
It is hand crank but very easy. No electric. I love mine. It saves electricity and you can use it if camping or away from electricity. It has an amazing capacity much larger than it looks.
135557
As far as I know you can power it with a USB but not charge the batteries. I occasionally use a stand alone, rechargeable power source for mine.
728935
The battery that's in there is rechargable. You can either turn the crank to charge it or use the solar panel on the handle. I forget when I bought but when battery drains I crank it up. Nice gift
1258618
Nope. It's battery powered only. You have to modify its scheme if you want to power it up with an ac adapter.
55809
Batts not accessible. Charged two ways, sun trickle charge or quick charge hand crank.
1545884
That silver component you see in the picture IS the battery. It can be charged either directly from the panel (if the sun cooperates) or from a standard wall outlet.
198495
Electricity ONLY. I was mistaken by the search results and bought it thinking it was battery operated. Not a stupid question, the description is deceiving.
1359727
Rechargeable solar panel and battery operated too. I bought it after Hurricane Sandy and we lost power for 6 days. We used it during the past winter storms in the Northeast when we lost power. Worked very well! It's a perfect size and both the light and solar panel flip up and then fold back down flush.