Will the lights work if the AC adapter is plugged in or will they only work on the batteries?
1961033
No, the IR LED's only run off of the battery pack. The AC adapter is for charging the battery pack. Charging is fully automatic, meaning it stops when the battery is fully charged. I get about an hour of illumination per charge.
1961034
Sorry for getting back to you very late...I plugged the AC adapter into the light and it did turn on, but this does not say that it is running off the adapter and not just the battery. I would suspect it was running off the adapter. I could experiment and drain the battery then do this again. I modified my light by replacing the internal 750mAh battery with two external 2000 mAh batteries. Each will keep the light going for about 1:45 mins for a total of about 4 hrs of use. That is good for my long ghost hunts.
1961035
It works both ways,but the led light that lights when plugged in is bright and maybe a problem.
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UPDATE - 5/16/2014: Although the adapter does power the light, I noticed when a battery is also attached, after a while, the light will slowly flicker. This is probably due to both the battery and the light draining power from the adapter at the same time. Therefore, you should REMOVE all batteries when using only the adapter to power the light. Previous answer: Yes. It powers the light without batteries.
759085
We sell DC power adapters to power our lights, they can be plugged into an AC outlet.
2220917
These should run fine on a battery, but I cannot recall what the power connector is on the light. Ours are all installed on a studio ceiling grid along with their individual power supplies.
1803783
I have them running off a 12 VDC battery in a vehicle, which is around 13.8 volts DC. If you use a 12 volt DC power supply it will work. MAke sure the output current of the power supply is sufficient to power to lights. IN other words, do not use a very small plug-in 12VDC power supply. Use one that is at least the size of a normal men's wallet. If you use too small of a power supply it could overheat the power supply. THese lights work fantastic. Theyve been on my vehicle for over a year now and continue to work flawlessly.
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All I can tell you about that is the other day I was using the flashlight which eventually became dim. I replaced it on the lamp. Although connected to the AC adapter, the red light did not come on and the lamp would not operate from the switch on the base. I thought I had a problem with either the base or the AC adapter. The next time I entered the office where I keep it, however, the lamp was brightly shining and the red light was on. I concluded that the flashlight part must be charged at least somewhat before the lamp can operate from the AC adapter current. I hope this helps.
2005994
Yes the lights can be battery powered. I am not sure of the time that they will run. I used 8 AA batteries run in series to create the 12V necessary to power the lights as a test. I had the lights running for at least 5 minutes on alternating flash with the 12V battery pack.
1899991
Thanks Joe Faz, I hadn't noticed the AC adaptor receiver on the light. I play with an 18 peice band and the less obstrutions the better. I'll stick with batteries for now. Good eye though.
10325
These lights dont pull much juice, so u shouldnt have any issue if they are correctly wired.
1999388
I am guessing it depends on how close to the street light you are. If there is light, they won't turn on.
1160289
We purchased this AC adapter: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003WJ218U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 So no batteries... not sure if that's an option as this is the only thing we've done. Works great and plugs into the outlet which is connected to the light switch.
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Replace batteries or if you have rechargeable AAA batteries, they should work too
2278761
Yes, the batteries can be used instead of the AC Adaptor, I do not know how long they will last though.
349338
Yes, the ac adapter is included. If you buy this light make sure you don't use the ac adapter when the batteries are installed. I did this once and it broke the light.
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No-It appears to work by an automatic switch. When plugged in battiers off-[unless you have rechargeable batteries-then they are charging]-other wise the regular batteries are bypassed when it is plugged in. Michael Barnes
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You put two batteries in the charger on one side. One of the lights should come on.
828033
Adapter, plug in, and battery back up but assume you would not use the batteries as main power unless you had to.