Is there any way to use a USB to ? input to charge the radio via solar?
1840889
The charging base is powered by a 12.5 volt 500 milliamp wall wart. You'd need a solar panel capable of providing 12.5 volts to the charging base.
769659
Yes plug into USB coming out of the radio. There are no additional cables needed to buy.
1493056
I either charge by plug hinging into computer uSB or plugging into my iPhone wall charger. Do no know about solar. If it has USB I would think it would work or 110 female plug
1522375
Yes. You just need to ensure that you have a cable to connect from the USB port on the solar panel to your device.
2182005
I dont recall any instructions comimg with mine, however, it is very simple. Just plug your usb cable for your device into the panel outlet and expose it to direct sunlight. Same goes for the 12 volt cla outlet, for instance, you can charge your phone with the panel using your car charger. Hope this helps.
1199239
I don't know. I checked the list of things it was said to charge before I bought it to make sure it was compatible. I've bought one in the past that I had to return because my devices weren't supported. I've found, The less computerized something is, the more likely it is to be usable with a solar charger.
675599
they sell the Ambient Weather WR-AC1 Mini-USB to AC Adaptor for Small Electronic Devices by Ambient Weather on Amazon, if you haven'y already bought the radio it comes with it for $3 more rather than the one without it. On the Ambient web site they have both the AC (90W1-29100 USB to AC) and the DC(30W1-29100USB to DC car charger) adaptors.It does recharge the battery.
1611275
no USB connection. it has standard +/- leads. aluminum conductors. you won't find any solar modules with USB as the electrical properties and operation do not align with what a USB connection does. I think what you would be looking for is a charge controller, batteries, and inverter to go with the panel. the inverter is the device that would potentially have a USB connection to power your devices. in short, some sort of power conditioning needs to happen between the solar module and your USB device.
2079125
That's a good question. I THINK it works by either charging the connected device from its battery, or by charging the battery. There's an on/off switch that powers the USB connection. So that's a way to differentiate this from a true solar charger. With this you can charge and store, with a solar charger you have to leave the device connected to the solar charger and in the sun to charge. I could be wrong about that. I may ahve to test that the next sunny day.
2047334
It depends on your case. One of my cases allows me to dock it, the other doesn't. In that case, I use the cord charger. There is a USB port in the back of the radio.
1523764
I haven't had that function work properly. Just tried to do that now. I have the radio plugged to charge via a wall wort and then plugged my phone into the USB port...isn't working. I also tried to charge the phone via the hand crank...that's not working.
540536
The radio has the ability to be charged by USB. Being that said, charging in a Vehicle or RV would be accomplished with either using a factory USB port, or a cigarette lighter adapter to USB. Such as one might purchase to charge a cell phone, could also be used to charge your Ambient Weather radio.
1969331
Yes, if you have a usb charging cable simply plug it into the solar charger and then plug it into your phone.
1056174
Yes. Because you charge it using the included USB cable. You can plug it to any computer's USB port or to a mobile phone charger. The radio does not include a charger.
109319
No I'm pretty sure you can connect the solar panel street into the controller box. I bought a separate solar panel and A mighty Mule open and that's how it hooked up
467337
You've probably checked on line, but this is a good site to reference http://www.chargingchargers.com/tutorials/solar.html 25 milliamps is really small, and may not generate enough watts to bring the controller into play. I connected the controller to a largish solar panel, output approx 20 volts, for keeping my boat battery topped up.. the combination seems to work well at this level. Hope this helps.
1245917
I doubt this radio's solar panel would charge a modern day cell phone even at noon in the dead of summer. The solar panel is just too small, it's not designed for that. It could probably charge a primitive cell phone (a Nokia brick for example) in emergency situations, however. If you're looking to charge a cell phone with solar alone, look at these Anker 14W Dual-Port Solar Charger with PowerIQ Technology