🔌 Ambient Weather WR-AC1: Mini-USB to AC Adaptor for Small Electronic Devices - Efficient Power Solution Review

Getting started. This radio must be connected to the mains to fully charge. If you want to connect to a wall outlet, you will need to order a cable. Got the radio, charge it up. The charge indicator light came on for half a second and then went off. It seems that the part of the wire that connects to the radio has/had a short. You can see the cables. Bottom line: if you're buying this as an emergency radio, keep shopping. You want something you can be sure will work when you need it.

My mistake was not ordering this $4.95 power supply at the same time as my original weather radio order. Because charging in sunlight, electric light or a USB connected to a computer does not provide enough power for outdoor use without having to turn the crank. The best advice is to KEEP IT PLUGED IN AT HOME ALL THE TIME, then you can use it outdoors for a long time without charging it. This certainly extends battery life and is worth the cost of the adapter and S/H charging in and of itself…

This is one of the tools I really needed. A few months ago I bought an Ambient Weather Radio for future emergencies. Our lights went out a few months ago and I was a little unprepared for my situation. I had flashlights and they worked well. There was no light for about three (3) and a half hours. Well, that scenario made me think that this power outage might be a national emergency and I didn't have a battery-powered radio. That's when I realized that in the event of a national catastrophe, I…

Emergency handheld radios are a good thing when you need them in a crisis, but why reserve them just for emergencies? I bought this Ambient Weather WR-AC1 Mini USB Power Adapter for small electronics when I decided it was worth keeping my emergency radio on my desk for some basic FM background music. It's true that my Ambient Weather WR-111B digital emergency radio came with a USB adapter and it works great when connected to my PC or one of the USB power adapters that many of us have to use to…