will it run off solar while playing?
1428474
Absolutely, we do it all the time. In fact, we have had the Ruckus for about a year now and I have only charged it twice with the power cord. All the rest of the time, it is running off the solar charge. We use it quite a bit in the car for our long trips as our car does not have the ability to play our music off the blue tooth.
1137054
No, I keep mine plugged in whenever I'm not using it and it still plays for 7 hours or more on battery.
350569
I'm using mine a pond bubbler without a battery, connected to directly to a small solar panel. Obviously it only runs when the sun is shining, but that is when my pond needs aeration the most.
1951226
If it is out of warranty and your battery is dead you can still have it plugged into power and run the speaker. You would only need the battery if you wanted to run it off the grid.
970012
Yes you can leave it on all night or 30, 60, or 90 min. You plug if in and have batteries for back-up or you can run it on batteries alone. There is a brook option on the card that comes with it. I purchased the nature card also and we (the kids) listen to that every night. I like it better than the card that comes with it however, that is my personal preference.
1381606
It could presumably vampire a bit of electricity. I guess it depends on how easy it is for you to get to the plug. Not sure if it still draws power with the controllers off of it or not, you'd have to find that out from the manufacturer. I wouldn't think it'd be much so long as you don't keep the controllers attached where it is keeping the green light lit.
1406723
No you cannot. The panel/charge controller cannot run any loads without being connected to a battery. The energy supplied to the load must come from the battery. There is one exception I have seen. There are some 12V water pumps that will run directly off of a solar panel without the need for a controller or a battery.Renogy Tech SupportSR
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.
1972907
Yes....And It does have an energy saving feature if there is no draw on it it automatically shuts off.
627315
depends on what kind of battery you get and how long you let it run without turning it off.
968215
I have power ran from battery straight to cap... It does turn off after it is fully charged up! It's actually pretty cool.
411166
Unfortunately, no. We have a 24' travel trailer with the Go Power Solar Extreme kit install, along with 450 AH of batteries and are not able to fire up the AC unit. It will run the Microwave, TVs, Laptops, etc with no problem, but those rooftop AC units are too power hungry (we have just one)! It appears you would need a generator in your arsenal if you want off-grid AC. :(
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If you supply enough current to do both, then yes. I run a pump and charge batteries all day and then the pump runs most if not all night. go to backwoods solar or northern arizona solar or advanced solarr in calpella ca for free worksheets for determining totals of all loads in watt hours versus solar panel(s) output. there are other factors as well, length of 12v wire run, and lighting wire run as well. but simply, solar panel output x hours of actual panel output minus loss of conversion minus loss of wire runs gives you watt hours of power available for lighting or charging or both. the unit will do it no problem. a little tricky to set up......... see other answers If you supply enough current to do both, then yes. I run a pump and charge batteries all day and then the pump runs most if not all night. go to backwoods solar or northern arizona solar or advanced solarr in calpella ca for free worksheets for determining totals of all loads in watt hours versus solar panel(s) output. there are other factors as well, length of 12v wire run, and lighting wire run as well. but simply, solar panel output x hours of actual panel output minus loss of conversion minus loss of wire runs gives you watt hours of power available for lighting or charging or both. the... » Read More If you supply enough current to do both, then yes. I run a pump and charge batteries all day and then the pump runs most if not all night. go to backwoods solar or northern arizona solar or advanced solarr in calpella ca for free worksheets for determining totals of all loads in watt hours versus solar panel(s) output. there are other factors as well, length of 12v wire run, and lighting wire run as well. but simply, solar panel output x hours of actual panel output minus loss of conversion minus loss of wire runs gives you watt hours of power available for lighting or charging or both. the unit will do it no problem. a little tricky to set up......... see other answers « Show Less
1464455
No. The total output is 300watt/hour, so you will get just a little over an hour of run time.
1722132
The pump can, yes. The solar panel should be outside of the water and facing the sun for best performance. Be aware of how gunky your water is, the pump intake can become blogged with moss and slime and prevent it from working...
2189002
I don't think so. It runs purely off of the light sensor. The only thing you can do is turn it off completely. It is a great light though. Brighter than I expected and battery charge has lasted through the entire night during summer. Anxious to see if it can make it through the night in the winter months.
1233360
It can not use solar but it does have 12 volt input, so you could run it off your car.