LeapFrog AC Adapter (Works with all LeapPad2 and LeapPad1 Tablets, LeapsterGS Explorer, Leapster Explorer and Leapster2)

This ac adapter saves you a ton of money in the long run.LeapPads eat batteries like a bottomless pit.This power cord allows us to save so much money. We only use batteries when we go away now and it saves us so much.Our LeapPad would kill off new batteries within a day. It is actually ridiculous.This cord however has been wonderful. No more kids whining that they need new batteries, no more having to spend a fortune on batteries, no more kids whining that they need new batteries. The cord is a nice length - not too long to gt all tangled up in and not too short to restrict you. No more kids whining that they need new batteries and begging you to go to the store to replenish the ginormous stock of batteries that you just bought a week ago. Did I mention no more kids whining that they need new batteries?It stays securely attached to the device and works perfectly. One of the best ten dollar investments I ever made.

A friend of mine gave my boys a Leapster 2. I am not a fan of toys that eat through batteries so I always look to see if there is a plug that will work with the toy (they don't need to be walking from room to room with video games anyway in my opinion). I don't really like dealing with the chargers or docking stations either because you either need to leave them plugged in all the time (wasting energy) or you have to remember to charge them (a problem at our house). I bought this (as well as the LeapFrog car adapter) for them to use. I haven't ever bought batteries for the Leapster so I have saved a lot of money. If they are at home (or at somebody else's home), they sit there and use this adapter. If they are in the car, they sit there and use the car adapter. Both adapters work great. I can't vouch for what devices this will work with besides what we use it for which is the Leapster 2. We have never had a problem with it.

To those of you looking for a current review and to answer some questions, I wanted to make a few comments. First of all, as many other reviewers have mentioned in their five star ratings and to answer some of you that have left one or two star ratings, this is an AC Adapter, as mentioned in the product description and the box itself. This is not a charger, not a docking station. This is merely an electrical plug that works with the Leap Frog products. Whether you have rechargable batteries or not, this item is not intended to charge those. This is to be plugged in while using the unit, as you would a television. If you want a portable unit, put in the batteries. We use this ac adapter when we are at home, since most kids sit in one place while using these toys, it is no problem to plug it into the nearest outlet. We put in fresh batteries when we head to an airport or when we are in the car. That being said, the second issue, which actually made me wonder whether to order this or not, is whether it works for the LeapPad or Leapster Explorer units. It does. In fact, the version we received is exactly as shown - a white adapter with a rounded/domed plug - and the box actually says on the front and back that it works for ALL Leapster Learning Systems - explicitly stating that it includes the Leapster Explorer and the LeapPad Explorer. We have a Leapster 2 as well as the LeapPad and this works for both of them. Why the product description mentions that it isn't compatible with the Explorer systems, I do not know. The only reason I can think of is that Leap Frog has updated this item since it originally appeared and now includes those systems. Of course, what you receive could always vary from what someone else received, but we just got ours this week (May 6, 2012) and the pictured item is what we recieved, even if the description doesn't match. As far as I am concerned, this is a very fair price for an electrical alternative to batteries, especially if it works for all the units Leap Frog now makes. Oh and one last answer that I couldn't find before I ordered it - the cord length is 6.5 feet (78 inches).

This ac adaptor works for our leapster just fine. The only slight flaw (and it may be my outlets) but it doesn't stay in the wall very well. The cord is fairly long however so I can place it in a number of places in our home for my children to sit and enjoy their leapster. I am glad I bought it - it is totally worth it not to have to keep buying batteries - as the leapster seems to eat them in no time at all.

I bought this as a replacement, and it functioned as such excellently.

Very good for kids to use it.

I hate these things. They become short with the circuit, sometimes I would have to replug them just for them to work. I am so glad I upgraded to the battery packs. I really think Leapfrog should INCLUDE the plug with the 100.00 toy. It doesn't make sense for customers to have to purchase the power for the toy.UPDATE 08/6/2013: I ended up buying the battery packs and it comes with the ac plug. Now I am replacing those plugs as well. These plugs are very delicate they damage at the slightest pull. I barely use the plugs because of the battery packs and maybe need to recharge once a week if that and I have to play around with the cord to see if the yellow light comes on when I need to charge my kids leappads. I had 4 of these and now I am down to just one working one. I seen these on clearance somewhere else for 5 bucks I'll be buying at least 4 of these...again.

This charger works great. If you are using regular batteries in your leappad, you will need the keep it plugged in. If you have the leappad battery pack, it will charge it and there is no need to keep it plugged in. I have included a picture of what this battery pack looks like because my leappad happen to come with it and I didn't know some do not. The other reviews talking about needing to have it plugged in at all times confused me until I realized the difference. If you open the battery compartment and see this piece, no need to keep it plugged in while playing. Glad I found a replacement cord. I'd be replacing batteries constantly!

Good product, nicely packed.arrived on time.thankyou amazon

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This works perfectly to get the tablet off batteries for home use instead of always feeding the machine. Although i've found batteries that give me a good lifetime with the leappad 2 (amazon basics), this just helps extend the battery life. As a note, it will not charge your rechargeable batteries, in case you are looking for something like that. It simply powers on your device without either you having batteries, or utilizing the battery power if you have batteries installed.

Arrived on time. We have owned leap pad3 for 2 years. And it has been worth every penny. If my puppy hadnt chewed my original cord. I wouldn't have replaced my original adapter. Glad to have this new adapter with in a few days instead of shopping instore looking for a new adapter for my old leap pad3.

This charger is saving me a ton of money in batteries!! My only complaint is that the kids have to be fairly still or it looses connection to the leap pad. But not sure if that's an issue with the charger, or the leap pad.