Abstract: Set of linked together, direct current powered decorative ornaments. A branched power supply cord is provided that powers a plurality of decorative ornaments, each ornament having a direct current consuming load. The supply cord can include an elongate trunk supply line terminating at a base-end in a pronged plug configured for plugged insertion into an alternating current outlet. The pronged plug can be electrically coupled upstream to a switched-mode power supply having an AC-to-DC rectifier and having variable power output capability, the magnitude of which can be determined by the instant load demand thereupon. An operator-actuable switch can be electrically coupled downstream of the switched-mode power supply and can be electrically coupled upstream of a branched distal portion of the trunk supply line that has a plurality of lead-lines.

Abstract: Object having terminals for supplying power to a battery-operable device when the object is inserted into a battery holder, and a transmission line is coupled to the object for supplying power from an external source of power to the terminals of the object. For example, the transmission line is thin and flat so a battery compartment cover can be fully closed over the transmission line, and the transmission line is also coupled to an external electrical connector to receive power from the external source through the external connector. The apparatus can include multiple objects. The transmission line can provide power from the external source to the terminals of only one of the objects, and the other objects can have their terminals shorted together. The multiple objects can be strung together so that they do not become lost or misplaced.