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Charge Your Phone with a DIY Candle-Powered Charger
So the power's out, and you've broken out the candles to keep things
well-lit—but your phone's about to die too, with no working wall outlet
in sight! DIY weblog Tinkernut shows us how to power your phone with the
heat of one of those candles.
This is one of those fun-but-only-mildly-practical projects perfect for a day off and a little science lesson. Essentially, you'll be using a Peltier device scavenged from a USB drink chiller, a can of cooking fuel, and a cheap AA phone charger to create the device. You won't need a ton of electronics experience to pull it off, either, so it's great for when you just feel like tinkering around. Of course, you could always charge it with the AA charger, but why waste a battery when you could charge your phone and light your house at the same time (not to mention roast a few marshmallows)? Check out the video to see it in action.
So the power's out, and you've broken out the candles to keep things
well-lit—but your phone's about to die too, with no working wall outlet
in sight! DIY weblog Tinkernut shows us how to power your phone with the
heat of one of those candles.This is one of those fun-but-only-mildly-practical projects perfect for a day off and a little science lesson. Essentially, you'll be using a Peltier device scavenged from a USB drink chiller, a can of cooking fuel, and a cheap AA phone charger to create the device. You won't need a ton of electronics experience to pull it off, either, so it's great for when you just feel like tinkering around. Of course, you could always charge it with the AA charger, but why waste a battery when you could charge your phone and light your house at the same time (not to mention roast a few marshmallows)? Check out the video to see it in action.
Candle Powered Phone Charger | Tinkernut
email the author: whitson at lifehacker.com
--- YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17VU2FkfDOM
--- YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17VU2FkfDOM
Published on May 11, 2012 by gigafide
Learn how to make a cell phone charger
using excess heat from an open flame. This also explains the concept of
thermodynamics and the process of converting heat to energy.
Project Page: http://www.tinkernut.com/wiki/page/Episode_316
Parts List: USB Drink Chiller - http://goo.gl/cNfEc
Sterno cooking fuel - http://goo.gl/hSYWs
Emergency Cell Phone Charger - http://goo.gl/TvdY0
Project Page: http://www.tinkernut.com/wiki/page/Episode_316
Parts List: USB Drink Chiller - http://goo.gl/cNfEc
Sterno cooking fuel - http://goo.gl/hSYWs
Emergency Cell Phone Charger - http://goo.gl/TvdY0
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