DIY phone charger

Steve K

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it is a relatively old idea. The Indestructibles site has had this project on their site since 2006 (or earlier?) ....
http://www.instructables.com/id/MintyBoost!---Small-battery-powered-USB-charger/

There was an odd fascination with mint tins as electronics housings, for some reason. Possibly because they are easily available? Precautions should be taken to avoid having the tin can shorting out the electronics or batteries.

The cheap and easy availability of power banks, along with the proliferation of USB power sources, really reduces the appeal of this sort of charger. It's not a bad excuse to build an electronics project, though, especially if you'll be traveling someplace where electrical power isn't available, but AA's are. ...not exactly sure where that would be, though...
 
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