In A Pinch – Grab a 9v, a Car charger, electrical tape and a nail
Lab Work – 9v Charger Hack
Before you start blasting me about wattages, amperage, safety and/or reality etc. I meant to post this back in December, just didn’t get around to it until now. The situation is futile, no power, storm knocked out your power or your car battery died and you’re in a pinch. Phone is dead… and you need a charge? This hack will help you while you are in a pinch away from the comforts of home. Camping? Off-grid? Broken Down?
Typically I stay away from cellphone hacks, but this one is interesting being the start of hurricane season. Having gone through storms, tornados, hurricanes i.e. life without power… sometimes the simplest things can help ‘warm up’ the situation. I’m not saying you should go out and stock up on batteries, clicky-pens, nails and used charger cords… but maybe have a few laying around, in a pinch.
This hack has been around for sometime, some folks say off-grid life and underground living might call for power alternatives, and this one might just be up your alley. In any case, we hacked up a few generic charging cords, spliced those together, added a car charger and a few 9v batteries and voila! We’ve got some juice for the cellphone battery. This hack might work better if you can find a better battery, or even the RC/Drone battery type – looking at 9v, LiCB or 4s/5s LiPos. Whatever the flavor, you might have these items laying around the home, office or shop, depending on your life situation. We have these items around the workshop, so… as you can imagine, these things might come handy in a serious storm or power outage situation.
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