Solar-Powered phone Charger

Perspective the housing off to expose the Light-emitting Diode and diffuser.

Action #3:

Twist from the diffuser to reveal the LED. Inside the battery pack compartment on this one you will see a AAA NiMH 300Ma. Some models have a big capacitor instead. Place the electric battery address right back on.

Step number 4:

Sometimes they twist aside, or you may have to eliminate a couple of tiny screws to get inside. You can view the 2 wires leading from the solar power mobile on top going to the board. We'll snip the LED (examining polarity with a charged battery pack and a multimeter) and use those leads for later hook up.

Step #5:

Once more, in the dollar store I found a AA battery-powered emergency mobile phone charger with multiple recommendations like the mini USB utilized by my Crackberry. Cracked it open to remove a little Computer board that essentially transforms 1.5V into some thing over 5V, enough to provide somewhat charge to my phone. Sorry 'bout the fuzzy shot, I was drunk whenever I took it.

Step no. 6:

We used only a little piece of double-sided tape (hot glue gun would work as well) to stay the charger PC board in to the solar power light housing and soldered the two leads from light to your matching leads regarding the charger.

Action #7:

Put the housing back together and if you can easily, coil up the extra cable toward connect. We included a vintage plastic foot with self-adhesive tape i discovered in my parts bin. It keeps it from sliding around to my dashboard

Action #8:

Voila! It sits to my dash, charges the AAA battery pack in the day so when it gets dark, it automatically delivers capacity to the charger then to my phone. I keep my phone-in the glovebox for emergencies which method it certainly is charged. And all for under 3 smackers.