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How I built a Solar iPhone Charger for under $50.

Step 5Test the Charger!

Test the Charger!
I used my MultiMeter to measure my Input voltage that was going into my 5.00V regulator. about 20V @ 0.50A Good!. Then, I measured the output voltage coming from my Regulator. The reading was 5.00V @ 0.50A Perfect!. Those readings meant that everything was working correctly. Watch out, that 5V regulator gets hot when electrons are flowing through it!

Fully convinced that everything was working as it should be, I covered all of my open wires with electrical tape, took a deep breath, and plugged my iPhone in.

IT'S CHARGING!
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My name is Brennan and I'm a Computer Engineering undergraduate at Colorado State University. I'm very tech oriented, but I am a serious outdoors kid. The combination of the two has developed a passi...
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