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Keeping secret documents out of enemy hands can be a challenge, especially if the bad guys are in the habit of stopping and searching you. Encryption...
Cut off the plastic wrapper that covers the dead AA battery, taking care not to score the metal underneath. Depending on the brand, you might need to...
Some batteries (Duracell, for example) have a small indent in the case near the negative terminal; make cuts here with your hacksaw. Don’t cut through...
Remove the end cap of the battery, using pliers if necessary, and save it for later. The inside is filled with chemical mush. Scoop this out and disp...
Hold the battery in a cloth and use either a drill or a countersink to carefully and slowly grind out the carbon. A 12mm bit should fit inside the ba...
The plastic case on most USB thumb drives is clipped together and can be opened fairly easily by levering around the seams with a knife. The space in...
The standard USB plug is too large to fit inside the battery, so it needs to be removed with a soldering iron or a micro heat gun. Heat the solder as...
The wires should be connected as shown in the diagram. This will take a steady hand and plenty of patience. If you have a magnifying light, you migh...
Trim the mini socket’s wires so that they reach the tags that the original USB plug was connected to. Solder them into place, but don’t overheat them...
Use more epoxy, holding the socket in place with a small clamp if necessary. When the glue is dry, remove the clamp and slide the circuit into the ba...
Set these back slightly from the edge of the case, but don’t block the USB socket. Make sure the poles of the magnets are both facing the same way re...
You’ll probably find a plastic plug with a thin metal cap stuck inside the end cap you removed from the AA battery. You need to remove this plastic. ...
Melt some solder onto the inside of the ring from the AA , and then scuff the outside of the AG13 battery with fine sandpaper. CAUTION : Don’t use st...
A suitable piece of artwork can be downloaded from the Files section above and printed onto sticky-backed inkjet paper or film. Before you stick it o...
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