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Power Generating Shoe

Step 1Materials

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First of all, you obviously need a shoe. I suggest getting a shoe with the thickest sole available because you'll need to put stuff inside.
Next, you'll need two rechargeable flashlights for their generators. The two pictured below are the two I used and the next picture is one of their generators. I got the flashlights from my local Radio Shack and the brand is MegaBrite.
The other materials are: a spring, some wood, a small piece of re-bar, some thick wire, some small screws, and a cell phone charger.
As far as tools go, you'll need some basic hand tools, a drill, a band saw (unless you want to do it by hand), and some electrical tape.
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Mar 22, 2010. 9:18 PMRoxas1313 says:
hey,2 questions,when you mean rechargeable,do you mean the crank generator?because the picture you have is a hand cranked generator and 2 flashlights.And 2nd,what about the spring,where did you get that and what's its exact name?
Jul 7, 2011. 6:25 PMsurvivorwolf says:
For the wire question: You can make it as long as you desire but i recommend using a plug that you place wire from the device to the object being charged

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