Stuffed Animal Ipod Charger by TarzanJr
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In this Instructable, I will teach you how to make a Stuff Animal that Charges an Ipod/Mp3 or any cell phone that has a USB cord. This is a very basic Instructable and it is cost under $20.
 
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Step 1: SUPPLIES

you will need:

a Stuff animal- (preferably small)
a bit of wire- with an insulated coat
a small switch- [tape://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062490&y=12&x=11&retainProdsInSession=1]
a Needle and Tread
9 volt battery
9V Snap Connectors- (That you can buy here http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062218 )
Electrical tape- that can withstand pretty high temperature (don't just go pick the cheapest cause it isn't always the best)
+5V Fixed-Voltage Regulator 7805- (That can be bought here)http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062599
Female USB cord (you can normally find these cheap at Radio Shack or Best Buy but normally they are used for extension. So, becauase you maybe cutting it you should make sure you buy a cheaper one cause you will not use as much of the cord.
Aluminum Foil (a bit)

Tools:
Scissors
wire cutters/wire strippers (not as necessary)

TarzanJr (author) says: Jan 13, 2010. 2:02 PM
 I forgot to mention this but you can put an LED light on here so that you can see if your connections are right but then you would have to go buy a resistor for the LED and a few other things so that it would work i did this in my second bear i made and it worked out great.
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