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USB Iphone Ipod Dynamo Charger

USB Iphone Ipod Dynamo Charger
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No outlet in sight? Do not worry pull out your very own USB Dynamo (wind up) Charger! Going Green could not have been so easy! This is a step by step guide on how to Build, Test, and Perfect your Green USB Dynamo! Please don't forget to Rate and Vote on the Pocket-size Contest.
http://www.instructables.com/contest/pocket09/
 
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Step 1Planning:

Planning:
Looking around online there is no small Dynano USB Charger on the market. The smallest one available is made in Australia and measures 112(W) x 47(W) x 23(D)mm and can fit in a big pocket. My quest is to build a truly pocket size Low cost USB Windup Charger. Where to begin?
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Apr 27, 2012. 4:49 PMegriff says:
I plan on making one of these for my Nook so I can still access all my pdf text books on engineering, chemistry, biology etc during the zombie apocalypse. Also I'll get a solar charger too, but its not sunny all the time and I never know when I'll have to hide out underground. ;)
Apr 6, 2012. 3:41 AMTheRealDutchOwner says:
If you bike alot, you could do this with a bike dynamo. You still need a holder for your phone on your steering wheel, but especially if you forgot charge your phone at home you still can charge it a little on the road.
Mar 12, 2012. 3:30 PMpswiger- church says:
great idea but wont that be tiring but still what people do for technology
Mar 27, 2012. 7:13 PMcc67 says:
you could use that if there are power failures
Nov 21, 2011. 8:10 AMmrmerino says:
Could you make a windmill for this, like a wind-powered iPhone?
Nov 21, 2011. 8:07 AMmrmerino says:
Nice gams bro.
Nov 18, 2011. 11:53 AMpikky_team says:
Thank you for your idea. If the stepping motor was replaced ,are there more some current ?
Nov 17, 2011. 1:31 AMaduffield says:
would this work with any mobile? or just the iphone. i want to know because i just finished building a steam engine and im thinking of using the idea for a phone charger
Jul 12, 2010. 3:31 PMTriworm says:
i had an idea for a car. put a solar panel on the top of the car and and a USB port in it for charging phones
May 30, 2011. 1:45 AMjsamson says:
Great idea dude
Dec 14, 2010. 3:59 PMdrulex says:
several hundreds of dollars worth of 15% efficient panels to provide a couple of watts to charge a phone, when the car battery does the same job... for free
Aug 20, 2010. 1:31 AMH1T4TCH1 says:
removable?
Sep 12, 2010. 2:27 AMh3x_your_nightmare says:
this is cool man! nice job :D
Feb 6, 2010. 8:45 AMrpvanpatt says:
 Hey I was wondering if you have a picture of the wiring set up?  Think it'd help some if so
Jan 24, 2010. 9:50 PMsnowluck2345 says:
 could model/hobby cement be used instead of melting it with a soldering iron?

Jan 23, 2010. 12:26 PMinventordude14 says:
  Awesome! this works great for my ipod 3G!
Dec 15, 2009. 2:35 AMp0g068 says:
 there ought to be a law about having toes pictured on an instructable!  shhhh!  very reprehensible! or at least paint them first ! ....... L O L.  great instructable dude ! thank you. 
Dec 2, 2009. 3:16 PMmattdias says:
is there a way to do this for an ac outlet? (regular wall plug thing)
Dec 4, 2009. 12:06 PMivaneduardo747 says:
Would be very difficult to start, better get a small inverter.
Nov 23, 2009. 6:35 PMkosbon says:
Tried to make it both with Griffin usb charger, which supports IPhone 3gs and the cheap usb charger, which supports only IPod.

Both worked fine for IPod, but give an error with Iphone 3gs (charging device is not supported by Iphone). 

Not sure what I've done wrong and how to make it work with an Iphone too.

Please somebody help!!!

Nov 13, 2009. 6:08 AMdan and kon says:
 ya i would gladly pay you to make me one of these
Jul 30, 2009. 4:53 PMphoenixjen says:
Could you just make one of these for me? :)
Jul 29, 2009. 6:18 PM=D says:
hey kudos to this project! how would you wire up this in addition to a solar cell?
Jul 24, 2009. 2:49 PMRose123 says:
Great idea! Mr. Fuller, you are a genius! :)
Jul 23, 2009. 5:43 AMJavin007 says:
I have to admit, despite being pitted against you in the contest, I voted for this. As a camper, a pocket-sized dynamo phone charger is probably about the most sensible, and brilliant concept I've seen on here. This should totally take 1st.
Jul 23, 2009. 5:47 AMJavin007 says:
*heh heh* I just read your test results. Wonder how fast you'd have to wind the thing to keep a phone alive during a phone call.
Jul 23, 2009. 7:32 PMJavin007 says:
To clarify my last post, I wasn't trying to "trash" this entry at all. Was just simple musing. This would (very literally) be a life-saver for people who manage to get lost, but still have their cell phones. 911 can use the GPS built into cell phones (required as of Oct of 04, I believe) to find people lost in the woods or mountains. This draws very little current, and just keeping your phone "alive" by winding this every few minutes could very literally save your life.
Jul 21, 2009. 8:53 PMbrokengun says:
Nice! I've been wanting to build pretty much exactly this for a while now. I like how you just used the USB plug because it's so general and works with everything. Pretty sweet stuff, you should get some more numbers on exactly the power output your getting.
Jul 22, 2009. 11:38 AMbrokengun says:
I was thinking about making a generator from scratch then hooking it up to a gearbox from one of these dynamos to see if I could mess with it and get some more power out of it. I am not sure how exact those hand crank generators are, but I have a suspicion that they are just a motor running backwards and could be improved. Then again, I could be completely wrong. I would love to see work on your savonius turbine. I know a little bit, depends one what you want to know. If you've got questions feel free to message me or I can send you my e-mail address if you like.
Jul 21, 2009. 1:55 PMcaptainplaneteer says:
I really like the 'going green' idea, and it fits in your pocket! great idea!
Jul 21, 2009. 12:21 PMslashandburn says:
Nice, make it play music & flash lights and I could make my kid could charge my iPhone.
Jul 20, 2009. 3:46 PMikestarm17 says:
wow, that's so weird that I just published an instructable just like this yesterday. What a coincidence. Nice job, good luck! (yours is a lot better than mine)
Jul 20, 2009. 12:12 PMBriguy9 says:
If I could get both these components and do this myself, I would. It wins my vote!
Jul 20, 2009. 12:06 PMsungodfree says:
neat little project! how big is it?
Jul 20, 2009. 10:49 AMimakethings says:
Add a capacitor in series with the 7805 so even if u stop cranking for a while it would still provide some disposable power!
Jul 20, 2009. 10:41 AMsunguy says:
Why don't you use the 7805 chip instead?
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