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  • Homebrew USB Charger

    Posted on August 19th, 2009 bert 4 comments
    Inside the Box

    Homebrew USB Charger

    There are plenty of examples on the net on how to build your own usb charger, but since we didn’t have any on our site I figured I’d share it with you.  I found an old wall wort in my junk drawer that I couldn’t remember what it went to, so I figured it would be great to put it to a good use as a USB device charger. Because I didn’t have a clue what the maximum current draw requirements were for a USB device, I found the requirements on USB.org’s website.

    Difficulty : MEDIUM - SAFETY WARNING, Shock Hazard
    Time: 1 hour

  • Inexpensive Bench Top Supply

    Posted on August 4th, 2009 Trent No comments

    PSU Benchtop Supply

    PSU Benchtop Supply

    If you haven’t built one of these yourself yet, this one here is a real forehead slapper.  Create a cheap benchtop power supply from a standard ATX computer PSU.  In my case I did it completely from stuff I just had lying around.

    Difficulty : EASY - SAFETY WARNING, Shock Hazard
    Time
    : 30-40minutes