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		<title>Assembling a Minty Boost</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yannick Compernol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I made an attempt at creating a mutant iPhone, which turned out pretty good, I had a go at assembling a Minty Boost. A Minty Boost is a homemade portable charger, designed by ladyada.net, which works with regular AA batteries and has a USB plug, it&#8217;s able to charge almost anything that can be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before I made an attempt at creating a <a href="http://blog.emmerinc.be/index.php/2009/07/26/the-mutant-iphone/">mutant iPhone</a>, which turned out pretty good, I had a go at assembling a Minty Boost. A <a href="http://www.ladyada.net/make/mintyboost/">Minty Boost</a> is a homemade portable charger, designed by <a href="http://www.ladyada.net/">ladyada.net</a>, which works with regular AA batteries and has a USB plug, it&#8217;s able to charge almost anything that can be charged with a USB cable. And yes, it charges iPhones, doesn&#8217;t that sound like music to your ears?</p>
<p>The website lists all the parts needed, several schematics and a <a href="http://www.ladyada.net/make/mintyboost/solder.html">walkthough</a> on how to assemble it. All parts can be bought <a href="http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=index&#038;cPath=10">online</a> or you can search for them at your local hardware/electronics store. I choose to buy 2 sets online, since I had a hard time locating the IC chip in Belgium. A set costs $19.50 and contains all the parts needed, including a custom made PCB board (big plus). I choose the cheapest shipping method ($6) and it took only a week to get to the other side of the big blue ocean. Customs did ask €10 for the parts though.</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.emmerinc.be/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/photo.jpg"><img src="http://blog.emmerinc.be/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/photo-300x225.jpg" alt="Minty Boost parts" title="Minty Boost parts" width="300" height="225" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-602" /></a></p>
<p>The actual assembly is pretty straightforward and can be done without any soldering experience. The only thing left to do now, is fitting it all in a little box. I&#8217;ll post some pictures of the actual finished product, once I find a suitable metal box.</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.emmerinc.be/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/photo-2.jpg"><img src="http://blog.emmerinc.be/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/photo-2-225x300.jpg" alt="Assembled Minty Boost" title="Assembled Minty Boost" width="225" height="300" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-604" /></a></p>
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