If you travel often, use your mobile devices a lot, or run questionable ROMs on your phone, you likely have an external USB battery pack. These handy devices let you give a phone, tablet, or USB ...

Sure you could go buy a USB charger off the shelf, but what fun would that be? Try making one yourself with a little help from a 9V battery and a few extra components. This simple hack on a standard ...

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I'm nearing the home stretch in the conversion of my 1967 VW Beetle to run on electricity and the car is really coming together. I've got all the parts, besides the all-important charger and some odds ...

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