USB Cellphone Charger Cable

by dleithinger in Circuits > USB

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USB Cellphone Charger Cable

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I have a recently moved to the US, but my cellphone charger has a British plug. Therefore I have use an adapter, which makes the whole thing very cumbersome to carry around. As I always have some USB outlet like my laptop around anyways, I got the idea to make a USB version for charging the phone.

Check the Power Adapter Voltage

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Check what voltage the power adapter generates. For my Samsung model it is 5V DC, which is just what we want.

Cut the Cables

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Check Voltages

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Soldering

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The little black insulating pieces are heat shrinkable tubing, which is very convenient. Just don't forget to put it on there.

Charge Phone

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Hooray, it works!