Run any battery powered item through AC power
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Have you ever not had enough batteries for an object? Or have you ever lost the adapter for an object, and wanted to use it again? Or just want to make some cool sparks in your room?
1.Finding the right stuff.
So you’re cleaning your room one day, and you find your old Gameboy, circa 1989. Some more searching yields a few cartridges, until you finally find one that’s worth playing (I have Zelda as my example in this one). You flick the switch antd wait for the red battery light to shine.. and nothing. …
2.Choosing the right adapter.
The first step is to find the right ac adapter (hp ac adapter dv6000) for your project. I have two variable voltage adapters that I honestly have no idea where they came from. They each had a connector that ended in almost any sort of DC plug. If you managed to find one of these, cut the end off and peel the wires apart, …
3.Wiring it all up.
Now that you have everything, it’s time to wire it all up. Without knowing much about the internal wirings, you have to play around with each of the battery connectors in the compartment. Clip an alligator clip onto each of the wires coming from the adapter(Dell Inspiron 5100 AC Adapter), and then clip one end to a positive te…
4.Enjoy!
Once you’ve got it all working, you can enjoy limitless power from your originally battery powered device! There are many applications for this, from Gameboys, CD players, massagers, lanterns, almost anything that takes standard consumer batteries. So go wild, try it on all kinds of things.
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