I've found some Do-it-yourself guides to making a 4-AA battery usb charger, which are basically four AA batteries connected to a cut up usb cable:
http://robotification.com/2007/09/15/diy-usb-travel-charger/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-4-x-AA-USB-Altoids-Battery/
It looks like a us...
@Kellenjb - IMO, he's asking about a design problem. You're right, connecting 4 AA batteries with a USB cable isn't exactly the kind of question we want here, but the answers are good. That's one way we evaluate questions: If they garner good, on-topic answers, they're probably OK. If the result of this question was answers to the tune of "Here's a premade battery pack with USB output", I'd be more concerned.
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Gah, trying to get the markdown and wording right - Didn't realize it got posted here! Sorry for the noise.
I have an old notebook battery at home that became useless when my old notebook dies (RIP). I was wondering if I can use it on some way to implement something like a no-break for my father's desktop. I know that I could have a really low break-energy safe time, but it would be really usefull in t...
User on the above question requested a migration, is it on topic for the hack nature of hooking up the laptop battery as some kind of deadman? @KevinVermeer @Kortuk
I've found some Do-it-yourself guides to making a 4-AA battery usb charger, which are basically four AA batteries connected to a cut up usb cable:
http://robotification.com/2007/09/15/diy-usb-travel-charger/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-4-x-AA-USB-Altoids-Battery/
It looks like a us...
