Multi-Battery charging station

[Ripley]

This configuration can save some space and electrical outlets.

Tools used: Roto-tool (dremel), saw, drill, glue-gun, soldering iron.

I used a roto-tool to remove the plastic covers from the wall chargers. I only had 6 so that's why there are 6 ports.
Cat-5 cable for thin wire for led and port extensions.
Scrap wood for the box (this is cedar)

Not difficult but definitely time consuming.

 

[Mufftrix]

Wow that some charge station

 

[ainako]

the wooden housing scares me a little, nonetheless! pure genius!

 

[Ripley]

the wooden housing scares me a little, nonetheless! pure genius!

LOL, thanks. I got tired of trying to find outlets to plug my chargers into. I agree that wood is probably not the best material, but it's easy to work with and I don't have any plastic boxes lying about.

 

[Bastage]

You really should look into battery modding.

 

[Alain_JANTY]

Why I'm not a handyman ?

 

[Ripley]

You really should look into battery modding.

LOL Bastage, thanks, but I've already built 4 of Maddog's magnum mods (2x 901 2x 801), and a few USB passthroughs. I had my first 801 battery die this week, so I ripped it apart and tried to use the vaccum switch to build a switch-activated passthrough.
What a B*%#H! All those titty-bitty wires are a bugger to solder. I finally gave up after I got it all back together and couldn't get enough vaccum to activate the darn thing. Tore it all apart again, soldered a manual switch on and threw it back together.. 10 minutes versus 4 hours. I'll probably try again since I'm a die-hard and hate it when I can't get something working the way I think it should.

 

[spyderuk]

Yes, nice mod. I was waiting for somone to have a crack at this. Good job.

 

[Kaston]

You should sell them =)

 

[TxTrouble]

Oh great now Ripley is now looking at my USB chargers. YIKES. lol

 

[Texas]

Very nice mod!!

 

[TxTrouble]

10 days out and the station is still working great. Now she is going to revamp it. To make it smaller and prettier. If I dont watch it she will take all the chargers. LOL
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[kender]

A good way to label them is to print the labels on a Laser printer in mirror image (inkjet wont work) on shiny magazine paper. Then place it where you want it and iron it on. Let it cool and slowly peal the paper off. It will look like a factory printed label. The toner is like a plastic so the heat will transfer it.

 

[puff-puff-pass]

Did you order the PWBs, or just rip them out of your existing chargers?

 

[Nazdrowie009]

Nice. I'd buy it. a safer casing would be ideal though