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The USB Charging Station (TUCS)
Basheer and Connor’s Make Project
Idea
•We came up with our idea through the thought process of creating
something that could benefit our iPhone/iPod (since we both had
one). The first thing that came to mind after that was a charger, and
so we went with it.
What Are We Making?
•Specifically, what we were trying to do was modify the battery
compartment from a certain toy to power an iPod/iPhone cable,
therefore charging the iPod/iPhone.
Preparation Stage
•During the Friday our project got accepted and the following week,
we were our preparing for the project. During this time, we did
some background research on how wires worked and some basic color coding. After we felt we were up to speed, we began to actually work.
Time
•We estimated that our project would take roughly two weeks
from start to finish and one week to create a Power Point
presentation.
Work Stage (Week 1)
• During our first week, we took apart two different toys brought in; a
flashlight and a Xbox controller. The flashlight was dissected first, and the
battery compartment and wires attached to it looked pretty easy to
rewire. We got the Xbox controller open after an entire day’s worth of prying
open but did not have the time to fully investigate the pieces inside.
Work Stage (Week 2)
• Basheer brought in an old iPhone with it’s charger and began taking it apart
to see what needed to be given power. We also finished inspecting the Xbox
controller and determined the flashlight’s compartment to be the one used because we thought that rewiring
would be easier. After further examination, we changed our minds and decided to desolder two metal springs that transferred the Xbox
compartment’s power to the controller itself.
Work Stage (Week 3)• On Monday we hooked the two springs
on to the charger to make sure the invention worked. It didn’t, and after
further research, we found out that Apple had made their chargers fool proof by adding the two extra
wires that we had previously ignored. To get passed this, were forced to find a new project that powered a female
USB port. After buying them from Radio Shack, we met with Mr. Brown and Mr. Whitmer and got the project
done.
Advise•Our advise for people attempting to
do a similar project is to make sure that the company your charger was
made from does not have any special wires hidden inside it. A
good way to check for this is to do a thorough background check on the charger you are planning on
modifying.
Challenges
•The main challenge we had was how our project didn’t work the
first time around. This was a major setback because we had planned to use Tuesday and Thursday to create our Presentation. The way we had to deal with this problem was by doing most of it at home and multi tasking during class.
Documentary (Videos)
• Every day at the end of class, we would create a 30-60 second video of the summary of what we did that day. We switch off who talks in the video
each day. At the end of each week (on Friday) we put all our videos into one
giant clip and post that to YouTube. We embed that link on to our wiki page
before the end of the Friday.
Documentary (Notes)
•Every day on our wiki page, we would write a detailed paragraph explaining what we did that day. We do this for anyone trying to follow through our progress to
have an easier time doing so. We switch off who does it each day to
make it fair.
How it Works•Jumper wires transport power from
one place to another
•Electrolytic Capacitor
•Voltage Regulator
•Ceramic Capacitor
•Resistor to LED (Light Emitting Diode)
•Female USB Port
Info About Product• After using this product, make sure the
battery is not left plugged into the circuit to avoid over heating.
• If your device is not charging, then that probably means that there is a loose
wire within the circuit, which is an easy fix.
• The battery can only last for so long, so replace it after every 2-3 full charges.
Conclusion
•After some major setbacks and a change in our project, we were
able to complete what we set out to do. We were very short on time at the end, so we had to use some AL time and make the Power Point
at home. Here is a photo of our product doing it’s job...