Here’s what your gonna need to make your very own Altoids USB Charger.

1 - Altoids tin
2 - Ceramic 0.1uF capacitors (Digikey BC1160CT-ND)
2 100uF/10V electrolytic capacitors (Digikey ECA-0JM101)
1 - 22uH power inductor (Digikey 6000–220K-RC)
1 -MAX756 boost controller
1 - 8-DIP socket (Digikey 110–99–308–41–001000)
1 - USB type A jack (Digikey 609–1045-ND)
1 – Single Sided PCB Etching board

You’ll also need the Eagle project files which can be downloaded from http://nsightproductions.com/projects/usb.zip

Watch Digitalunderground.tv Episode 1
(http://nsightproductions.com/podcasts/du/Digital_Underground.tv_-_Episod...) and follow the step by step instructions and your done. Your very own USB charger.

RELATED WEBSITE LINKS
DigiKey – digikey.ca
Eagle Layout Editor - http://www.cadsoft.de/
Digital Underground.tv – http://nsightproductions.com/digitalunderground

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