Introduction: USB Power From Drill's Battery

By youtube.com/ShakeTheFuture
About: Innovative Projects, Diy's, Life Hacks

Devices that can be charged via USB are only growing in numbers.

What to do when the power is out and your phone is dead?

If you are lucky enough, you'll have some kind of portable charger that will save your day.

In this project we are going to make a USB charger that can take the power from your drill’s battery.
Just slide it one the battery and you’re ready to charge your gadget.

Great for emergencies or to use it as a portable charger.

Drill batteries hold a lot of juice, so they will outperform most of the portable chargers you can buy.

Get prepared and make this super simple charger. Even though you'll be making this charger for your battery, the design should fit other brand batteries.

What is needed:

  • Plastic bottle screw cap
  • Cars USB charger that works with 12v - 24v (I think most of them do)
  • A packet or two of Sugru
  • Some cables

Step 1:

Open the charger and take out the board.

Remove the negative/ground connector that goes on the sides of the plug.

Make 2 new connectors from the negative connector.

Step 2:

Take your screw cup and check where the holes should be made for the connectors.

Make 2 cuts for the connectors and drill a hole in the middle of the cup.

Step 3:

Solder 2 cables on the boards positive and negative terminals.

If you don't have a soldering iron, you could try to attach the cables by twisting them to the connectors on the board.

Put back the board in the plug.

Squeeze or cut the connectors with wire cutters, so the cable can get a good grip.

Attach the cables.

Step 4:

Insert the connectors in the holes you cut earlier.

Screw or push the plug in the hole of the cup.

Mark positive(+) and negative (-) terminals with a permanent marker.

Step 5:

Cover the battery terminals with scotch tape.

Reason - so the Sugru does not short the battery while it dries.

There must be some moisture in the Sugru while it's fresh, so just in case.

Put the charger onto the battery and adjust the length, width, shape of connectors, so it fits perfectly.

When you are happy with the result, cover the terminals and cables with Sugru, so they don't move.

Remove the charger and use more Sugru to cover the plug and terminals on the bottom of the cap.

Put back the charger on the battery and make sure everything fits tight and does not move.

Make a custom pattern on the Sugru if you wish.

Lift the charger a little bit, so the Sugru does not stick to the battery. Wait until Sugru dries.

Remember to check positive and negative terminals before putting the charger onto the battery.