DIY Flashlight Power Generator
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Alternative Energy
Knowing how to improvise is an important survival skill, check out this DIY Video on how to tun a hand crank flashlight into a mini power generator to power you cell phone or small radios.
Now I know that they sell gizmo’s that do this already, but the point of the video is to show you what you can do with a little bit of work. Knowing how to do little jobs like this can help you make do with what you already have.



hermitjim on Sun, 25th Jan 2009 11:41 am
Now that is a very good idea…thanks for sharing it!
kross10c on Fri, 10th Apr 2009 5:49 pm
there was a very cheap hand cranked flashlight sold by walmart that had a plug in and assorted adapters for charging diffrent types of phones and other devices.
Vin on Fri, 19th Mar 2010 8:19 am
I am going to do that tonight.
Lorn on Sat, 19th Jun 2010 3:49 pm
That was really cool…thanks for sharing!
Skip on Mon, 9th Aug 2010 6:36 pm
I found a very cool lantern at a garage sale it is rechargable by ac or hand crank, has two light settings, is an am/fm/weather radio with an auto weather alert setting and has a dc outlet that accepts all those auto chargers. I love this thing, I bring it on boat trips, bike runs, and keep it plugged in at home for the weather alerts. Best I can tell, It’s made by Power on board.