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.
Now that is a very good idea…thanks for sharing it!
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.
I am going to do that tonight.
That was really cool…thanks for sharing!
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.
That was very cool and simple. I’m sure I will make my own tonight. I just have to regulate it to successfully charge my Iphone.
This is a very good DIY project for a beginner like me. I wonder how well it would power a weather radio for emergencies?
Radio Shack has a Red Cross version that includes: hand crank and solar charger with a USB port, AM/FM/NOAA, flashlight. The average cell phone can be charged for one minute use with five minutes of hand cranking or 8-9 hours in sunlight for a full cell phone charge.
Another handy device is a car charger that accepts wall socket cords and USB. You can charge phones, lap tops if you keep a flash drive of your survival prep and planning binder, batteries etc.
Great info. thanks.American creativity.