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Battery Booster

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Published in issue 373, January 2008

Battery Booster
The inspiration for this design came from the author’s experience with a mini model helicopter (from Silverlit). This particular model has a hand-held transmitter powered by six AA batteries which acts as a charging station in between flights to recharge the helicopter’s LiPo battery. Even alkaline batteries become discharged relatively quickly because of the energy demands of the helicopter.

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