Comments on: New Kit: MintyBoost! http://www.ladyada.net/rant/2006/05/new-kit-mintyboost/ afowejfaiwuehfakjnfa Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:55:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: WildSwan http://www.ladyada.net/rant/2006/05/new-kit-mintyboost/#comment-4370 WildSwan Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:45:23 +0000 http://www.ladyada.net/rant/?p=21#comment-4370 Hi! Nice circuit you have. I had a similar concept using LM2623. The outcome is similar to your design. But the problem is I hurt my eyes and it just takes so much time soldering an SMD. So I turned to MAX757 and I was surprised that you too have a design based on the 756. I was happy with the MAX757 with my iPod 30G Video. Now that I tried it with the other devices, I was challenged to think why it wouldn't work so I searched the Net. Good thing is that I found your site. There is more to the USB stuff than I thought. Thank you for the added pull up/down resistors.. I never thought of this. You are right, I should have bought a commercial charger and dismantle it to see how they are dong things. I also would like to thank MAX tech guys.. they have been helpful too in the circuit design. Regards! Hi!

Nice circuit you have. I had a similar concept using LM2623. The outcome is similar to your design. But the problem is I hurt my eyes and it just takes so much time soldering an SMD. So I turned to MAX757 and I was surprised that you too have a design based on the 756.

I was happy with the MAX757 with my iPod 30G Video. Now that I tried it with the other devices, I was challenged to think why it wouldn’t work so I searched the Net. Good thing is that I found your site. There is more to the USB stuff than I thought.

Thank you for the added pull up/down resistors.. I never thought of this. You are right, I should have bought a commercial charger and dismantle it to see how they are dong things.

I also would like to thank MAX tech guys.. they have been helpful too in the circuit design.

Regards!

]]> By: skopcho http://www.ladyada.net/rant/2006/05/new-kit-mintyboost/#comment-78 skopcho Thu, 01 Jun 2006 13:38:55 +0000 http://www.ladyada.net/rant/?p=21#comment-78 One more quick question - can I use any rechargable AAs with this kit? One more quick question - can I use any rechargable AAs with this kit?

]]> By: ladyada http://www.ladyada.net/rant/2006/05/new-kit-mintyboost/#comment-77 ladyada Thu, 01 Jun 2006 07:43:04 +0000 http://www.ladyada.net/rant/?p=21#comment-77 sure, that iron is great, its not very delicate work.. im just very finicky about my tools :) sure, that iron is great, its not very delicate work.. im just very finicky about my tools :)

]]> By: skopcho http://www.ladyada.net/rant/2006/05/new-kit-mintyboost/#comment-75 skopcho Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:53:43 +0000 http://www.ladyada.net/rant/?p=21#comment-75 I haven't done anything like this in while, but it looks like fun. I'm just not ready to spend $100 on a soldering iron. Would <a href="http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=IR-258" rel="nofollow">this one</a> work? It got pretty good reviews, but I'm not sure if it can handle the delicate electronics in this project. Actually, I have no idea what I'm talking about, so any advice would be appreciated. I haven’t done anything like this in while, but it looks like fun. I’m just not ready to spend $100 on a soldering iron. Would this one work? It got pretty good reviews, but I’m not sure if it can handle the delicate electronics in this project. Actually, I have no idea what I’m talking about, so any advice would be appreciated.

]]> By: ladyada http://www.ladyada.net/rant/2006/05/new-kit-mintyboost/#comment-74 ladyada Wed, 31 May 2006 03:40:47 +0000 http://www.ladyada.net/rant/?p=21#comment-74 I thought about it but, well, there isnt much space :) I figured this would be simple and cheap enough... I thought about it but, well, there isnt much space :) I figured this would be simple and cheap enough…

]]> By: SUPERjDYNAMITE http://www.ladyada.net/rant/2006/05/new-kit-mintyboost/#comment-73 SUPERjDYNAMITE Wed, 31 May 2006 03:38:02 +0000 http://www.ladyada.net/rant/?p=21#comment-73 Oh, even more insane than that would be to do a pass-through once the LiON/NiMH batteries were done charging so that you'd charge the target USB device once the MintyBoost was done charging. Oh, even more insane than that would be to do a pass-through once the LiON/NiMH batteries were done charging so that you’d charge the target USB device once the MintyBoost was done charging.

]]> By: SUPERjDYNAMITE http://www.ladyada.net/rant/2006/05/new-kit-mintyboost/#comment-72 SUPERjDYNAMITE Wed, 31 May 2006 03:32:38 +0000 http://www.ladyada.net/rant/?p=21#comment-72 You know what would be even more insane? If you could charge LiON/NiMH batteries by plugging a wall wart into the MintyBoost. You know what would be even more insane? If you could charge LiON/NiMH batteries by plugging a wall wart into the MintyBoost.

]]>