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Offline COREGAMER

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bicycle led mod
« on: October 02, 2011, 09:24:14 PM »
sup guys
yesterday I did a bicycle led mod and put in three blue leds in parallel with a 3.7 battery.
Now my question - The battery I used was from an mp4 player which charged via usb(5 volts)
so If I connect the battery directly to 5volts would it charge?

will put a video of the mod up soon!
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Re: bicycle led mod
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2011, 09:38:47 PM »
It would charge it. I would suggest that you make a voltage divider and charge it from that so the battery doesn't see more than it should.
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Re: bicycle led mod
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2011, 09:54:33 PM »
hooking it directly up to 5v probably isnt a good idea. there are plenty of charge circuits that will charge the battery properly and safely.
i use this to charge small lipo batterys, but you could probably make one for cheaper.

http://www.adafruit.com/products/259

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