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Charge up your iPod with a mini steam engine
dvice.com - 4/11/2009
Charge up your iPod with a mini steam engine
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Steampunk meets iPodatude with this unique charger, combining a Jensen #75 steam engine with a LEGO Technic motor, a 5V regulator circuit and a .5 amp fuse to create enough power to charge any USB device. Stoke it with a few pellets and add water, and your Steampunk Eye-Pod Victrola is going ...
Steam Powered iPod Charger | The Steampunk Workshop
steampunkworkshop.com - 4/9/2009
Steam Powered iPod Charger | The Steampunk Workshop
— steampunkworkshop.com — Thomas writes: Hi, thought you might get a kick out of my latest project. I coupled a... Lego Technic Motor to a Jensen #75 steam engine to make a crude generator. From there I built a 5V regulator circuit and soldered in a female USB connection to power ... (more) Steam Powered iPod Charger | The Steampunk Workshop

Comments vote down Boing Boing found this 4/9/2009found this
Steam powered iPod generator
boingboing.net - 4/10/2009
Steam powered iPod generator
— boingboing.net — 200904091354 Thomas built a steam powered iPod generator . From Jake von Slatt's Steampunk Workshop: I coupled... a Lego Technic Motor to a Jensen #75 steam engine to make a crude generator. From there I built a 5V regulator circuit and soldered in a ... (more) Steam powered iPod generator

Comments vote down Gizmodo found this 4/10/2009found this
Jensen Models # 25& 75 Steam Engines
jensensteamengines.com - 4/13/2009
Jensen Models # 25& 75 Steam Engines
— jensensteamengines.com — Model #25 .. Our largest & most powerful Hobby Line Steam Engine, features a double acting stationary... slide valve cylinder with plenty of low speed torque, 2-1/2 x 6 boiler, reversible, 2 speed pulley and a F-N-R Stephenson link shift lever. Includes ... (more) Jensen Models # 25& 75 Steam Engines
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Steam Engine-Powered iPod Charger
Tech Blog — ... Lost your iPod charger and have a "Jensen #75 steam engine with a LEGO Technic motor, a 5V regulator circuit and a .5 amp fuse" laying around? You're in luck, as they can be used to create a makeshift charger. Video after the break. Stoke it with a few pellets and add water, and your Steampunk Eye-Pod Victrola is going round and round again. [via Dvice]

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iPod Powered By A Steam Engine (video) — GadgetReview
Using some lego parts, a female USB connection and a preexisting mini steam engine, some dude with too much time on his hands hacked together the parts to build an archaic iPod charger. Unfortunately, there are no details on where the heat source is derived from to produce the steam, but ...