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boingboing.net - 4/10/2009

Steam powered iPod generator

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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 female USB connection to power any USB device. ...

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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

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engadget.com - 4/12/2009

Steam powered USB charger keeps your iPod alive with Victorian sensibility

— engadget.com — We love this steam powered USB charging device. It's well built, useful, loud, and totally anachronistic --... the same could be said of many of our editors here. According to the inventor, the thing is based on a Jensen #75 steam engine, which is ... (more) Steam powered USB charger keeps your iPod alive with ...

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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-Powered iPod Charger Brings Back Memories of Locomotives and Cowboys [Smoke]
Gizmodo — ... before you had to dump all that leftover buffalo meat you shot into the river (sigh, what a waste.) He should remember though that water, heat and electronics usually don't mix or he might end up taking the pony express to the nearest Apple store. [Boing Boing Gadgets] ...

Steampunk generator for your hankering iPod
Gizmo Watch — ... keep surprising us with their impressive creativity, for they just cannot help their passion to lace their doodads with a steampunk theme. This dude here has designed a charger for his iPod based on a Jensen #75 engine. The Lego influence also shows as the technic motor used hails from the same background. A 5-volt regulator and a female USB connector make sure that the iPod gets its due dosage of energy when required. A .5-amp fuse is used to ensure circuit protection. Via: BoingBoing

Steam power for your iPod
Newlaunches.com — The iPod does have a decent battery life but just incase need some extra juice perhaps this tiny steam engine could give that extra push. This steam powered iPod charger is a rigged out Lego steam engine with a USB connector to power up your iPod or any other device. The only hurdle I see is the amount of noise it generates to power your devices, nevertheless you can be sure your music player is charged come what may and all for a few mugs of water. Via [ Boingboing ] ...

DIY steam powered iPod charger
CrunchGear — ... it in action. Unfortunately you can’t see the charge light on the ipod, But as you can hear, the iPod really loads the engine. I was somewhat surprise it could hack it. Seeing these things makes me realize just what a disadvantage I’ll be at in the future. I can barely make a lean-to for shelter, let alone create power for sundry electronics. All I ask is that you guys give me a decent burial. I don’t want to come back as a zombie. Hat tip Boing Boing.

Charge up your iPod with a mini steam engine
DVICE Atom Feed — ... 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 round and round again. For those of you who are electrically inclined, this might not be too difficult to create. For the rest of us, we'll sit back in awe, marveling over the juxtaposition of past, present and perhaps future, occasionally blowing the engine's whistle as it replenishes our electro-gadgets. Priceless. Via Boing Boing

Steam Powered Charger Is Perfect For Travel
OhGizmo! — ... there’s a little Lego console there with a minifig to monitor the power output. So, why is it perfect for travel? Easy: all it requires to produce electricity is water, fire, and fuel. Unlike solar power, it works at night and in the rain, and unlike other generators where you have to DO something, you don’t have to get off your ass. Just find yourself a lake, some wood, and a flamethrower, and you’re good to go. [ Steampunk Workshop ] VIA [ BBG ] ...