How to make a MintyBoost [HD]

[cocoarono12]

if i cut the positive and negative line from the battery holder and connect them to a solar panel will they still work?

[SuperHaloslayer123]

@cocoarono12 depending on how big the soler cell is or if you have enouf voltige coming from it most likely you will sence soler cells give of 4 or more volts

[xasdrubalex]

maybe is late and someone answered yet, but inductors in that kind of circuitry helps the ic to do his job, thought mintyboost is a DC/DC boost converter (aswell the IC), from a lower input voltage it put out an higher voltage, this happen due to how switching PSU works, the inductor helps everything to oscillate and step up the voltage (there's some cool theory behind it that you should try to learn) and it can't be designed inside to the IC for physical reasons, like capacitors too.

[xasdrubalex]

@xasdrubalex btw good job.

[daahlin1997]

when you by this kit, do you get an instruction manual with it??:)

[mike24001]

480p is not hd...

[celmaidilau]

thanks for the tutorial,really helpfull....

[StealthyPotatoes]

you shouldnt really put your camera right over your helpful hands thingy it will like break or hurt the camera but anyways great video!

[MultiJohn12321]

the first "a" in Adafruit is pronounced as the letter "a".

[jayshiz]

You do know there is an O and L in the word solder.

Not sawder

[koji2528]

You also didn't tin the component leads before you installed them onto the board. Dipping them in solder helps tremendously! Also, if you use some liquid rosin it makes the solder "wet" much easier and it flows like mercury.

[Anthony96922]

If u leav ur soldering iron for too long on the pad it may peel off the board and u dont like it.

[PiaZickar]

I'm not from the US so if I could get my friend to buy me one and send it over it would take like a month.

[PiaZickar]

Can you just buy the parts at the electronics store? I don't have a month to wait as I need this in a few days.

[Sharshayness]

SOLDER!! FFS!! The word has an "L" in it! Not Sodder!

[nicktheskier96]

does this work with the ipod touch 4g?

[fruitkid101]

@nicktheskier96 Yes indeed. At least, the new version that Adafruit sells does

[mepwnyou012]

i use a sand paper very lightly or if it isint bad you can use a toilet paper ot a kicken paper wach out because it burns it quickly

[mepwnyou012]

you push the souter right at the tip of the iron oh andyou need to take care of yout sautering iron

[Cmonk90]

It wasn't made bad, just a note the giant white text gets in the way and is detracting the same point could be made if you put it off to the side and less in the way

[Wismuthu]

An inductor reduses the power by creating an magnetic field.

[TheLasersRule]

Lol americans say sardar not solder

[piccolo7806]

@TheLasersRule If you had a firm grasp on English as a language, you'd only have made that statement to look foolish. Only Britain still pronounces the L.

You've just revealed your colors and your ignorance, mate.

[TheLasersRule]

@piccolo7806 so what im british but atleast i can pronounce 1 word

[droid7627]

@TheLasersRule what country u from

[TheCodingProductions]

@TheLasersRule thats abit stereotype eh?

[TheLasersRule]

@TheCodingProductions couldent give a fuck lol he replyed and actually i was saying it sounded cool so they brought it upon themselves so yeah look dude im me to be honest i will never meet these twats so it doesnt bother me lol (Thanks for Replying)

[TheCodingProductions]

@TheLasersRule good point. Its not like I am from Canada or anything.

[TheGuyMath]

@fruitkid101 an inductor stores energy as a form of a magnetic field.

[coilsinamotor]

lol the things that the max756 chip can do :D

[ricardo161584]

what ipod do you have

[ruffus400]

The batteries in my Minty Boost gets really hot after 15 minutes, Is that normal?

[fruitkid101]

Right. My hands are really shakey. Good thing I used a tripod as well. Otherwise this video wouldn't have turned out very well. Please rate as well. THanks

[dunebuggy569]

your hands are really shaky, good thing you have handy hands, but thank you for the walkthrough, mine works great.

[fruitkid101]

hey thanks I put a ton of time into editing and I appreciate the fact that it helps people oh and thanks for rating too!

[BITKID1]

This video is sooo sick thx man!