SparkFun MintyBoost 3.0 Kit

No directions, and we didn't know the altoilds gum cases this kit was designed for are no longer available. Still, we had a blast and it works! Had to go online for the actual instructions. Not a huge deal, but odd they weren't included.

putting electronics in a metal box.... Got several charges for my IPhone. I didn't trim my leads short enough, they eventually pierced the double sided tape and shorted, causing the battery holder to melt. Wish they sold a plastic enclosure of the correct size.

It didn't kill my IPhone ;)

Check out Goal Zero's charger if you aren't just building this for fun.

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This was such a fun project! It came out great for me. I think on a scale of 1-10 I would rate the difficulty of this project about a 5. The seller provided a great project and I had a great time. Good luck to you guys!

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As an avid iPhone and iPod toucher user and new to electronic circuitry building, I wanted to try a simple project for my first experiment. The instructions for the Minty Boost were good and within a couple of hours I had a functioning charger for my iPhone 3GS and iPod touch. Great starter kit! I have not tried it with my new iPhone 4S yet. I am definitely looking forward to trying other kits and providing this one as an opportunity for my younger sons to try.

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It didn't work, and once when I tried it, the battery on my iPod nano went away and the thing died for a while.

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