Comments on: the LED phone hack http://kikuyumoja.com/2009/01/14/the-led-phone-hack/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:10:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Real one? http://kikuyumoja.com/2009/01/14/the-led-phone-hack/comment-page-1/#comment-25733 Real one? Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:53:25 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2009/01/14/the-led-phone-hack/#comment-25733 As part of the ppl who will acturally skip buying a phone for 'lack of flashlight' Good luck. Keep at it :) From my experience a phone with a flashlight ALWAYS comes in handy because chances are you will need a flashlight without the benefit of prior warning. As part of the ppl who will acturally skip buying a phone for ‘lack of flashlight’ Good luck. Keep at it :)

From my experience a phone with a flashlight ALWAYS comes in handy because chances are you will need a flashlight without the benefit of prior warning.

]]> By: jke http://kikuyumoja.com/2009/01/14/the-led-phone-hack/comment-page-1/#comment-25728 jke Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:14:43 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2009/01/14/the-led-phone-hack/#comment-25728 True, why worry if you can buy a flashlight instead? Because there are phones that have such a flashlight and others who like those phones and buy or miss them just because of the extra flashlight option. That's why this mod - if turned into a commercial & local project - could imho be an interesting alternative. Otherwise it doesn't make that much sense, especially if a dedicated flashlight is a much better solution. But ppl actually these phones with the flashlight, and mainly because of that light. So there's a point in having one. @Thomas: cool! How would you glue the (thin) wire to that aluminium foil? Would it stick? Not too sure about the back cover touching the battery - the foil would have to be glued to both sides to avoid static tension and unwanted shortcuts. I had in fact considered this with a chewing gum paper. Ah. I just had an idea for another hack which involves 2 old Tusker bottle caps, and LED, a battery and a spring :-) True, why worry if you can buy a flashlight instead? Because there are phones that have such a flashlight and others who like those phones and buy or miss them just because of the extra flashlight option. That’s why this mod – if turned into a commercial & local project – could imho be an interesting alternative.
Otherwise it doesn’t make that much sense, especially if a dedicated flashlight is a much better solution. But ppl actually these phones with the flashlight, and mainly because of that light. So there’s a point in having one.

@Thomas: cool! How would you glue the (thin) wire to that aluminium foil? Would it stick? Not too sure about the back cover touching the battery – the foil would have to be glued to both sides to avoid static tension and unwanted shortcuts.

I had in fact considered this with a chewing gum paper.

Ah. I just had an idea for another hack which involves 2 old Tusker bottle caps, and LED, a battery and a spring :-)

]]> By: T. H. User http://kikuyumoja.com/2009/01/14/the-led-phone-hack/comment-page-1/#comment-25724 T. H. User Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:19:04 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2009/01/14/the-led-phone-hack/#comment-25724 Oy, Mate! Hm... Schalter... Berührt der Akkudeckel im zusammengebauten Zustand den Akku? Nein? Gut: Dann pappst Du ein Stück Alufolie auf die Batterie, ein anderes auf die Innenseite des Akkudeckels, Kabel oben wie unten dran (kleben?) und schon bewirkt festes Drücken auf den Akkudeckel das gewünschte Schalten oder ein nettes Taschenfeuerwerk. Dieser Tip könnte auch im "Sicherungen-mit-Alupapier-aus-Kippenpackung-überbrücken-Buch" stehen... ATI? Oy, Mate! Hm… Schalter…
Berührt der Akkudeckel im zusammengebauten Zustand den Akku? Nein? Gut: Dann pappst Du ein Stück Alufolie auf die Batterie, ein anderes auf die Innenseite des Akkudeckels, Kabel oben wie unten dran (kleben?) und schon bewirkt festes Drücken auf den Akkudeckel das gewünschte Schalten oder ein nettes Taschenfeuerwerk.
Dieser Tip könnte auch im “Sicherungen-mit-Alupapier-aus-Kippenpackung-überbrücken-Buch” stehen… ATI?

]]> By: E-Nyce http://kikuyumoja.com/2009/01/14/the-led-phone-hack/comment-page-1/#comment-25719 E-Nyce Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:25:02 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2009/01/14/the-led-phone-hack/#comment-25719 'A' for effort... ‘A’ for effort…

]]> By: Omaguz http://kikuyumoja.com/2009/01/14/the-led-phone-hack/comment-page-1/#comment-25718 Omaguz Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:25:16 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2009/01/14/the-led-phone-hack/#comment-25718 Why the trouble.Just buy a flash light-4 real because u might end up short circuiting you phones delicate circuitry... Why the trouble.Just buy a flash light-4 real because u might end up short circuiting you phones delicate circuitry…

]]> By: arminius http://kikuyumoja.com/2009/01/14/the-led-phone-hack/comment-page-1/#comment-25717 arminius Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:56:28 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2009/01/14/the-led-phone-hack/#comment-25717 Juergen, du bsit echt ein voll der geek. nur am basteln. und die ideen sind richtig geil. <( nen handy hat man heute eh immer dabei. das ist echt ne marktlueckke. sehr sehr geil. Juergen,

du bsit echt ein voll der geek. nur am basteln. und die ideen sind richtig geil. <( nen handy hat man heute eh immer dabei. das ist echt ne marktlueckke.

sehr sehr geil.

]]> By: swmaina http://kikuyumoja.com/2009/01/14/the-led-phone-hack/comment-page-1/#comment-25715 swmaina Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:39:59 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2009/01/14/the-led-phone-hack/#comment-25715 The general direction your headed with this hack looks right. Just make it fit inside the phone, like the manufactured thing...oh and get the switch. You don't want to have the LED on in the sun. The general direction your headed with this hack looks right. Just make it fit inside the phone, like the manufactured thing…oh and get the switch. You don’t want to have the LED on in the sun.

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