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artsci · 03-02-2009, 02:02 PM

I don't like the idea of a clip-on reading light for the Kindle. So being the inventive type, I'm trying my hand at developing a battery-powered LED reading lamp that will mount into the USB slot a the base of the Kindle. No, the USB port on the Kindle will not and cannot provide power, just a mounting point.

To do this, I'm "kit-bashing" (an modeler's term) parts I have lying around the house, including a clip-on LED reading lamp that I've never used. If this works, I'll post pictures and how-to instructions. Given my travel schedule over the next few days, it will take me about a week, I think.

03-02-2009, 02:02 PM	#1
artsci artsci Posts: 50 Karma: 338 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle and Kindle 2	Idea for a battery-powered Kindle light that mounts in the USB port I don't like the idea of a clip-on reading light for the Kindle. So being the inventive type, I'm trying my hand at developing a battery-powered LED reading lamp that will mount into the USB slot a the base of the Kindle. No, the USB port on the Kindle will not and cannot provide power, just a mounting point. To do this, I'm "kit-bashing" (an modeler's term) parts I have lying around the house, including a clip-on LED reading lamp that I've never used. If this works, I'll post pictures and how-to instructions. Given my travel schedule over the next few days, it will take me about a week, I think.