MacAllister 36V Lithium System Clearance
Last updated: 09 Apr 2015 - 19:38
About 2 years ago British DIY store B&Q started stocking a 36V lithium battery based garden tool set. I picked up the mower and the strimmer which was all I needed at the time. You could buy individual tools and batteries separately, the battery pack is an impressive 36V 2.6 or 4Ah lithium pack. Initially the 2.6Ah pack was around £100 and the 4Ah was around £130. I've always been thinking it would be an interesting pack to use for other things but at that price hadn't got around to it, however about a month ago the line was discontinued and piles of the batteries can be found in B&Q stores all over the country for around £30.
Portable Power
Last updated: 20 Jul 2010 - 22:13
Booster Box Outside: The complete booster box with lots of labels.
My phone, like many modern "smart-phones" has a tendency to go flat when used heavily for internet browsing etc. Unfortunately this is exactly when you aren't near power to charge it up with, so when I found some old iPod replacement batteries in the local Maplin an idea occurred to me. The idea is fairly simple, put a large capacity battery intended as a replacement for the now almost extinct 1st or 2nd gen iPod into a box with a charging socket to charge it, and a power output so it could charge something else.