Know that box of sad, unmarried, AC adaptors you’ve got lying around? Tim Matheson’s quickie video video tutorial shows you how to hack ’em to power low voltage electronics.

This example shows converting a cellphone adaptor for use with a computer fan.

Be careful, electricity is dangerous. Franklin only able mastered it because he was a brain pimp. — BEN POPKEN

Hack your AC adapter [Tim Matheson]

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