Modified Version of Digital Weighing scale to eliminate the need of batteries
Description:- I've brought something new and creative on the table.This time the approach is to modify pre-existing conventionally used digital appliances/devices.
About Digital Weighing scale:- It is a device which is purposely used to measure weight. Most of them operate on 5 volt cells.
Challenges/Problems associated with traditional digital weighing scale for kitchen purpose. :-
- Everytime you will have to buy a cell from market to operate this appliance.
- Many people can't afford expensive digital weighing scale that operate on a.c power supply so they are left with only choice - they buy a cheap battery operated Digital Weighing scale.
- With due course of time the exposed cross-section of typical 5 volt cell gets corodded which,in turn, damages the metal part of appliance thereby making it unfit for further usage.
- When cells get weak with due course of time we don't know about it directly. Consequently, the digital weighing scale doesn't measure weight of things accurately.
- Since household folks use non-rechargable cells that won't run eternally so everytime they will have to buy cells.
Eliminate the need of batteries:-
I had a rc helicopter which flew away to a unknow house in my locality due to a loss of signal and never retuned back since then.
It had a USB charging cable to the Li-ion battery.So I threw its remote into dustbin but kept with me the USB which , after 1 year , is a perfect fit for digital weighing scale for kitchen purpose.
Just after the incorporation of this USB cable with the weighing scale the need of purchasing 5 volt cells has got vanished.
Procedure is simple:-
- In general, open any cell operated device/appliance and look for power supply connections.
- Solder the wires at positive and negative power sourc terminals and extrapolate them out of the device by digging a small hole or by any other means.
- Connect them with the USB cable pre-equipped with overcharging protection and a LED indicator.
- Insert it in a mobile charging adapter you trust and go with the flow.
- Voila! The Project is ready.
- Now, seamlessly measure weight of vegetables, flour, rice or anything , as much as you can.
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Thanks for your patience.