Battery power adapter cable for your Piratebox using TP-Link MR3020 ardware Version 1-27-2012 !

aka "a#ilton chakahamilton@gmail.com or PM on the piratebox Forum: Pabell

T e purpose of t is docu#ent is to enable you to build your own battery power adapter for t e MR3020 $e%ice& T is cord will allow you run your MR3020 on Batteries wit out destroying t e ardware& Please read t e !"#$ docu#ent carefully before you begin&

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*ools: '& (oltage Meter ),o not attempt this pro7ect 8ithout one* 2& +ire ,tripper 3& ,oldering -ron . ,older /& 0eedle 0ose Pliers 1& ,cissors "ptional *ools: '& Lig ter 2& "elping "and ,oldering ,tand $9uipment: '& 2301 %oltage regulator 2& 4( Battery !lip 3& 3 5667 Battery "older /& , rink +rap Tubing 1& ,#all "eat ,ink 8& 9,B :xtension cable 2& 2 Pieces of red ; 2 Pieces of Black wire 6ll Tools and :<uip#ent can be obtained fro# Radio , ack )Radio , ack doesn=t sell lig ters*

1*$P 1.Preparing t e 9,B :xtension cable> 9sing your scissor? cut t e 9,B :xtension cable& )be generous wit t e lengt *

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6fter cutting t e cable? take t e Ae#ale end )you will need to strip away so#e of t e outer and inner s ielding* expos-0B / wires? Red? Black? Breen? ; + ite&

Aor t is t is proCect we will only be working wit +ires& t e Breen ; + ite wires can be cut away&

t e R:$ ; Black

1*$P 2. Preparing t e 2301 D1 (oltage Regulator Lay t e %oltage regulator wit t e pins and nu#ber side facing you&

PIN 1: + IN

Number side is the front of the regulator PIN 2: - GND

PIN 3 + OUT

,older one &$, wire eac on P(' 1 ; P(' /& T en take t e 2 4#%+2 +ires and ,older t ose to P(' 2.

!ut 3 pieces of , rink tubing a0$ place t e# o%er t e wire contacts& "eat t ese wit t e lig ter to s rink t e connections toget er& T is will pre%ent t e# fro# touc ing? w ic would cause a s ort in t e circuit&

1*$P /. !onnecting t e 9,B Ae#ale !able

Take one 4#%+2 wire fro# P(' 2 and t e &$, wire fro# P(' / and #atc t e# to t e R:$ ; BL6!E +ire on t e 9,B Ae#ale end& 9se s rink tubing to pre%ent wires fro# s orting out& Re#e#ber to place it o%er t e wire before soldering&

1*$P :. !onnecting t e 4( Battery !lip

Place , rink tubing o%er t e re#aining &e; and 4lack +ires before soldering t e#& Take t e re#aining &e; +ire fro# P(' 1 ; T e re#aining 4lack +ire fro# P(' 2 and #atc t e# to t e &$, ; 4#%+2 +ire of t e Battery clip&

1*$P <. + en co#plete your new c arging cable s ould look like t is>

T e MR3020 Po8er +able plugged into t e Power 6dapter

1*$P =. T:,T T": (FLT6B: )T!(1 (1 '"* "P*("'%#>>>>>? - trust #y soldering skills because - a%e done t is #any ti#esG But e%en - test t e %oltage to #ake sure its not re%ersed or too i& !onnect t e 366 Battery "older )wit batteries* to t e 4% Battery clip )-f you did not ear a 5Pop7 or see s#oke co#ing fro# t e regulator? you a%e wired e%eryt ing correctly and t ere are no s orts in t e connections*&

,et your %olt-#eter to $! 20 )your #odel #ay be different* or any nu#ber greater t an 1%& T e display s ould read 1% )0ot displayed*& 9sing so#e scrap wire? wrap one end of eac wire around t e leads of t e %olt-#eter and stick t e ot er ends into t e usb cables& +it so#e fiddling you s ould be able to get t e %olt-#eter to ready /&4 to 1%? -f t is is t e case t en you are doneG

!ti"# these ends into the usb $lug to test the %oltage Other methods "ould be used as &ell 'hi"h e%er (ou do )ust al&a(s test the %oltage

+ongratulations> @ou haAe successBull@ ma;e a batter@ po8er a;apter cable Bor @our M&/020 Piratebox.