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Slugma: Backup Pokemon
08/27/2019 at 21:16 • 0 commentsMy first choice, the Zigzagoon, has a problem: the actual plushie's foot is maybe a bit too small for the Qi charging coil. So I searched for other Pokemon plushies that:
- have a wide base, and
- have appendages that can be moved a bit with servo motors.
Turns out, these are pretty hard to find, especially in a plushie. But I found that the Slugma (Pokedex) meets both criteria. It has a nice big foot and a head and some dripping fire that can be wiggled. So I ordered a plushie, which arrived today. It's much smaller than the Zigzagoon, but it's a very simple shape to work with:
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Qi Receiver received
08/22/2019 at 18:23 • 0 commentsThis is a really interesting piece of hardware: a coil that picks up the power, and a circuit which evens it out to 5V and 500mA, I believe.
But whoops, I don't veen have a soldering iron yet, so I'm going to have to wait a few days to even see if and how it works!