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I'm sure many people already done this.
But here is how I did it.
Prepare the parts :- a 9V IC regulator. ***7809, 2 pcs of 100uF/16V e.capacitors, and a heatsink and pcb.
Then solder all the parts together. The IC pin when seen from front side is Input-Ground-Output. Connect the E.cap at input to ground and output to ground respectively.
Buy the ciggarete jack (since im not smoking, better put it to good use) and open it up and rig a switch to turn it on and off.
Solder the input and output to the regulator. Need to cut the battery connector inside the battery compartment of the smarttag.
On the battery cover of smart tag, u will notice a small notch. Cut it
out for the wire to go out.
Finally cover it up nicely. Done!
And you will never need a battery ever again. Huhu...
Next DIY is to put a LED lighting to the SmartTag LCD screen.. hehe..
But here is how I did it.
Prepare the parts :- a 9V IC regulator. ***7809, 2 pcs of 100uF/16V e.capacitors, and a heatsink and pcb.
Then solder all the parts together. The IC pin when seen from front side is Input-Ground-Output. Connect the E.cap at input to ground and output to ground respectively.
Buy the ciggarete jack (since im not smoking, better put it to good use) and open it up and rig a switch to turn it on and off.
Solder the input and output to the regulator. Need to cut the battery connector inside the battery compartment of the smarttag.
On the battery cover of smart tag, u will notice a small notch. Cut it
out for the wire to go out.
Finally cover it up nicely. Done!
And you will never need a battery ever again. Huhu...
Next DIY is to put a LED lighting to the SmartTag LCD screen.. hehe..