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Hacking Furby
I picked this guy up at a garage sale for $1.00 and decided to finally bring him back to life; here I've hooked him up to an older ATX computer power supply to supply the ~5V, instead of wasting 4x 1.5V AA batteries. I also have an iDog in many pieces (somewhere on my desk) awaiting this hack.
When I connected his positive lead with the alligator clip it gave a little spark and a quick jolt to life! (dirty connection)
Note: using these 20 (or 24) pin ATX power supplies, you have to ground the green wire to switch-on the internal relay and complete the circuit. Thus, the fan kicks on, and all the leads supply power to the hard drives, etc. I didn't have an AT power supply on hand with the simpler on/off switch. In storage I have a few, however.
Hacking Furby
I picked this guy up at a garage sale for $1.00 and decided to finally bring him back to life; here I've hooked him up to an older ATX computer power supply to supply the ~5V, instead of wasting 4x 1.5V AA batteries. I also have an iDog in many pieces (somewhere on my desk) awaiting this hack.
When I connected his positive lead with the alligator clip it gave a little spark and a quick jolt to life! (dirty connection)
Note: using these 20 (or 24) pin ATX power supplies, you have to ground the green wire to switch-on the internal relay and complete the circuit. Thus, the fan kicks on, and all the leads supply power to the hard drives, etc. I didn't have an AT power supply on hand with the simpler on/off switch. In storage I have a few, however.