#10 How to Hack an AirPod Case and re-purposing them

One of my friends lost one of his AirPods while cycling. He trowed the other one away out of frustration,
He decided to throw the case away as well, since it has no more use for him,
but I wanted to tear it down, because there were some electronics in it, and I thought it might be interesting, so I asked him to give it to me, instead of throwing it away.
maybe I can find another purpose for this AirPods case, rather than charging earbuds.
In this video, I explained how to re-use Airpods case in case you lost your earbuds, and make a battery pack out of it.
▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Tearing down the Airpods case
5:28 - Soldering extra Li-On batteries on the PCB
7:55 - Testing the circuit

[@maryweringa8925]

you always give me new ideas.

[@makersfunduck]

Glad it was helpful!

[@O_KODEL_GI_NE]

Super

[@makersfunduck]

Thanks

[@lenartbooolean7879]

Awesome way to hack airpods. Loved it.

[@makersfunduck]

Glad it was helpful!

[@montenegro3167]

nice

[@makersfunduck]

Very nice

[@ibisibis4621]

Nice. I hqve never rhought about using airpods case. I guess you can basically hack every item qnd re-purpose them

[@makersfunduck]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tomatolicious]

Cool project, but it should be noted that these are fake AirPods. The original construction and PCB is very different

[@makersfunduck]

After your comment, O checked iFixit. Wish they were real. real ones have ST micro-controller in it. Can't complain since I didnt paid anything for them though.

[@حوسين]

Is there a way to buil a led on them to know when things are done charging?

[@makersfunduck]

there is already a led which turns green. why do you need another one?

[@حوسين]

​@@makersfunduck The Problem is that i cut the thing where the LED is because i wanted to throw the airpods away then i saw your video so i am only left with the red board

[@makersfunduck]

@@حوسين why not using a replacement LED then?

[@حوسين]

@@makersfunduck I am not as experienced in such things as you so I don't know how or where to place it so I am just going to wait for the TP4056 module that I ordered but thanks for your reply and keep up the good work your channel is interesting

[@makersfunduck]

@@حوسين Thanks for your kind words. indeed, if you dont know how to solder smd parts, it will be a bit hard for you. But if you are willing to give it a try, and have a soldering station, just give me another reply, and I can look up for a spare part for you :) it would cost pennies

[@benny21293]

Disposable e-cigs need to be banned.