MonkMakes Charger Kit User manual

Rev 1.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
WARNING................................................................................................................2
Introduction ...............................................................................................................3
Assembly...................................................................................................................4
Using the Charger for micro:bit...............................................................................11
MonkMakes.............................................................................................................12
WARNING
This product contains a Lithium Polymer (LiPo) battery. If these batteries are
punctured or otherwise damaged, they can catch fire. So please handle the
battery with care when assembling this kit.
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INTRODUCTION
A LiPo battery and charger board that charges automatically while you use your
micro:bit! This neat solution to your micro:bit’s power needs comes with an acrylic
layer enclosure to protect your micro:bit and the Charger for micro:bit.
•Program your micro:bit and charge at the same time
•Once charged the Charger for micro:bit can power your micro:bit for up to
20 hours using its rechargeable built-in LiPo battery
•Acrylic case to protect your micro:bit and Charger for micro:bit
•On/off switch
•Full charge indicator LED
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ASSEMBLY
Step 1. Check the Contents
Take the parts out of the box (contained in three bags) and check that you have
everything.
•Acrylic pieces labelled 1 to 6
•Charger for micro:bit board with USB adapter fitted
•4 x plastic nuts and bolts
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Step 2. Put the Bolts Through the Base
Push the bolts through the back of the piece labelled 1. Its difficult to do this without
bolts falling out as fast as you put them in. If you do it near the edge of your table,
you can slide one corner of piece 1 over the edge of the desk at a time and push its
bolt through.
Make sure that the piece is the right way around, with the engraved number 1 in the
bottom left.
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Step 3. Assemble the Layers
Place the acrylic pieces over the bolts as shown in the sequence below. You can
tell that it is the right way around from the photo, and also by checking that the
numbers engraved on the plastic are the correct way up.
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Step 4. Connect the USB Adapter
Connect your BBC micro:bit to the Charger for micro:bit’s USB plug.
If the USB plug won’t fit into the micro:bit’s USB socket make sure that the black
USB adaptor hasn’t been put onto the Charger for micro:bit the wrong way around.
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Step 5. Connect the JST Battery Connector
Plug the JST plug coming from the lead on the Charger for micro:bit into the JST
‘battery’ socket on the micro:bit. This will only connect one way around.
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Step 6. Fit the micro:bit and Charger into Position
Place the connected micro:bit and Charger for micro:bit onto the acrylic assembly
as shown below.
Step 7. Put on the Top Layer of Acrylic
Put the acrylic layer labelled 6 into place, with the square cut-outs over buttons A
and B.
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Step 8. Fit the Nuts
Place the nuts over the top of the screws and tighten them (finger tight).
You can if you like use a small screwdriver to hold the screws still while you tighten
the nuts with your fingers.
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