In this article we learn how to build DC to DC cell phone charger circuits using 6 unique concepts. The first concept concept uses the IC 7805, the second concept works with a single BJT, the third idea uses a IC M2575, in the fourth method we try LM338 IC, the 5th circuit shows how to charge multiple mobiles from a single source while the last or the 6th technique shows us how to use PWM for implementing an effective charging of a mobile phone.
Warning: Although the concepts are all tested and technically correct, the author does not take any responsibility of the results, please do it at your own risk.
Introduction
A simple DC cell phone charger circuit is one of those mates of cell phone that cannot be ignored because a cell phone would be dead without a charger.
Normally a DC cell phone charger circuit come as an integral part of a cell phone package and we use it in conjunction with our AC mains supply.
But what happens if your cell phone gasps for power in the middle of a journey, probably when you are driving or biking away on a middle of a highway?
How it Functions
A very simple yet reasonably effective DC to DC cell phone charger circuit is discussed in this article, which can be easily built at home even by a layman.
Though the proposed charger circuit won't charge your cell phone at the rate equal to a normal AC to DC charger, nevertheless it will complete the function without fail and won't betray you for sure.
The proposed DC cellphone charger circuit can be understood with the following points:
We all know the general specs of a cell phone battery, it's around 3.7 volts and 800 mAH.
It means the cell phone would require at around 4.5 volts for initiating the charging process.
However a Li-Ion battery which is employed inside cell phones are pretty sensitive to bad voltages and may just blow off causing serious life and property issues.
Keeping this in mind the cell phone internal circuitry is specifically dimensioned very strictly.
The parameters just won't permit any voltage which may be even slightly out of the range of the battery specifications.
The use of the versatile IC 7805 in the circuit answers the above issue just perfectly, such that the charging voltage at its output becomes ideally suitable for charging the cell phone battery.
A high wattage resistor connected at the output of the IC makes sure that the current to the cell phone stays well within the specified range, though this might have not been a problem anyway, the cell phone would just refuse to charge if the resistor was not included.
1) Circuit Diagram of the DC cellphone charger
Pictorial Diagram
You can use this DC cellphone charger circuit for charging you cell phone during emergencies when there's no mains AC outlets, the circuit may be powered from any 12 volt lead acid battery or similar DC power source
Parts List
R1 = 5 Ohm, 2 Watt,
C1, C2 = 10uF/ 25V,
D1 = 1N4007,
IC1 = 7805, mounted on a heatsink,
Battery, any 12 volt automobile battery
2) DC Cell phone Charger using a Single Transistor
The next design explains a DC cell phone charger using a single BJT is probably the simplest in its forms and may be built very cheaply and used for charging any standard cell phone from a DC 12 volts external source.
Simulation and Working
The circuit diagram illustrates a rather straightforward design incorporating very few components for implementing the proposed cell phone charging actions.
Here the main active part is an ordinary power transistor which has been configured with another active part, the zenet diode for forming a nice little DC to DC cell phone charger circuit.
The resistor is the only passive component other than the above couple of active parts which has been associated in the circuit.
So just three component is to be used and a full fledged cell phone charger circuit is ready within minutes.
The resistor acts as the biasing component for the transistor and also acts as the "starter" for the transistor.
The zener has been included to inhibit the transistor from conducting more than the specified voltage determined by the zener voltage.
Though, a cell phone ideally requires just 4 volts for initiating the charging process, here the zener voltage and subsequently the output voltage has been fixed at 9V, because the current releasing ability of this circuit is not very efficient and assumably the power should be dropping to the required 4v level once the cell phone is connected at the output.
However the current may be decreased or increased by suitably increasing or decreasing the value of the resistor respectively.
If the cell phone "refuses" to get charged, the resistor value nay be increased a bit or a different higher value may be tried for making the cell phone respond positively.
Kindly note that the circuit was designed by me based on assumptions only and the circuit has not been tested or confirmed practically.
Circuit Diagram
3) Using 1-A Simple Step-Down Switching Voltage Regulator
If you are not satisfied with a linear regulator charger, then you can opt for this 1 A simple step-down switching voltage regulator based DC cell phone charger circuit which works with a switched buck converter principle which enables circuit to charge a cell phone with great efficiency.
How it Works
In one of my previous posts we learned about the versatile voltage regulator IC LM2575 from TEXAS INSTRUMENTS.
As can be seen, the diagram hardly utilizes any external components for making the circuit functional.
A couple of capacitors a schottky diode and an inductor of all that is needed to make this DC to DC cell phone charger circuit.
The output generates an accurate 5 volts which becomes very much suitable for charging a cell phone.
The input voltage has a wide range, right from 7V to 60V, any level ma be applied which results the required 5 volts at the output.
The inductor is introduced specifically for obtaining a pulsed output at around 52 kHz.
Half of the energy from the inductor is used back for charging the cell phone ensuring that the IC remains switched only for half the charging cycle period.
This keeps the IC cool and keeps it effectively in working even without using a heatsink.
This ensures power saving as well as efficient functioning of the entire unit for the intended application.
The input may be derived from any DC source like an automobile battery.
Courtesy and Original Circuit: ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm2575.pdf
4) DC Double Cellphone Charger
A recent request from one of my followers Mr. Raja Gilse (via email), prompted me to design a DC double cellphone charger circuit that is able to facilitate charging of many cell phones simultaneously, let's learn how to make the circuit.
I have already explained regarding a couple of DC to DC cellphone charging circuits, however all these are designed for charging a single cell phone. For charging more than one cell phone from an external DC source like an automobile battery, requires an elaborate circuit.
Technical Specifications
Dear sir. Please tell me that what alterations should i do, to charge two mobiles at a time from your "12V BATTERY OPERATED CELL PHONE CHARGER CIRCUIT".(from bright hub) I am using the circuit from last 8 months, it's fine. Please post that article in your new blog also.
Dear sir, i tried so many time to post this comment in your blog in the "simple dc to dc cell phone charger circuit" but in vain. Please answer here~ Sir, i used another 10 ohm 2 watt resistor in parallel with the existing one, as i don’t have the higher watt resistor. It’s working fine. Thank you very much, i have one doubt, earlier, in bright hub in the same article you told to use 10 ohm resistor, but here it is 5 ohm which is suitable ?
I have another question out of this article; please guide me could I use three 1N4007 silicon diode instead of one 1N5408 silicon diode? My aim is to allow 3A current in only one direction. But i don’t have diode of 3A i.e. 1N5408. As 1N4007 is of 1 amps capacity could use three 1N4007 in parallel and like wise for 5A five 1N4007 in parallel, because i have number of 1N4007
rajagilse
Solving the Circuit Request
Hi Rajagilse,Use the following DC double cellphone charger circuit given below:
Hi Raja,
As you increase the limiting resistor value, the charging becomes slower, therefore a 5 Ohm resistor would charge the cell phone faster than a 10 Ohm, and so on. I'll check the problem with the commenting in my blog...however other comments are coming normally as usual! Let's see. Thanks and Regards.
Parts List
R1 = 0.1 Ohms 2 watt,
R2 = 2 Ohms 2 Watt
R3 = 3 Ohms 1 watt
C1 = 100uF/25V
C2 = 0.1 discT1 = BD140 D1 = 1N5408
IC1 = 7805
PCB Design
The circuit of the double DC cell phone charger was successfully tried and built by Mr. Ajay Dussa over a home designed PCB, the following images of the PCB layout and the prototype were sent by Mr. Ajay.
5) LM338 Based Cell Phone Charger Circuit
The following circuit can be used for charging as many as 5 cell phones at a time. The circuit employs the versatile IC LM338 for producing the required power. The input is selected to be a 6V but can be as high as 24V. A single cell phone can also be charged from this circuit.
The circuit was requested by Mr. Ram.
Multiple Cellphone Charger Circuit using IC 7805
Any desired number of cellphones can be charged by using IC 7805 in parallel as shown the following figure. Since the ICs are all mounted on the same heatsink the heat among them is uniformly shared ensuring a uniform charging across all the connected multiple cellphone devices.
Here 5 ICs are used for charging by medium sized cellphones, more number of ICs could added to accommodate more number of cellphones in the charging array.
6) Using PWM For Charging Cellphone Battery
This circuit can be easily made at home by any school kid and used for displaying in his science fair exhibition. The circuit is a simple cell phone charger that may be operated in conjunction with any DC source, from a car or a motorcycle battery or from any ordinary 12 V AC DC adapter.
Nowadays we find most of the vehicles have their in built cell phone battery charger units which surely becomes very handy for travelers who mostly remain outdoors travelling in their vehicle.
The proposed cell phone charger circuit is as good as the conventional chargers which come fitted inside the cars and bikes.
Moreover the circuit can be simply integrated to ones own vehicle if the feature is not originally available in the vehicle.
Alternatively one may think of manufacturing the present unit and selling them in the market as an automobile cell phone charger and earn some hard bucks.
Simulation and Working
Cell phones as we all know are highly sophisticated gadgets by nature and when it comes to charging cell phones the parameters no doubt also needs to be of very high standards.
The AC/DC cell phone chargers which come with the cell phones are all SMPS based and are extremely good with their outputs and that’s why the cell phone gets so efficiently charged by them.
However if we try to make our own version, it may fail altogether and the cell phones may just not respond to the current and display a “not charging” on the screen.
Cell phone battery cannot just be charged by supplying DC 4 volts, unless the current is optimally dimensioned the charging won’t initiate.
PWM vs Linear
Using voltage regulator IC for making a DC to DC charger, which I have discussed in one of my earlier article is a good approach, but the IC tends to become too hot while charging the cell phone battery and therefore requires adequate heatsinking for remaining cool and operative.
This makes the unit a bit bulkier and moreover some significant amount of power is wasted in the form of heat, so the design cannot be considered very efficient.
The present PWM controlled DC to DC cell phone charger circuit is outstanding in its respect because, the involvement of PWM pulses helps to keep the output very suitable to the cell phone circuitry and also the concept involves no heating of the output device, making the entire circuit truly efficient.
Looking at the circuit we find that again the work horse IC 555 comes to our rescue and performs the important function of generating the required PWM pulses.
The input to the circuit is supplied through some standard DC source, ideally from an automobile battery.
The voltage powers the IC which instantly starts generating the PWM pulses and feeds it to the components connected at its output pin #3.
At the output the power transistor is used for switching the DC voltage at its collector directly to the cell phone.
However only the average DC voltage is finally fed to the cell phone due to the presence of the 10uF capacitor, which effectively filters the pulsating current and provides a stable, standard 4 volts to the cell phone.
After the circuit is built, the given pot will need to be optimized perfectly so that a well dimensioned voltage is produced at the output which may be ideally suited for charging the cell phone.
Circuit Diagram
tine says
Hi, may I know what is the ouput power of the circuit? the voltage and current output? im trying to make this one for our project and im planing to connect it to the load side of a charge controller with 12v output. thank you.
Swag says
The max output power will be 5 to 6 watts 5 x 1amp = 5 wats
Unknown says
Can I usethe back emf of DC motor as a Input???
Swagatam says
yes you can
Rolan says
Good day sir! You have a great work sir. I would like to ask your suggestion of what should I do to have an output of 5 volts 2 amperes on this circuit you’ve made. Thank you sir!
Swag says
Thanks Rolan, you can connect two or three 7805 ICs in parallel to get 2 amps.
However make sure that you mount all the ICs over a single common large heatsink.
The Rocking Time says
Sir,
Can you suggest a simple circuit to charge an android smart phone using a 9V PP3 battery…. I have tested one in which 5 V is taken using 7805 with the battery.. but the phone takes a lot of charging time.. even for charging 1 % it takes more than 15 to 20 minutes.. so is there anything to do with the D+ AND D- terminals of the usb to make it a fast chargeable one… and also there is a lot of wastage of battery power due to the conversion from 9V to 5V by 7805…
so please suggest a circuit in which all these problems can be compensated but utilizing a 9V PP3 battery is a must
Swagatam says
RT, you can try any suitable buck converter circuit for the purpose…you will find many if you do an online search
Shaan says
Sir, how can add an led indicator in this circuit…
Swagatam says
shaan, connect an LED in parallel with the 5 ohm resistor, with its anode towards the output side…put a 22ohm resistor in series with it.
gigi pineda says
good day sir, i would like to know what part shou;d i replace if im going to mount it in a Electronic bike with a 48volts? ty in advance & more power
Swagatam says
gigi, this circuit won't work with a 48V input, instead you can try the following concept:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2016/08/0-60v-lm317-variable-power-supply.html
Unknown says
Dear Sir,
Is it applicable for all smart phone having different mah battery ?
Swagatam says
yes it is, just change the 5 ohm resistor with 1 ohm…and use a large heatsink on the IC
Jeyaseelan Selan says
Hi sir charging done but not ingress battery level
Biswajit Banerjee says
Hi I recently checked your circuit..
But I saw my mobile battery percentage can't be increased up..
Please give me a suggestion
Swagatam says
Hi, please try reducing the resistor value to 1 ohm or 2 ohm and check the response
dhvani patel says
can i get 1 amp current from 7805 battery
Swagatam says
yes you can, provided the IC is mounted on a large heatsink
Kara914 says
What would happen if I use a 1K ohm resistor??will the charger work?
Kara914 says
Will the charger work if value of resistor is decreased?
lima toshi says
Thank you very much sir, i totally forgot, when ever there is a load on a SMPS/Transformers etc there is a voltage drop. Thanks much.
Swagatam says
you are welcome!!
lima toshi says
Hi, i am new to electronics, i was wondering, can i use a lm7806 not lm7805, because when i check the DC output with a multimeter of a cell phone's charger, the DC voltage is not a 5volts its 6volts, i don't want to cook my cell phone, so any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
lima toshi says
hi firstly one if the best learning electronics sites ever, thank you sir for sharing your knowledge with us appreciated. Sir i was wondering can i use lm7806 to make a power bank for charging a cell phone, because when i check a cell phone's charger with a multimeter the DC voltage is 6volts and not 5volts, i am new to electronics so i don't want to cook my cell phone, so any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Swagatam says
Hi Lima, even with 10V your cell-phone will not fry because it has an internal voltage control protection.
however 5V is the correct recommended voltage for charging a cell phone. the 6V which you are seeing is due to the absence of load, as soon as you connect the cell phone, you will find it dropping significantly….so I would recommend you to use 5V and not 6V for the operations.
Swagatam says
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Unknown says
what is the use of GND in 1805?
Anonymous says
Dear Sir is it safe to charge a cell phone with this circuit, coz Li-on Batteries are very sensitive.
I dont know much about electronics but found this one as interesting was trying to build one, before building wanted to enquire and also can we connect this to a car battery and charge the phone.
looking forward to your reply.
Swagatam says
It is safe, because all cell phones have in-built automatic full charge cut-off circuitry
you can use the circuit with a car battery without issues
Joshua Uddipa says
sir,
what was the out put Volts of that diagram sir?
sandeep sundaresan says
Hai sir,
I made this circuit and my phone is charging, but its very slow and my phone battery is drawing around 250 mA.Is it working properly and what is the importance of 5ohm 1watt resistor. Also regulator ic is getting hot i am using a heat sink also i connected a cooler fan ( 12v) at the input pin of 7805. I am using an old 12v 7 AH battery. Plz guide me sir
Swagatam says
Hi Sandeep,
you can try reducing the 5 ohm to some lower value for increasing the current and improve the efficiency….this resistor acts like a buffer and limits the current to an acceptable level, otherwise the phone circuit might refuse to accept the charge….
If you attach a large heatsink, then I don't think a fan cooling would be required.
Bibin Joseph says
Hi sir..hi do tho circuit..sOme mobiles can charge..my Lumia 720 couldn't get charged..how I modify the circuit?.. It's battery spec. is BP-4GW 20mah 3.7v 7.4WH Lithium polymer max 4.2
Swagatam says
Hi Bibin, reduce the value of the 5 ohm resistor some lower value and check…
Swagatam says
testing
Govinda Raju Kolla says
Dear sir
im using below circuit but im not using 5ohm R im using 4.7ohm resistance but my mobile was silly charging but not changing charging levels its constant please help me sir whats problem in my circuit
Swagatam says
Govinda, you can try reducing the value to 1 ohms and see if that helps
Design Engineering says
This circuit work to possible high variation speed bike (45 kmph to 90 kmph)
Deepak Tewatia says
What is there. D1 C1 C2 R1
Deepak Tewatia says
Dear sir what is there d1 c1 c2. Etc tell me about this
Anonymous says
Sir,I need 5 v-500ma output. Can this circuit give DAT or I have to change d value of d resistor….pl.reply…
Swagatam says
you will have to experiment with the resistor to get the right current….or calculate it using Ohms law formula
Muhammad Arslan says
Sir I want to make a mobile phone charger using transformer, bridge retifiers and capacitors as well as zener diode restriction is that there is no use of IC can u plz help me in finding the circuit and components I shall be very thanksful to you ..
Swagatam says
Muhammad, you can do it by using 0-3V/500mA or a 0-4.5V/500mA transformer and rectifying its output with bridge/capacitor network. A zener diode will not be required for this, but make sure to add a current limiting resistor such as a 2ohm or 3 ohm 1 watt resistor.otherwise the cellphone might just refuse to accept the supply
bantei sumer says
Sir my battery is decreasing … Why ? … It supposed to be charged bur it isn't . 🙁
Arindam says
Hi
Can I use 4pcs 1.2v 2000mah rechargeable batteries in series to charge the cell phone battery directly, if yes then how the rechargeable batteries to be charged
Swagatam says
Hi, please refer to the following article for more:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2012/11/homemade-cell-phone-emergency-charger.html
Umair Anwar says
I mean ….can I use 9v,3w solar panel as input in this circuit?..I m using this..but output voltages are exact 4.50volts and ampereges are 1.70A…my cell phone charges few percent only..then stops charging but connection keeps there(charging)…
Swagatam says
without load the output from a 7805 should be around 4.9 to 5.1V with a 9V input….if it's showing 4.5V then the IC could be duplicate or bad in quality.
and make sure the IC is not hot while charging the phone…use a large heatsink to avoid this
Umair Anwar says
Sir…I will make the circuit mentioned by u in near future…One thing I want to ask…can i use 9V,3w solar panel as input source….?
Swagatam says
you mean to say without 7805? It can be done by suitably increasing the 5 ohm resistor
Swagatam says
Umair,you can use any value between 1 and 5 ohms which suits your mobile the best in terms of quick charging
tarun kumar says
what will happen if i use 7809 instead of 7805
Swagatam says
It will still work
Umair Anwar says
Ok..but sorry…this circuit just charge few percent(5-10%) very fast in first time connection..then stops and keep stops for many hours until I remove connection…no exceeding further…I check the voltages in USB port..these are good in between 475-520…but charging not increase.i have changed many input 12V batteries…what will be the problem…?
Swagatam says
you can try the following circuit:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2012/01/how-to-build-simple-pwm-controlled-dc.html
but the pot will need to be adjusted very carefully for initiating the charging process…I have tested this circuit and this could charge a small cellphone within an hour
Umair Anwar says
Sir I have made this circuit…Output voltages are 5.45V..charging speed is so high,10% in just about 10 minutes…but when disconnected..same case that discharging was so high…then steady at the same where from I start charging…
Swagatam says
Umair, you must keep it connected until the cell phone indicates "battery full", if you remove it in the middle then it could drop quickly.
Umair Anwar says
Sir I have made this circuit.my out put voltage is 5.20.but my cell phone charges only 2% or 3%.then it stays connected(charging) but percentage of charging not increases…like it shows very very slow charging.what is the problem and how I can solve this
Swagatam says
Umair, try lower value resistor for the 5 ohm and check the response, initially you can try 3 ohms and see how it works.
emman donato says
Sir my mobile battery is a 5000mah. what adjustment should I do on your diagram to charge my battery more faster. Im using a 5volts with 1amp dc power.
Swagatam says
emman, you can try connecting a transistor current booster with the IC 7805, and replace the 5ohm resistor with a 0.5 ohm resistor.
you can refer to the first diagram from the following article to learn how the transistor and the associated resistors need to be configured:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2012/05/dc-to-dc-double-cell-phone-charger.html
Swagatam says
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SOBHAN MAJUMDAR says
sir . i have 4 1.2 v ,1800amh battery, i want to make a power bank.I make it,but it charge only my nokia,samsung(old verson phone).it can not charge my redmi2 phone. redmi2 input voltage is 5v 1A. how can i make it.please help mw to solve it out.
Swagatam says
Sobhan, try the bigger batteries instead of the AAA type…and check the response.
siddu says
hi swagatam,
thanks for all ur valuable comments.
as u said cell phone will accept 5V only but how its possible may if we gave >5Volts also accepting because i have seen practically example motorola cell phone battery buldge or bad condition if you use long period using with compatible charger ERD charger. if i use original charger branded one then battery become good condition this thing i have observed long time by comparing both things so can u clarify me why my cell battery become buldge or bad what are reason ?
Swagatam says
Hi Siddu,
all cell phones have internal overcharge protection and sophisticated voltage regulator circuitry, so what you are saying can NEVER happen unless you have used a duplicate battery inside the phone…..so the problem may be not in the charger but the battery used in the phone….or may be the cellphone itself could be a duplicate MOTOROLA, not an original motorola. 5V input is well handled by any cellphone, and if at all it anticipates a incompatibility the phone will simply stop charging.
siddu says
about cell phone charger
Dear sir. Please tell me what alterations should i do, to charge two mobiles at a time from this circuit.Could i give the parallel connection with the existing mobile charging pin. As ic 7805 is capable of giving 1A out put. Please let me know
Swagatam says
you can try the first circuit from here:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2012/05/dc-to-dc-double-cell-phone-charger.html
kaushik wavhal says
Can this circuit charge a phone with a 3000mAH battery?
My phone's charger outputs 5V , 2.1A . Though this will output max current till 1.5A and the charging will be a tad slower.
Swagatam says
If you are having a 5V charger then I don't think the above circuit would be required…you can use the 5V charger directly to charge the cellphone.
Salman Ahmad says
Sir in the diagram you show C1 and C2=1uF But in parts list you write 10uF.which is right.You also write 5 ohm =1 watt but in parts list you write 2 watt pllzz guide me which is right..
Swagatam says
Salman, C1, C2 values are not critical, you may use any capacitor in that place, the resistor could be 1 watt…. but 2 watt will provide even better cooling…so it's up to you to choose
Jignesh Parmar says
Hello sir,
My question is if we will used this ckt for long periods then it will occur damage in the mobile battery and mobile components pls give me the answer , thank you sir
Swagatam says
Hello Jignesh,
No, there will not be any problem even if you connect the charger permanently with the cell phone because the cell phone internally has an over charge protector…which will instantly cut off the current as soon as the battery gets fully charged…however it's always a good practice to disconnect the charger through a visual monitoring….
Unknown says
Hello sir,
If we will used this ckt for long time then it will occur damage in the mobile battery and mobile components. Waiting for your answer sir ,thank you sir
mohammad dani says
sir mene ye circuit 12v 7amp dry battery me connect kiya but it does not work,,
just charging hoti rehti hy jese hi pin remove karo cell se to charging wohi ki wohi hoti hy:(
will u help me?????
Swagatam says
this will not charge your mobile quickly, it might take 3 to 4 hours,
reduce R1 to 2 ohms and check whether it helps or not…
Rehan Qurashi says
Dear sir can I use old cellphone batteries as a cellphone power bank if yes then how plz give a simple circuit
Swagatam says
Rehan, no that's not recommended because old batteries may have different voltage and health conditions so they cannot be put in parallel for implementing the power bank.
JYOTIBA HODAGI says
hello sir
can u provide me a circuit to charge a laptop using 6v solar panel,
Swagatam says
hello jyotiba,
you can try the following circuit:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2014/11/12v-car-laptop-charger-circuit-using.html
here you can use 6V as the input
NITIN says
sir ,Is it possible to build a circuit to charge a laptop using 6v solar panel,
if yes plz provide the link
Swagatam says
Nitin, you can try the following design:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2014/11/12v-car-laptop-charger-circuit-using.html
you can use 6V panel as the input but make sure it's rated at 3 amps minimum
Ravin Kumar says
Hi sir this is Ravin Kumar.
what we have discussed about 7805, I was used 7805 as a Voltage regulator for mobile battery charger using 6V battery.
what is the problem I was facing is mobile in display showing charging symbol and connect sound ….!
But its charging % indication looks like decreasing condition…
I dont know what is the problem in that….!
Swagatam says
Hi Ravin, when you connect the charging input to your mobile it should immediately acknowledge by showing the "charging" indication….the battery symbol should start showing a sequencing response….if this not happening then you can be sure that your mobile is not accepting the charge input.
do not use the mobile while it's being charged,, otherwise the charging level will start decreasing.
Ravin Kumar says
Sir in communication unit is their any chance to damage if short circuit happens..?
And is their any protection circuit…and it dint switched ON.
Swagatam says
what is a communication unit, are you referring to a cellphone? with a 7805 IC there cannot be any danger…
Ravin Kumar says
Hi sir, Using 6V battery to charge mobile battery can I use as a 7805 as a 5v regulator…?
Swagatam says
Hi Ravin, with a 6V input, a 7805 can be avoided….just use two 1N5408 diodes in series with the positive…that will do the job.
but if you prefer a 7805 you can try it as a 5V regulator.
Ravin Kumar says
I am getting 5 volts out put clearly (Input 6V battery) but mobile indication showing like decreasing slowly…is it possible to decreasing…?
Swagatam says
after connecting the mobile should indicate "charging"…if this not happening that means your mobile is not accepting the input charge.
Jhud Ador says
Hi.. sir I have Samsung Galaxy duos Gt I9082
Battery 3.8V Li-ion
2100mAh
can i charge it in my motorcycle battery using the above Circuit?
thanks in advanced.
Swagatam says
Hi Jhud, you can do it, but use two 7805 ICs in parallel for getting a better current gain and quicker charging rate. Make sure that both the ICs are mounted on a common heatsink. also reduce R1 to 3 ohms/5 watts
Swagatam says
…also add one 1N5408 diode in series with the output positive line, this will cut down the output to 4.3V approx…making it perfectly suitable for charging the 3.7V Li-ion cell.
However please remember that the circuit does not include an over charge protector so make sure to monitor it manually and remove it as soon as it gets fully charged.
Swagatam says
Hi Jhud, you can use it with a 1 ohm 2 watt resistor instead of the shown 5 ohm….but still the the charging time could be much prolonged with this IC.
Ajay Verma says
sir my model is shoe mobile charger can i use the circuit of battery opperated mobile charger in my model
Swagatam says
Ajay, can you provide more details about the shoe charger, regarding its concept and voltage?
if the output from it is above 5V in that case you can employ the above shown circuits.
Suriya Sundar says
Hi sir,i am surya can i increase the watts of the R1 to10w it will work or damage the cellphone
Swagatam says
Hi Suriya, yes you can do it, it will not affect the cellphone or the charging of the cellphone
Sudhee Krishnan B says
SIR
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE PHONE IS FULLY CHARGED….
DOEST IT STOP CHARGING
( IS OVERCHARGE PROTECTION FEATURE THERE IN MOBILE PHONES)
Swagatam says
Sudhee, yes all cell phones have an in-built highly accurate over charge cut off circuitry, so there's never a danger of an over charge to the connected cell phone even if it remains permanently connected with a switched ON charger……
Ahamed Anaz says
Sir can u plz tell us how u chose the specs of parameters. And help us to know the purpose of each and every components used in the circuit plz. And finally Shall we use 50v capacitors instead of 25 V capacitors? Thank u.
Swagatam says
Ahmad, since a cell phone normally requires around 4.5 to 5V as the charging input therefore I selected 7805 IC for regulating the input to 5V. The capacitors are just for filtering any residual noise in the DC and are not so crucial, the limiting resistor acts like a buffer so that the all types of cell phones become compatible to the output from the charger, and the current gets adjusted accordingly through the resistor.
Swagatam says
…50V capacitors will also do…
Ahamed Anaz says
Thank u very much sir. I thought this post was outdated so u may not reply. Happy to see ur reply. And does the value of output current differs wen we use differently rated batteries. If it so then different current values don't affect th mobile phone battery?
Swagatam says
You are welcome Ahamad,…..nothing is outdated in my site, everything's LIVE and updated regularly with my expertise.
output current does not matter because the voltage is constant, so you can use any mobile with this circuit which uses 3.7V cell, it will start charging immediately….but bigger cellphones will take much longer time to get charged than smaller phones
raymond gablines says
Good Day Sir,
I follow the circuit that you given sir, but i use other value of components sir. D1= 1n4007, C1= 100uF/16v, R1= (Brown, Block, Brown, Gold= 10 x 1= 10 ohms [5%]), C2= 100uF/25v. Is it ok sir?
Swagatam says
Good day raymond,
the 10 ohm resistor should be rated at 2 watt, rest are all OK.
laiza banatlao says
can i use solar panel as a 12v supply for this circuit…tnx for the answe..
Swagatam says
yes you can do it.
Vivekanand Prasad says
helllo sir, i am using a 18650 battery hat i have extracted from my laptop cell. NOw please provide me a circuit that can provide an ouput of 5v 2amp, while im giving an input of 4.1 volts.
Swagatam says
hello Vivekanand,
it's not possible to get 2amp current from a 18650 battery.
Vivekanand Prasad says
But, I have purchased a power bank recently and when i opened it apart i have found the same battery lying inside the power bank. The output of the power bank is 2 amps.
Swagatam says
2amp may be OK at 3.7V but not at 5V, anyway you can try the following circuit:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2014/11/boost-charger-circuit-for-super.html
use 5.1V zener for Z1.
Muhammad Fahad says
Hi sir
i made this circuit. but when i am connecting diode IT DOESN'T WORK. BUT WHEN I DISCONNECT DIODE IT'S WORK. KINDLY SIR PLEASE TELL ME IS THERE ANY PROBLEM IF I NOT CONNECT DIODE IN THIS CIRCUIT?
Swagatam says
Hi Muhammad,
the diode is not crucial you can simply remove it and connect the battery directly with the 7805
Muhammad Fahad says
Hi Swagatam!
I did it but i am facing one more problem. it is outputting 4.5v dc i need 5vdc proper voltage for charging my android phone. and run my usb portable speaker i removed resistor . but it's not working. by this circuit my phone is charging just 4% in hour. it is too slow,
Swagatam says
Hi Muhammad,
a 7805 will give 5V precisely, your IC could be duplicate, check it.
For fast charging you may need to build a PWM charger as shown here:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2013/03/how-to-convert-12v-dc-to-220v-ac-using.html
just modify the coil for generating 6 to 10V instead of the proposed 220V in the diagram.
Dev Aarya says
Hello Sir,
I made that charger and its working but theres slow charging rate for Samsung mobiles, it takes many hours. can i fix it by modifying the circuit? and i want to put an LED indicator light in that circuit, where do i fix it?
THANX!
Swagatam says
Hello Dev, try reducing the 5 ohm resistor to 2 ohm and check the response….for getting an LED indication connect a LED with a series 1 k resistor across the 2 ohm or the 5 ohm resistor
Dev Aarya says
dear sir
can i use (100uF and 220uF) 25volt capacitors on above circuit and IC ctc13651?
it will work properly ?
Swagatam says
dear Dev, such big value caps are not required for the above 7805 circuit, you can use smaller caps, I am not sure about ctc13651 circuit because i have not seen it
siddu says
Hi sir,
Above mobile charging ckt is working fine but charging time taking more with battery 12V/7Ah I mean its not charging normally using charger as my Samsung Mobile charger specs out put is 12V/0.7A so kindly suggest me how to reduce long charging time.
From Siddhalingesh
Swagatam says
Hi Siddu,
the above circuit will not charge your phone quickly, if we try to increase current the phone may refuse to take the charge…..however you can try decreasing the 5ohm resistor to 3 ohm or 2 ohm and check the difference.
Utkarsha 1992 says
Hello sir, i am utkarsh . Sir, i am try to make cell phone charger by lm 7805 resiser diode and the capacitor . All the components are same as you mention except capacitor(it is 63v 1micro f) .
But sir i have a proble my phone shows charging but it take more than 10 hours to charge and then i replace all componet then charge it by only ic but i did not get any gain. I also try to vary resistor value but no effect . Please help me soon to make charging fast and also the above circuit could not able to charge nokia 1600 and 2626 … Thank you sir… Please reply soon at my mail (rudresht2@gmail.com) thankyou…
Swagatam says
Hello Utkarsha,
what is the input current that you have used? It should be minimum 1amp rated.
If you want an smps version you may try the following design, it will charge all your phone battery quickly:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2014/02/220v-smps-cell-phone-charger-circuit.html
Yoshin says
Ok sir..tq for ur comment
Yoshin says
Oh i see..sir i also would like to ask you about hardware implementation for speed control of DC drive by mobile phone. The mobile key in the amount of duty cycle and send the signal to the chopper, connected to the dc motor. Speed changes by duty cycle. Do you have any idea on how to make the circuit since no software is needed. I mean how we key in the amount of duty cycle in the mobile phone? Thanks..
Swagatam says
sorry, I do not have any easy idea for this, it could possibly be done through DTMF but will consume phone balance.
Yoshin says
Hi sir. Im thinking about using piezoelectric sensor to be used as the input supply for the mobile charger. Do you think it is possible?
Swagatam says
Hi Yoshin,
you would require a 1000 piezos in series/parallel and a lot of sound pressure to create a valid charging voltage for the cell phone.
jacob arul says
Sir normally mobile phone charger have lot of components so mobile battery life is well.but in this circuit have simple few components how to trust this and what about mobile battery life after charged this circuit?plz ans me sir.
Swagatam says
Jacob, the above circuit also has many many components all hidden or embedded inside the 7805 IC, so it's also sophisticated and absolutely safe, moreover your cell phone has a built-in overcharge cut-off protection so there's no danger of the battery getting over charged.
marque torres says
Hi Sir..
Your blog gives a lot of knowledge about charger circuit… thanks for this ideas as will as the circuit you shared to us… i would like to make a 48 v 1+ amp supply, can i use the above circuit with IC??? or what should be the value of R=?,C=? and the IC number=? … thanks a lot Sir…. God Blesses you always…
Swagatam says
Thanks Marque,
48v cannot be achieved using fixed voltage regulator ICs, you will have to make a transistor regulator circuit as given in the following post:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2012/01/how-to-make-versatile-variable-voltage.html
Mayur khuman says
hello sir can i use 4.7 ohm resistance at output side instead of 5 ohm
and can this circuit charge my android phone also
plzz ur rply is very important for me
Swagatam says
yes 4.7 ohms will do.
It will charge your android phone also, the 4.7 ohm may need to be reduced for making the charging a little quicker.
Moazzam Shah Jee says
Sir,
Plz tell me how to control 24watt energy sever for remote control.
Kazuto Kirigaya says
hello sir,
sir what if I remove the diode,capacitors and the resistor in the circuit and just connect the wires directly to its places connected to the IC? Will it still work?
Swagatam says
hello kazuto, the resistor is compulsory, the capacitors can be removed, and it will still work provided the input is a pure DC
ABDUL BASIT says
sir using different gates,i have to make circuit . there are 7 tanks available,when 3 0f them are empty so led which is connected at output is glow. A combination of gates is using here.what logic is using sir??
ABDUL BASIT says
Hello sir.
Sir I want some help from your side. Sir I have project regarding computers logic design. Topic is:
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A CIRCUIT THAT COULD GLOW A LED WHEN 3 OF THE AVAILABLE 7 TANKS NEED A REFILL.
Sir I want circuits or if u have idea, so tell me.
THANKS SIR………
Swagatam says
Hello Abdul,
You will have to provide me with full details regarding the application need, only then I would be able to come up with something suitable
kurt Aljarreau tordeilla says
HI sir can i use this circuit on my 3.8v 1500mah battery?
Swagatam says
yes you can, just reduce the resistor values from the shown 5 ohm to 1 ohm
Swagatam says
Helol Abdul,
Where will these tanks be used, what kind of liquid will be used in these tanks?
Rehan Qurashi says
Dear sir can I use old cellphone batteries as a cellphone power bank if yes then how plz give a simple circuit
charles Odtohan says
good day sir… i did loved your blog.. bcoz its very usefull here in our place this time becauze we have no electricity… so i did make your circuit but i got an error in my cellphone.., bad contact of charger… i did use 2 10uf, and 5ohms 2 watt.. pls help.. thnx..
Swagatam says
thanks charles, try 10 ohms in place of 5 ohms or some higher value and check the result
charles Odtohan says
tnx sir… i'll try as soon as i can buy 10 ohms or higher…
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sir, i have here a 9v dc solar panel.. i only get around 5.5v-8v dc (not stable) if its not so sunny… can i still use this circuit?
Swagatam says
yes, you can safely use the above circuit with your solar panel.
ali khan says
sir meray pas12v 2.5amp dc bttry hy or mujay 9v aor 1amp output ke zarurat hay,,,,plz Circuit Diagram share krday,,,,,
Swagatam says
You can use a 7809 IC at the output, it will give you a 9V/1amp output from your 12V battery.
The connections will be same as in the above 7805 design
Jhud Ador says
hello sir.. i have a samsung galaxy duos gt i9082 the battery is 3.8V Li-ion, 2100mAh
can i charge it in my motorcycle using the above circuit?
Swagatam says
Hi Jhud, you can do it, but use two 7805 ICs in parallel for getting a better current gain and quicker charging rate. Make sure that both the ICs are mounted on a common heatsink. also reduce R1 to 3 ohms/5 watts
Alealu says
Thank you,and what about the fluctuation of the sun,it cant affect the battery?
bic the output from the sun is not constant,
Swagatam says
when you say it's a 5V panel it signifies the peak value at peak sunshine, so technically it cannot exceed this level.
But anyway you can use the above circuit in conjunction with it for better safety.
Alealu says
I mean, even if it is 5v peak this voltage do not exceed 5v but may goth below 5V ,so the voltage may be 5,4,3,2…..v depending up on sunshine,As a resale,is such low voltage is safe for mobile battery life????
Thank you
Swagatam says
The cell phone will stop charging once the voltage reaches below 4V.
Lower voltages will not harm the cell phone.
Alealu says
Heloo Dear sir
I like your response and advise and bless you!!
My question is is it good to use 5v,1w solar panel for the above circuit application with out 7805??What about 6v ,1w solar panel with 7805????
Swagatam says
Hello Alealu
Thanks!
with a 5V solar panel you don't have to use any IC at the output, you can connect your cell phone directly with the panel via a 5 OHM/ 1 watt resistor….it will start charging.
Swagatam says
……same with a 6v panel.
faizan khan says
hello sir
sir mujhy 12v bike ki battery sy mujhy 15v out chahey or internet device chalane hai
or woh bhe atomatic yane k lite jae to auto battery per ajae plz plz plz plz plz sir help me…………plz plzp plz.
Swagatam says
hello faizan,
make this circuit first for 12v to 15v conversion:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2012/09/led-emergency-light-circuit-using-boost.html
then i'll tell you what to do next.
Anonymous says
Hi Swagatam,
I came here just to say Thanks. I've been following your blog for some time and I quite like it. People ask all sorts of questions, some silly though, but you responded nicely every time. Keep it up. I'll keep reading every publication of yours and may be I too will seek help sometime… Pukhrambam
Swagatam says
You are welcome, Pukhrambam!
Danish Khan says
hello sir!!!!
can u please tell me what is the function of capacitors in the above circuit ???
Swagatam says
Hello Danish,
It's there for filtering noise and voltage spikes.
Anonymous says
How Many times We can charge our phone by using 12V battey ????
Swagatam says
will depend on the AH rating of the battery and the phone.
ABDUL BASIT says
HELLO SIR..
SIR MJHE UNI PROJECT K LIA AK CIRCUIT CHAHEA JISME 2 IC lm714 US HO..SIR PLEASE KOE HOMEMADE PJOJECT KA LINK SEND KR DIJEA..
I WILL BE THANKFUL TO YOUU…………….
Swagatam says
Hello Abdul,
You can try the first circuit given in this link:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2011/12/how-to-build-electronic-spy-bug-circuit.html
Swagatam says
….sorry, the above circuit uses a single 741, try the following one, replace the LM324 opamps with two IC741:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2012/04/make-this-simple-motion-detectorsensor.html
ABDUL BASIT says
thanks sir.
but I m student of 3rd semester. this schemetic is little bit complex
for me.so sir please send me an easy schematic. so I can make it .
thank u sir for helping me a lot… …
Swagatam says
Hi Abdul,
I don't have any simpler circuit than this at the moment, I'll try to find it and tell you soon.
ABDUL BASIT says
HELLO SIR……..
SIR APNE JO SEND KIA THA LINK ME WOHE BNA RHA HUU..
MENE APKE BLOGES ME RELAY CONNECTION PARHA . KCH SMJH AYA SIRF YH BTA DE AP K JO RELAY KI 5 PINS HA WO KHA KHA CONNECT HA???
N/C & N/O KHA CONNECTED HA:COIL TERMNALS KHA CONNECTED HA??
AUR JO PICTURE ME 12 VOLT K UPAR BLUE LINE HA WO KHA CONNECT HORAE HA.
SIR I HAVE ONLY 3 DAYS TO MAKE IT .
THANKSS…..
Swagatam says
The square box named 'relay" is the coil of the relay, among the contacts the upper circle is the N/C and the lower circle is the N/O, the central link is the moving pole of the relay.
ABDUL BASIT says
THANKS SIR.. YOU CLEARED MY CONCEPTS.
BS MJHE YH BTADE N N/O, N/C & MOVING POLE OF THE RELEY CIRCUIT ME KHA CONNECTED HAIN????AK TO YH RELAY ME CONNECTED HA LEKIN YH CIRCUIT ME KHA CONNECTED HA YH NAE PTA CHAL RAHA..
Swagatam says
N/O, N/C and the pole are not connected to the circuit, they are connected to the load or an alarm via AC mains, there's no connection with the circuit.
If you are using a DC alarm then you may connect it with the circuit 12v supply.
ABDUL BASIT says
ok sirr
sir jo 12 volt dc alarm ha iska koe link send krde. mjhe zehan me idea nae arha..
project bhht acha lga ha mjhe iSlia yhe bnana cha hu.complex ha but i will try my level best.
aur relay ki 3 wire jo alarm se connect HA uska be lnk btade
THANKS SIR…….
ABDUL BASIT says
sir mjhe dc alarm ka idea nae ho rha. plz send me link about dc alarm. aur is circuit me sensor knsi chez ha jaha se motion indicat hogi aur alarm on hoga
Swagatam says
don't make the aarm, buy it from the market, you can use a car musical horn or a 12v musical door bell.
relay connection:
pole to 12V(+), N/O to alarm (+) wire and (-) of alarm to circuit ground or supply negative.
ABDUL BASIT says
THANKS SIR..
sir yh jo diagram me A1 HA ISKI Pin 1 to led k sth aur pin aur pin 2 potentiometer k sth ha but confusing pont is k pin 1 & pin 2 k bech me se ak point upar 12 volt aur resister k sth node bna rha ha. yh ks pin se nkal k upar ja rha ha.aur sirf A1 KI 3 PIN CONNECTED ha bki kia ground krni ha???
and same question for A2 .usme be pin 5 & 7 connected ha aur bech mese ak wire jake grounded ha.yh knsi wire ha???
ABDUL BASIT says
SIR IS THERE ANY WAY TO CONNECT WITH YOU & YOUR KNOWLEDGE DIRECTLY????
BECAUSE SOMETIMES I WANT QUICK ANSWERS AND FROM BLOGS, I HAVE TO WAIT 1 DAY. KINDLY TELL ME ANOTHER WAY SO THAT I CONNECT WITH YOU DIRECTLY ..
THAKNS SIR..
Swagatam says
It's the supply pins of IC324….positive line goes to pin4 and the ground pin goes to pin11.
I am sorry you can contact only through this blog.
ABDUL BASIT says
SIR………
datasheetoo.com/datasheet-application/automotive/electronic-siren-circuit-diagram-using-741-op-amp-ic.html
THIS IS ELECTRONIC SIREN . SIR I WANT TO ASK THAT SPEAKER IS PRESENT THERE,WHERE I CONNECTED INPUT SOUND SO SPEAKER CAN AMPLIFY???
THANKSS SIR FOR HELPING ME A LOT…
Swagatam says
I did not understand your question, what are you trying to make?
ABDUL BASIT says
Sir please tell me connection of relay with dc alarm . I am using dc alarm for output.
Secondly, if I want to check the circuit that it is working or not without an alarm, how I check it???
Actually mjhe teacher ko check krwana ha without alarm.
Swagatam says
relay connection:
pole to 12V(+), N/O to alarm (+) wire and (-) of alarm to circuit ground or supply negative.
The red leds will be shut off after setting up, and when a motion is detected across any of the LDRs the relevant red LED will light up indicating a motion.
ABDUL BASIT says
This means sir that N/0 does not use in this circuit.??
And pole se phir 12 volt p connect krna ha?? I can't understand. Please send any diagram from which I understand.
THANKS….
Swagatam says
pls read the connections again, N/O is connected to (+) of alarm circuit, N/C is blank, not connected anywhere.
(-) of alarm circuit is connected to supply negative
relay pole is connected to supply positive
ABDUL BASIT says
I UNDERSTAN SIR..
SIR IN MY CIRCUIT,ONLY ONE LDR IS WORKING ,WHEN I DISCONNECT ONE LDR,OTHER LDR WORK AND OTHER PROBLEN IS THAT IT WORKS IN OPPOSITE FORM MEANS WHEN IT DETECTS ANY MOTION,LED OFF OTHERWISW IT ON ALL THE TIME.
AND SIR TELL ME HOW I SET P1 & P2???
THANKSS….
Swagatam says
you may have connected the pinouts wrongly, i have tested this circuit it works superbly.
when correctly set both LEDs will switch off completely and illuminate only when a shadow is detected across any of the LDRs.
I have explained the set up procedures in the article.
ABDUL BASIT says
sir kindly tell me the connection of potentiometer?? like it's first leg is connected to 10k resister ,i m confused about second & third pin connection.tell me the connections for both , P1 AND P2.
THANKS FOR HELPING ME ALOT..
Swagatam says
use the center pin and any one of the other pins, that's all…
center pin is compulsory, the other one can be any of the remaining two.
I have made some changes in the diagram, please do it in your circuit also, it will give better results, and pls comment on motion sensor article, not on this page.
umang jain says
can i use mobile charger to start motor?
motor = 0/6.0 v
charger = output – DC 6.0 v
Swagatam says
yes you can
umang jain says
can i use mobile charger to start motor?
motor = 0/6.0 v
charger = output – DC 6.0 v
Anonymous says
can i use 4.7 ohms 2 watt resistor instead of 5 ohms 2 watt resistor
Swagatam says
yes you can.
Myhomm4u says
Dear Sir ,
Can i use your diagram to power up my cell phone without attached the battery to the phone?
Thanks
Myhomm4u says
Dear Sir ,
I would to know , can I use this circuit to power up mobile phone without battery attached.
Thanks in advance.
Swagatam says
Nope! the circuit will require an input source, otherwise it won't work
Anonymous says
assalam o alaikum i am omar respected sir i want charge my cellphone and also a battery that is connected to this circuit… also my cellphone battery have 1300 ma current requirment. . . suggest me the possible design. . .
thanks
Swagatam says
Hello Omar, just replace the 7805 with a LM123 and it will become suitable for the required application.
Siva Murugan says
sir,this condition ok…the 12v continuously going at 7805 and step down to 3v…normally example you take mobile charger,u have charging mobile, charging and the battery is full….and automatically disconnect the charger….
in this project,only charging the battery not getting the charge is full condition automatically disconnect condition..how to get automatically disconnect after the batter full..plz give me the circuit and information………
Swagatam says
mobile chargers do not have auto shut off feature, rather cell phones have auto cut off feature in-built, therefore it's safe because the cell phone in-built circuit would cut off as soon as its battery gets fully charged.
ABDUL BASIT says
sir please tell me if you have any knowledge about any softwere about circuit designing in which bicycle dynamo ,d.c motor or other mechanical equipments present????
Swagatam says
No, sorry I don't have any such software.
ABDUL BASIT says
THANKS SIRRR
THANK YOU…!!!
ABDUL BASIT says
sir can i connect this circuit with motorbike battery and car battery??
if yes ,so will there any problem of input & outout current because automobile battery's current is very high??
i know voltage is not a problem.. what about current.
THANKS FOR YOUR ALL PREVIOUS HELP SIR…..
Swagatam says
As long as the input voltage is within 24V, current will not mater, so you can use it freely with your motorcycle battery also.
ABDUL BASIT says
it help me alot.THANKS SIR…
sir app bta skte ha k ak battery ktne dair run kr skti haa??
Swagatam says
i mentioned it in the previous comment, 2 to 3 hours.
ABDUL BASIT says
thanks sir
sir can you tell me how much time required for charging a mobile???
& sir i have project about bicycle dynamo. sir if you don't mind can you send me an easy diagram to make bicycle dynamo/bicycle generator??
Swagatam says
2 to 3 hours will be required.
you can connect the dynamo output to the above circuit via a bridge rectifier stage and start charging the cell phone as explained above.
Anonymous says
dear sir i used resistance 5.6 ohm instead of 5 ohm..is there any effect of this
Swagatam says
it will work, no problem
ABDUL BASIT says
sir in the first diagram,in which there is input of 12 dc battery,will there also need diode ??
or if i want charge from automobile then i se diode??
thankss
Swagatam says
diode is placed only for safeguarding the circuit from accidental reverse input connection. You can remove it but be sure you connect the input polarity correctly then.
susan says
thanks mr.. i will try..
mahesh prajapati says
Dear sir. Please tell me
i have 10uF/ 63V,
its ok
Swagatam says
Dear Mahesh,
yes it will do.
Akshay Mohandas says
Will it work with 6 volt emergency light battery
Swagatam says
yes it will work.
Seetha says
thanx sir
using normal charger teminals charging is possible bt connect usb for apple phones charging is nt possible sir
Swagatam says
check the USB connection polarity, it might be incorrectly wired.
Seetha says
i changed 5 ohm resistor and place 1 ohm and checked bt charging levels are nt inceased. nokia phones r charging properly sir i maen those specifications r 350ma. from the circuit i am connect one usb for samsung and apple phones and also connect nokia charger teminals for charging bt samsung phones charging slowly sir those phs require 880ma. how can i solve this problem rly me.
Swagatam says
you can try the following design:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2012/05/dc-to-dc-double-cell-phone-charger.html
Seetha says
using above circuit only some phones charged my ph nt chh arging ph specifications r 3.7v 880ma bt above circuit gives 890ma if load will connect to the circuit current drops na sir
Seetha says
hi thanx sir
Seetha says
hi swagatam sir,
i work with this circuit but it slowly charging i want improve the chargering levels (means fast charging) tel suggetions sir and hw can i measure current flowing through this ckt sir. i think small currents are flowing. and how can i improve the current in this circuit sir.
plz rly me sir.
Swagatam says
Hi Seetha,
The current can be increased by appropriately decreasing the value of the output resistor. try smaller resistor values for charging the cell phone faster.
Anonymous says
Sir, What Type of Capacitor I use Ceramic/ Eletrolitic
Swagatam says
electrolytic
Mrs.Yaman says
please, i sent you before if i can use only resistor to make simpler version of this charger.
i'm supervising a group of kids in science clup and they want to make mobile charger.. and i want to be as simple as possible
waiting for your respond
Swagatam says
you may use a resistor only when the source voltage is 5V or less, if it's more than 5V then first it will need to be dropped to 5V and only then a resistor may be used as shown in the above article.
Swagatam says
yes it would work in mobiles which use cells having 800 to 1000mAh rating.
go blog q says
Hi Sir…Excursme…How You Solve Problem With Your Cree XML-T6 driver ?
ThankYou
Swagatam says
Hi Guruh,
I'll post a related article soon in my blog….
Anonymous says
dear sir,
can i use alkaline battery of 1.5V instead of lead battery.(pencil cell)
and using total 4 cells will make it to 6V.
and if it is so then please inform me is there any other change in circuit due to it
Swagatam says
please refer to this circuit.
Swagatam says
https://homemade-circuits.com/2012/11/homemade-cell-phone-emergency-charger.html
Adnan Hussain says
what if when i use 7808 Ct in this…
Swagatam says
won't work…
Anonymous says
Sir, I have 9 volt dc battery.. i wants to make a DC to DC charger for this 9 volt battery.. i wants to make a charger in such a way that it will get charge while in use.. like batteries in Mobile phone so on.. Please tell me how to make one
Swagatam says
What is the AH rating of the 9V battery, because an ordinary PP3 will not charge a cell phone battery.
Anonymous says
hi sir,, actually i am visualizer.. i do not have any knowledge about electronics or electricity.. I just see things, read things, tries to understand and creates the possibilities not practically but in my thoughts.. so please help me..
Can we make a charger(Circuit) for any rechargeable DC battery… which can charge himself??? like take 9volt dc rechargeable battery..
Please do let me know on atulkamble99@gmail.com
Swagatam says
Hi atul,
Thanks for the nice question, but no that's not feasible in the present world.
Anonymous says
Sir,
i am trying to visualize something plz help me to get it possible.
i will ask you some questions.. plz try to figure it out whether it is possible or not
(if have 1.2 volt with 2400mA dc battery)
upto what voltage you can amplify? current should be minimum 500mA.
sir there will be a lot more questions i will be asking you… plz try to contact through mails. atulkamble99@gmail.com.. this will be lot more easy..
Swagatam says
You may try experimenting with this circuit for getting the desired results:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2012/10/1-watt-led-driver-using-joule-thief.html
Anonymous says
thank you sir…
regards,
Atul
Pravash Sarraf says
how to convert 6 volt 4.5amp to 5 volt 1 amp
Pravash Sarraf says
I want to convert 6v 4.5amp to 5 volt 1amp.so plz can u suggets me the circuit if it possible plz do it fast?
Swagatam says
use a 7805 IC
Sanket says
Hi Sir, is it possible to charge a mobile phone using another mobile phone's battery as input source via this circuit?
Swagatam says
Hi Sanket, no it's not possible because the source voltage must be at least 0.6 volts higher than the battery voltage which is being charged, here both will have identical levels, so not feasible.
Anonymous says
Hi Sir
I am trying to charge my cellphone (Nokia) with lead acid 4.5 volts small battery ( which comes fitted in the emergency LED lights). For this purpose I connected the said battery directly to the phone but it did not respond. I you have any circuit diagram for this purpose, please send on the following address. My phone need 4.9 volts to 5.3 volts and 500 MA for charging.
Thanks,
My address: adnan_nagra@yahoo.com
Swagatam says
Hi Adnan,
if your cell phone uses a 3.7V li-ion cell it should accept charge from a 4.5V battery.
try putting a 5 Ohm 1 watt resistor in series with the battery positive,it might start charging.
ashu says
sir i want to make batry charger for li-ion battry (3.7v,1300mAH),please tell me the simplest circuit plzz…
Swagatam says
you can use the above circuit, but you will have to monitor the charge manually, the moment it reaches 3.7V you will need to switch off the charger.
Anonymous says
Hi Sir,
I want my motorcycle to have two set of horn tone, one lower or just the stock horn tone and the other is louder or even loudest if possible, without sacrificing the battery charge.
Do you have a circuit for this Sir? or any other suggestion to obtain a more louder horn but maintaining the stock horn, maybe using a toggle switch for the purpose of having a dual horn tone.
Thank you very much Sir, I hope i could do it with your assistance Sir.
Regards,
Jane
Swagatam says
Hi Jane,
I'll try to get a suitable circuit soon….
Anonymous says
Greetings!!
Sir it is safe if i put the unit somewhere safe under the saddle and permanently attach inputs to the battery?.
How about inline fuse, it is safe without it Sir? Thank you!
Swagatam says
Greetings!
According to me it's a very safe circuit, a fuse is not required. Permanent connection to battery is OK. A heatsink is essential for the 7808 IC
Swagatam says
Hello Jane
Instead of using aluminum piece, it would be better to use a ready-made heatsink, as shown here:
www.futurlec.com/Pictures/TO220LGBA.jpg
Capacitor values are not critical, you may use any value.
Anonymous says
Thank you very much Sir, some other query… what size of heatsink it should be? can you explain it by inches Sir, what i've got is just 1inch square with a half inch thick from the rib.
Another thing Sir, your diagram says 1uf/25v cap while partlist is 10uf/25v cap. what is the difference using either value Sir. Thanks
Jane
abbas shaikh says
hi. sir.. ye ckt mere meri herohonda HUNK bike me lagani hai.. to kya lagegi.? isse mere nokia 5230, apple 4s charge hoga.?? agar bike running hai to koi problem to nahi hogina..?? ya bike off kar k cells charge karne padenge.??? plz.. help me.. ans me..
Swagatam says
Hi Abbas,
you can connect its input to the battery, you can charge your phones even while riding.
I am not sure whether it would charge all your phone, you will have to check it out.
Anonymous says
Hi
Just want to know whether the AC-3N Nokia Charger with 5V 350mA can be used on a device that requires AC 6V 300mA ?
Thanks in Advance.
Regards
Swagatam says
Hi,
Yes it can be used if the unit is not specified with critical operating parameters.
Anonymous says
Sir can you give me diagram by which through this circuit i can charge two mobile cell..
Swagatam says
you can refer to this article:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2012/05/dc-to-dc-double-cell-phone-charger.html
Anonymous says
sir, my cell phone requires 4.8v/1300mA ……..would it be safe to supply of 1.5 amp from 7805 ?
Swagatam says
the 5 ohm resistor will take care of the current, so it's safe according to me…
Anonymous says
hi sir. Can i connect 12volt solar cell? If yes what should be the current rating of the solar cell . My battery is 3.7 volt @1020mah
Swagatam says
You cannot connect the Li-Ion cell directly to this circuit, the above circuit is for charging cell phones, not the battery directly.
You may connect a 15V, solar panel at the input, current can be anything that's above 1amp.
Charge the battery by putting it inside a cell phone.
Suvajit Acharjee says
Sir, I want to make solar mobile charger. please send me details along with circuit diagram. my emai id is saisuvajit9999@gmail.com
Swagatam says
You can use the circuit shown in the above article, connect the input to a suitable solar panel, it will start charging the cell phone.
Anonymous says
Thnxx
I know that but in android chargers its a bit different its a flat pin charger and i tried checking with a multimeter
Thnx in advance
Swagatam says
You will need to find out the positive and the negative outputs of the socket and connect them to the above charger appropriately, you may take the help of a phone technician.
Anonymous says
I have an android mobile and i want to know about the terminals of the charger which i put into my mobile
Swagatam says
Normally the pin which is shown in the diagram has its outer metal connected to the negative and inner metal to the positive of the voltage source.
mohan says
sir… i have 3old calc in that i get 1.9v solar panel(each)its possible to make solar cellphone charger??????.. its possible pls send diagram. my mail id dass143@gmail.com thks
Swagatam says
No it will not charge even a button cell.
Anonymous says
sir i have question f you dont mind. can i put led light? and wer should i put?
Swagatam says
Put it across the output 1uF capacitor with a 1K series resistor….
Merley Ailme says
oh thanks ! It's very useful !
Swagatam says
around 500mA
Merley Ailme says
if I put 5 Ohm to circuit. So how many is ampe curent output ?
abinash kumar says
i,m using a dc-dc mobile charger
i/p-7-12 V
protection circuit required or not
charger should be removed after how much time ..
Swagatam says
All cell phones have in-built protection circuit, so it's not required externally.
kataga salita says
thank you so much,,, sir.. i dont know how to thank you for all your hel.. god bless you,,and your family.. keep sharing your knowledge…
Swagatam says
My pleasure kataga, God bless you too!
kataga salita says
tnx sir it works fine,,sir can i know what is the difference in using all parts that u give and using only 78m05 and a 5 ohm resistor (2 parts),, again sir thank you so much,, you re our macgyver of today,,
Swagatam says
Yes you can use only the two parts it will still work. However the diode is important because it protects against wrong input polarity connections.
kataga salita says
thank you so much for the info.. god bless you always,,,
sir can i ask you again,, how to adjust ( increase ) ampere of a battery? iam 24 y/old i have a son 4y/o i gave him a battery operated toy car,, 6volts 4.5 ampere.. he can only play it for only 1 hour,, can i adjust its ampere so he can play it longer?.hope that im not bothering you…thank you so much…
Swagatam says
Hi Kataga,
If you reduce the ampere of the battery the car will not work properly, you can add one more 6V/4ah battery in parallel to the existing one for increasing its operating time.
kataga salita says
sir what if i only use 78m05 and a 5 ohm resistor,,, what will happen? sorry for the bad english..
Swagatam says
It should work, you can try it.
cedar says
Swagatam,
All your circuits are simple and clear, it's great!
Your circuit uses R1 = 5 Ohm, 2 Watt, and C1, C2 = 10uF/ 25V, does it need to be exactly 5 Ohm, 2 Watt, and 10uF/ 25V or we can also use other values suppose if it is not available ?
Swagatam says
Hi Cedar,
Nothing is critical here except the IC number.
You can use any value for the resistor from 5 to 20 Ohms, however increasing the value will slow-up the charging process.
You can use any value above 1uF for the caps too….
Anonymous says
why can we continue to connect about x6 of the same lithium ion cell(i mean the collapsed one) in parrallel and in series to get a good output then your circuit sir
Swagatam says
I did not understand your question.
Ashish says
sir i m getting an output of 4.3 amp by using a 6 volt battery??
wil that do ??
or i sal go 4r a 12 volt battery?
Swagatam says
you mean 4.3 volts right?
Yes you may use a 6v battery then.
Anonymous says
no sir
i was saying about the output current .it iwas 4.3 amp
my output voltage is around 3.2 volts
by using a 6 volt battery
Swagatam says
No there's something wrong with your circuit, the output voltage should be 5V even with 6V input.
The current is not important here as long it is able to provide above 500mA, the cell phone will get charged.
Anonymous says
okk sir i will recheck my circuit
tajakbar says
muje aik aisa cicuit chaye jes me input 12-24 volt 50amp ho likin out put 12volt 800map ho
Swagatam says
Refer the first circuit in the following link:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2011/12/how-to-build-simplest-variable-power.html
Anonymous says
can i connect the output terminals to a socket and then connect it to a battery charger??
and is there any other way by which i can test the circuit before connecting it to cell phone chager??
sir sir is there any specification for the wire that is to be used to connect the 6v battery to my circuit??
Swagatam says
This circuit has been tested by me, and it works.
Just connect the output of the circuit to a suitable pin so that you can insert the pin into the cellphone charging input.
You can use any type of wire, as long as it conducts electricity it'll be fine.
Anonymous says
sir i used the above components
but i failed?
plz help me?
hw sal i test whether my circuit s correct or not!
Swagatam says
Dis to test with a cell phone, the output pin must be connected to the IC with correct polarity.
Anonymous says
Ravinder Kumar Here
Dear sir can you please tell me the circuit component value for 6 VOLT ,i have planned to prepare mobile charging circuit run with 6 volt lead acid battery ….
R1 = ?
C1, C2 = ?
D1 = ?
IC1 = ?
Battery = 6volt lead acid .
waiting for your reply..
Swagatam says
you can use the same circuit which is shown above.
Ravinder Kumar says
Ravinder Kumar from Indigenous Home made Tech is here -Dear sir i used u r given circuit (with C1,C2= 10uF/25V )BUT by using diode and resistance does not work ,so i have removed diode and resistance now its charge but not 100% it charges the cell phone only to 70% by using 6volt 4.5Ah Battery ,
Request you please suggest to increase charging efficiency limit to 100% .
Swagatam says
I am sorry the above circuit cannot be upgraded any further. You can use an LM338 design and adjust the voltage to suit the cell phone needs. You may refer to the first circuit in this link:
https://homemade-circuits.com/2012/04/ic-lm338-application-circuits-explained.html
Anonymous says
and wat about the diode terminals??
dose this matter too?
Swagatam says
Yes diodes have polarity, the banded side will go to the IC pin.
ashish says
can i use a 6volt 4.5 amp battery for making this circuit instead of 12volt battery
???
Swagatam says
yes you may use it.
Anonymous says
is there no difference on output either to uses 12v or 6v 4.5AH bettery?
what changes are required to use 6v 4.5AH bettery
waiting for ur reply
Swagatam says
No changes would be required, use the same circuit for 6V input.
ashish says
dose the capacitors terminals matter here??
if it matters can u tell me which terminal is to be connected to the ic
Swagatam says
if it's non polar then it won't matter, if it's polar then positive will go to the shown IC pins
Ahamed Anaz says
Sir wat is polar and non polar. Plz
Swagatam says
capacitors that are marked with (+) or (-) sign for their leads are polarized and ones that are without this are non-polarized….for example all ceramic capacitors are non-polar while all electrolytic caps are polar, unless specified
Anonymous says
where shall we connect the diode which isnt shown in th figure?
Swagatam says
At the input of 7805, see the bottom figure.
Anonymous says
sir,can I use a dc motor to provide 9v ?
Swagatam says
Yes….but you may have to spin it very hard to make that much volts..
Anonymous says
sir why u dont have D1 = 1N4007, in Pictorial Diagram
Swagatam says
It should have been there, diagram fault.
anusha says
why we should not connect cell phone directly to the battery
Swagatam says
The cell phone will not accept any voltage that's above 5V, the battery may be above this limit, therefore the above circuit is required.
Anonymous says
Mr. Swagatam-
If the voltage was less than 5V, for example a small, single cell, hobby grade LiFePo4 battery, which puts out less than 4V… could I just hook the battery directly to the cell phone as a small "emergency" charger?
Thanks for any information and have a great week.
Sincerely,
Jim Kennedy
Swagatam says
If it's 4V then it would charge your cell phone when hooked directly, anything less than 4V would make the charging inefficient and sluggish.
You are welcome!
Pradeep Raj says
Thank you sir,,…………
Pradeep Raj says
Dear sir, Can I give the Input of 12v 50 amps to it. Its an inverter battery.. Will the circuit work fine or it burns out… Also tell me What is the maximum current and voltage that 7805 can hold..
~~~~~~THANK YOU SIR~~~~~~~~~
Rajagilse says
Dear sir, i read the article in your link. But the writer says about current more than 2A . In my case if i put two mobiles to charge, it may be less than 1A. Therefore i think , what happens if i put another 5 ohm resistor and 10uf capacitor in parallel to the existing output of ic 7805
Anonymous says
Dear Sir, I have a 2.5w Solar Battery Charger and its charging current is 180mA, power 2.5w max. Do I need a converter to charge my phone with it, or can I use it on my phone? Sir please guid me with what to do.
Swagatam says
please specify the panel voltage??
Anonymous says
Dear sir , an electrician told me that "In about 80% of the cases the reason for decreased battery performance is a sulphate buildup on the plates . And pulse or equalization charging can stop Sulphation . What does its mean ?do you have any circuit about it ? and please also give me an idea that what will the effect of "daily use and charge process " on inverter battery .
Thanks
Pankaj Pandey
Rajagilse says
Dear sir. Please tell me
that what alterations
should i do, to charge two
mobiles at a time from
this circuit.
Could i give the parallel connection with the existing mobile charging pin. As ic 7805 is capable of giving 1A out put. Please guide me
NOMAN KHAN PANEZAI says
dear sir, when light only 30 minet then how we charge my mobil wich type of make of a charger then my mobile arrgently charge please sir guide me
Unknown says
Dear sir
i wanna made a dc mob battery charger but , my mob display show battery power,decreaseing
plz send your views,
or contact no,
my self DHARMENDRA KUMAR ,I ALSO WANNA BE ELECTROLOGIST,
PLZ GIVE YOUR CONTACT NO , OR SEND AT erdharmendra30@gmail.com
Swagatam says
Dear dharmendra, reduce the value of the resistor to 2 ohm and check
Salman Ahmad says
can i use usb for charging