HoolyHoo's GBZ with Kite's SAIO

[HoolyHoo]

Maybe a stupid question, but how did you connect the 4 pogo pins to 2 wires?

Only two of the pogo pins are needed. If you have a connector with two pogo pins that fit with your battery, then that can be used also. I just used what I had and connected negative and positive leads to their respective terminals on the battery.

[drafterITA]

Maybe a stupid question, but how did you connect the 4 pogo pins to 2 wires?

Only two of the pogo pins are needed. If you have a connector with two pogo pins that fit with your battery, then that can be used also. I just used what I had and connected negative and positive leads to their respective terminals on the battery.

I see on ebay that they sell just the pogo pins, would it be possible in theory to stick 4 or them to a piece of perboard for example, and connect the 2 wires this way?
Great job.. I'm taking a lot of inspiration for my Kite build from yours

[HoolyHoo]

Maybe a stupid question, but how did you connect the 4 pogo pins to 2 wires?

Only two of the pogo pins are needed. If you have a connector with two pogo pins that fit with your battery, then that can be used also. I just used what I had and connected negative and positive leads to their respective terminals on the battery.

I see on ebay that they sell just the pogo pins, would it be possible in theory to stick 4 or them to a piece of perboard for example, and connect the 2 wires this way?
Great job.. I'm taking a lot of inspiration for my Kite build from yours

Yes that is a possibility. As long as they are making a solid connection with the positive and negative terminal of the battery. Most phone batteries have three or four connection tabs. Only two are needed, positive and negative. Most times they are marked on the battery. Make sure you connect the pogo pins to the right terminals.

[drafterITA]

Only two of the pogo pins are needed. If you have a connector with two pogo pins that fit with your battery, then that can be used also. I just used what I had and connected negative and positive leads to their respective terminals on the battery.

I see on ebay that they sell just the pogo pins, would it be possible in theory to stick 4 or them to a piece of perboard for example, and connect the 2 wires this way?
Great job.. I'm taking a lot of inspiration for my Kite build from yours

Yes that is a possibility. As long as they are making a solid connection with the positive and negative terminal of the battery. Most phone batteries have three or four connection tabs. Only two are needed, positive and negative. Most times they are marked on the battery. Make sure you connect the pogo pins to the right terminals.

I'll bookmark that battery you used and I'll try to buy the same, hopefully they ship to Italy, I like the idea of not cutting the battery compartment and having such an easy removal mechanism

[The_Ginger]

I've managed to salvage this battery connector from a phone I dropped in the toilet a few years ago. These are not pogo, but bendable pins and i can probably solder the wires to the back. Will it be good enough? (I'm sorry for the shitty picture quality but the camera of my phone is a little scratched)

[HoolyHoo]

Yes, you could make that work. Just make sure pins are the same pitch as your battery.

[jostie94]

did you used a protection circuit with that battery? i just ordered 2 for my project.
i want to use these battery's whit a powerboost 1000c, can i wire these directly to the powerboost?

[HoolyHoo]

did you used a protection circuit with that battery? i just ordered 2 for my project.
i want to use these battery's whit a powerboost 1000c, can i wire these directly to the powerboost?

Battery already has circuit protection inside. Just make sure to use the marked plus and minus pins. You can use with a Powerboost no problem.

[HoolyHoo]

Updated the first thread with more progress.

[Camble]

Looks great! Loving the black trim and buttons and how clean the build is.