Hacking the Elefun

In a move reminiscent of many episodes of Home Improvement, [Xenon] decided to soup up one of his children's toys. The Elefun is a toy the shape of an elephant that uses a built in fan to blow little butterflies into the air. They are notoriously weak and eat batteries like crazy. They don't even have a plug for a wall adapter for power.[Xenon] dug out a 7.5 V wall adapter from an old DSL modem. … [Read more...]