DIY Hacks & How To's: Emergency Power from a Land Line

What do you do when a hurricane creates havoc and you have no power and your smartphone is dead? As long as the phone lines are working you can charge your smartphone with a few simple items from RadioShack. MAKE magazine http://blog.makezine.com/2013/05/06/how-to-get-emergency-power-from-a-phone-line/

gives the full instructions on YouTube and also in their magazine. http://blog.makezine.com/2013/05/06/how-to-get-emergency-power-from-a-phone-line/ Full instructions can be found at http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Get-Emergency-Power-from-a-Phone-Line/