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3Sep/092

Silencing the Swallow 2 AC/DC



Swallow 2 AC/DC, originally uploaded by mattmc.

The buzzer on the Swallow charger is very good at it's job of alerting me to when the battery is finished charging with a very loud BEEEP!. The problem is, I have a 6 month baby girl trying to sleep half the day in an upstairs bedroom. You should see the looks I get from the wife when this thing goes off.
I've tried containing the noise by putting it in a metal filing cabinet and closing the drawer but the sound still gets through. So I decided to remove the buzzer from the board.
I'm sure I have voided my warranty but now I can charge batteries to my hearts content without waking anyone up :)