Computer Power Supply Heater

by zachary phillips in Circuits > Electronics

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Computer Power Supply Heater

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i was Bord and i had some old computer parts so i went to work.

Gut It Out

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the first thing i had to do was to gut out the power supply i would be putting the heater coil, power switch and the USB power curciut.

Cut the Cords

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next i had to trim the cords that i might use later. i tried an led but it exploded and a fan blows the air to fast. so i don't know what ill connect them to just yet. but i later found a USB port and it works just great.

Heating Element

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then i had to find some sort of heating element so i use an old spring i had lying around. and i hooked it up to a red and black set. cause the yellow cords got it to hot.

Heat Shield

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i thought it might be a good idea to add a sort of heat shield. so that the coil wouldn't melt the USB circuit. so i took the back of an old floppy drive and chopped it up ad hot glued it into place.

Finished for Now

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I'm not completely done with this project for now but it work fine. and I'm happy with it for now.