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PLEASE KINDLY VOTE FOR MY INSTRUCTABLE IN THE "3RD EPILOG CHALLENGE", THANKS ^_^
In the beginning, this project was conceived after i had watched a documentary about E-wastes being dumped in 3rd world countries and another about the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative and how it contributed to education which in turn ended the poverty cycle, it struck me that if the same children that the OLPC were trying to reach were able to learn how to make their own computers from these E-wastes, then it would be possible to fulfill OLPC's goal as well as solve the problem of E-waste recycling, both at a much faster rate, as information always spreads faster than resources.
In the beginning, this project was conceived after i had watched a documentary about E-wastes being dumped in 3rd world countries and another about the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative and how it contributed to education which in turn ended the poverty cycle, it struck me that if the same children that the OLPC were trying to reach were able to learn how to make their own computers from these E-wastes, then it would be possible to fulfill OLPC's goal as well as solve the problem of E-waste recycling, both at a much faster rate, as information always spreads faster than resources.
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When going through E-wastes, you will often come across electronics that you've never seen before, simply because they weren't made during your generation, thus i have found the above poster highly useful when sorting through piles of E-wastes (print it out like i did). As i had to salvage all my materials as well as use only hand tools, and i made things even harder still by trying to design an IMAC clone (where the CPU is mounted behind the screen) so that it is at least comparable to OLPC's laptop in terms of portability, keep in mind that it has taken me more than a year of spare time to finish this project, so pls give constructive comments, thanks
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Instructables should add a "Respect bar" on each users profile, but you, would already have it filled up.
The thing is, electricity was invented by man, as such we shouldn't fear to harness it to the fullest, in any possible way. People fear that which they don't understand, so learn the characteristics of electricity (it always takes the path of least resistance etc) and take the necessary precautions (noticed i added an extra step for "custom power cord" which has an added fused plug etc).
Personally after a while you kinda get used to the "inherent dangers", and just want to get the job done, just like how a soldier or a bomb disposal expert isn't bothered by the prospect of dying in his line of duty
PLEASE KINDLY VOTE FOR MY INSTRUCTABLE IN THE "3RD EPILOG CHALLENGE", THANKS ^_^
I'll have to give this a renaming.
I dub thee the iBm
The final product is pretty neat.
but OMFG!
"it had extensive rusting on all its connectors"
I replace caps all the time to revive motherboards.
Even modded a few power regulators, but grinding rust from the connectors, and adding power? You, sir, are a brave, brave person.
I'd also be wary of adding power in parallel, from the PSU.
"EPS 12v 4pin connector" ???
Sure, use that secondary power supply to power fans, maybe even hard drives. but I think I'll stick to powering motherboards with their intended power supplies.
Love the concept of this 'ible.
I am of the "full load to the e-cycler, 1/2 a load back" school.
Every single time i take a load of crt's to the e-cycler, I end up with a half dozen lcd's on the ride back. a little testing, and sometimes a few capacitors later, and they're good to go to new homes.
The IMAC reference is only meant to refer to the concept of the CPU being mounted behind the screen (IMAC is the most well known for this), and not bare any other resemblance.
I understand why you feel that i didn't do enough work on the motherboard, but i was trying to keep to the proof of concept scenario and the sad reality is that alot of the e-wastes nowadays are either superficially damaged or purely discarded during an upgrade (not damaged at all) [i personally have repaired more highly damaged motherboards, my favorite being a motherboard that had been broken in 2 right down the middle, after 100m of magnet wire and countless hours of soldering to join every connection of the 2 halves, it actually worked, WOW!]
As i mentioned the parallel 12v adapters had power fluctuations and isn't ideal, but it works, and since it does i'm not complaining about anything else, however if you really want, you could add a capacitor bank in parallel to the 12v adapter (car capacitors work fine) to smooth out the fluctuations.
i like your motto ("full load to the e-cycler, 1/2 a load back"), lucky for you in your country it is that simple, in my country though the e-cycle companies will only deal with large business so people like me get side-lined though we are trying to do some good, sigh.
PLEASE KINDLY VOTE FOR MY INSTRUCTABLE IN THE "3RD EPILOG CHALLENGE", THANKS ^_^