Butter Tub Laptop Cooler

As many of you laptop users are aware, our laptops can get to be quite HOT, even after just a short period of use.  And as everyone knows Heat and Electronics DON'T MIX.  I have looked into purchasing a laptop cooling pad for my laptop, but then got to thinking and decided to make something of my own and use it for my first instructable, so here goes.

Step 1

For this project you will need the following:


1 24 oz. butter tub
1 USB cable ( or you can salvage a cord from any old USB device, ie mouse keyboard)
1 old computer case fan ( not sure on size but I will try to find out and post in near future)
Hot Glue Gun and glue sticks
wire cutter
exacto knife
sharpie marker

Comments

[jackh94]

Wait... what. I've always thought USB was 5V at 500mA.
Have I been wiring things wrong my whole life?

[CimarronWarrior]

you have a 5V, a 12V, data, and a ground inside the cable just use the appropriate wire for your cause

[jackh94]

Anyway, I'll be shredding two spare laptops I've got and hooking them up like this. I won't make a frame yet though, I'm a little short on material.

[jackh94]

Oh, ok. I've always thought it was ground, +5V and two data in a double helix shape.
Could be an old spec I'm thinking of.

[Mrsachin3786]

cool dude...i like it.........................

[CimarronWarrior]

Thanks it's just something I made from obtainium. Couldn't afford a commercial cooler so I used some brain power and looked at what I had on hand and came up with this.