How to make a solar Fan.

 Hello. this is my entry for the Green Tech Contest.



ITEMS YOU WILL NEED

1. About 30 in. of PVC pipe
2. 3 T-pieces of PVC pipe
3. 5 90 degree pieces (right angle)
4. Altoids tin
5. 2 rechargeable batteries & battery holder
6. Solder iron & metal
7. Solar panels and its circuit board
8. Small motor
9. Lots of wires
10. USB cable & connector
11. Tinkertoys (optional for fan)
12. Wire cutter
13. PVC pipe cutter
14. Small pliers
15. Hammer
16. Small piece of wood to fit in hole of tinkertoy
17. Drill

Step 1: Cut the Pipes.

   Cut the pipes into these measurements using the the PVC pipe cutter.

4- 3 1/2 in. pieces
2- 2 1/2 in. pieces
1- 9 in. piece

The width of the pipes that I used is 3/4 in. wide.

Then put the pipes together so it looks like this.
  

Comments

[mconteach]

Can't wait to try this! Thanks for sharing

[l8nite]

it's cute, does it move much air ?

[ceci bot]

Sorry for the late response I8nite. I actually had a few set backs and the batteries wouldn't fit, so I had to use my two back up AA batteries. It would work better if you had 3 AAA batteries. - Ceci Bot