How to make your own light bulb USB memory drive

Hi! This Instructable will show you how to make light bulb memory drive, with a bit of patience. I got the idea some days ago, when a friend of mine gave me the burned-out light bulb shown in the pictures above...This is my first Instructable, I hope you will like it!

OK, here we go!

What is needed:

- Burned-out light bulb (mine was from Philips, 12V 21W E1)
- USB Memory drive of course (Recon Data 2GB, Hynix module inside)
- Electric pliers
- Electric wire cutters
- Knife
- Cutter
- Some screwdriver
- Pen
- Engraving pen for metal
- Soldering iron and tin wire
- Insulating tape
- Caliper
- Hammer
- Little file

Let's start! ->

Step 1 USB memory drive disassembling

First of all, disassemble memory drive. We can loosen up the two plastic caps trough screwdrivers of different size, as shown in pics 1 & 2.

In order to take off the two plastic caps, we can use first a cutter and finally the knife, pics 3 & 4.

Now we can remove memory drive from aluminium shell, pic 5.

This time, pull away the two pins from the back plastic cap, pic 6 & 7.

In the last pic the naked memory drive!

Comments

[Doglefoxx]

Hi!
I am making a portfolio for school ( I study advertising ) and was planning to make a digital fortfolio, for which i need this genius lamp usb stick ( really , genius!:) ) One question though - if you want the light bulb to light up when you insert it to your computer, does that mean the original usb stick needs to have a light on it? Or does it light up on itself?

[DIY Dave]

Yes, the flash drive you use would need to have a light in it.

[golddigger1559]

genius

[anuprit]

Itzz Tooo rizzky man

[robot+more]

is that a dell latitude

[robot+more]

really cool Instructable but I would have glued the usb in so the solder would not touch something

[boxofish]

pretty cool but isn't it a little on the fragile side? i'd be scared to put it in my pocket...

[BellaStella7]

Putting it in your pocket? I'd be scared to place it anywhere! It would roll off my desk, break in my laptop bag, or break on my lap if I were to move the laptop and hit my knee or leg in the motion. But overall, this is really cute and cool at the same time! ;)

[limpach]

Try filling with clear acrylic. That should help with the frailty

[explosivemaker]

indeed....it would probably make the light even sweeter too

[Father Christmas]

better yet, before filling it with the acrylic, take the basic idea from this instructable.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Get-the-LED-out-Glass-Filled-LED-Lightbulb/

[explosivemaker]

that would be good too.....I saw that instructable before and it seemed like it was a sharp and painful accident waiting to happen, but it would be much less hazardous if you sealed in all the shards......good idea

[killerjackalope]

Damn it I've been meaning to make this for ages, well... I't still sitting half finished... Though mine is different...

[goriath]

You are right. But it is difficult break it simply grabbing it with your hands :). And there are no problems for normal use (plug/unplug memory drive). I think that it can break only if it falls down. Any way I am agree with you, it is more fragile than other memory drive unit ;)

[pyelitegamerro76]

just dont grab it too tightly to pul it out or dont keep it in your bag or pocket lol