El-cheapo (very) basic active laptop cooler pad

Step 6 Start using your laptop!

you're pretty much done. plug in the USB cable into the USB port of your laptop, power up and enjoy! assuming you tested your electric connections before you should be all set.

Comments

[alterator]

what´s the point of this, if your fan is blocked on the bottom... there is no sufficient air flow. :D

[DIYSlacker]

well since Dell decided to put the air intake fan at the bottom of the laptop, i've put my stronger fan just below it to blow air into that intake and help out the internal fan. i don't quite understand what your point is...

[Palanthas]

Your right DIYSlacker that the fan would help cool it but Alternator is right about the fact that the additional fan is not going to work well (at least if it's set up like you have it in the picture) because there is hardly any space under the "new" fan for it to draw air in... There needs to be more space for proper air flow between the fan and the table/lap/floor/whatever...

[ballack]

 how do u make the fan cable to usb input?

[Mr. Thirty6]

I made this out of an old laptop that I had been given.  I still need to find a protector for my fan, and I need something to give it some angle, but it's kinda cool. I like being a nerd, and most of my friends are nerds, so all of my friends liked it. Thanks for the idea!

[The Freeman]

You might also want to look into making some feet for you cooler. I don't quite think a book will cut it. It shouldn't be that hard to do.

[Vixen8387]

Nice work =)
I have one of these laptops too, but all i do is keep it on a hard flat surface with the back held up with bobbins to let more air flow through.(since it travels alot!) Your idea sounds good if it wasnt used regulary as a portable computer. Good work!

[DIYSlacker]

Thanks! i use mine as a desktop replacement so it's pretty much stuck in one place :)