Pro LED Fan Mod

In this instructable i will show how to make the LED fan with reed switches and magnets.

Step 1: Step 1: What You Need

You will need:
A fan
Reed switches
Switch
9 volt battery and holder
wire
LED strips
Magnets
Tools:
Soldering iron and solder
Hot glue gun and glue

Comments

[lamboboy732]

Great Idea and love it... the only problem is you cant shut it unless you remove the magnets or the battery. You may be able to fix this by adjusting the switch so the centrifugal force will push the two contacts together.

[sharlston]

i turn old fans into low poer centrifuges nice ible 5 stars

[XOIIO]

thx! I sometimes turn of fans in centrifuges as well, and spin bugs around in them LOL

[sharlston]

i once got some bees in a mini jar and took them to this paint mixing machine in b and q and shook them up and let them go lol

[XOIIO]

LQTM Nice! Were they dizzy?

[sharlston]

no idea they were hiper though lol

[B4SEC4MP]

This is a cool project. Where did you get the idea for this? How is the vibration of the fan now that the blades are not totally in balance?

[XOIIO]

well, i got the idea from 2 things. one, ive seen mini fans that display text/ patterns, and 2, i noticed that when you swing a glow-stick that it makes a circle of light, because our eyes dont pick it up fast enough, so i figured that this would work. there is virtually no vibration that i can see, let alone making the fan shake. i believe the 9 volt battery may help because it adds weight in the middle.

[led235]

i am definetly going to try this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ggoooooodd idea!!!!!!!!!!!

[XOIIO]

thx. Two thing you can/should do. If I had the time/money I would have exchanged some of the LEDs for colored ones, and I would also put th ereed switches on seperate blades for more flashing. Let me know how it works out!

[mackintoshlinessless]

thats awesome

[cowscankill]

Now that is pretty tight man. I might try light effects with my fan win I get home.

[XOIIO]

Thanks, the best thing is that it all costs around 15 bucks!