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laptop cooler out of a old scanner.

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13 comments

Sep 10, 2009. 5:09 AMyeagerxp says:

I am not going to criticize you on your project, because i have not posted one yet and don't know how it will be received yet. But at least it looks like you did one right thing. Hopefully you are not powering it from the USB port. People seem to think USB ports on laptops are there to be used for powering external devices. I disagree totayly, by powering an external device on the USB port you risk 1. the chance of burning out the port, and too you are creating more HEAT in the machine, therefore defeating the purpose of a cooling system

Mar 10, 2012. 3:54 AMIronManMC says:

Those tiny fans probably draw around 20 milliamps or so. I use USB to power a space heater. The flames are magnificent.

I cool mine using beer consumption and old age. The technical name is UC (urinary convection).

Jan 31, 2010. 7:37 PMSmAsH! says:

I agree.

Dec 20, 2010. 3:38 AMzsu_the_creator says:

Wow! Thanks, that's cool... But would you show us, how you made it?

Sep 5, 2010. 2:58 PMjimmiek says:

Well Thanks, that was a whole lot of No-Help_at_All!!! This isn't an instructable, it's a picture fest!

Apr 15, 2010. 7:48 AMMinifig666 says:

I like the part where it isn't an instructable.

Aug 27, 2009. 6:06 PMmrchuck1a1a says:

I concur. Please be a bit (lot) more forthcoming with the info next time.

Aug 18, 2009. 4:54 PMsuperhubbardman says:

Would be good if you showed us how to make the cooler

Jul 10, 2009. 9:02 AMpaddy.hb says:

This isn't an Instructable, it's a Showoffable. Sorry, but it's no use.

Jun 5, 2009. 4:03 PMrondos says:

not enough info here. I was thinking you would be showing how to cool your laptop with fiji water in a tray below the fans.

Mar 29, 2009. 12:48 PMthefunktopus says:

braaap toshiba satellite a series!!!!!! yours has stickers

Mar 19, 2009. 4:39 PMAzn Zero says:

i like the fan cooler but i really want to know how to make it and not what it looks like (not trying to be mean)

Mar 15, 2009. 5:49 AM

gmjhowe says:

This looks like a great project, but you don't have enough photos to make it into a full instructable, you can either try and get some more pictures, and add some more description, or make it into a slideshow, which is designed for showing off a finished project. Any questions, just ask.