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USB Smoke Absorbing Ashtrayby aKaMaKaVeLyon August 28, 2008

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Intro: USB Smoke Absorbing Ashtray ..............................................................................................

step 1: Step 1: The Lamp .......................................................................................................

step 2: Step 2: The Cooler ......................................................................................................

step 3: Step 3: Absorbing Mechanism .............................................................................................

step 4: Step : 4 New Wires ......................................................................................................

step 5: Step : 5 The Ashtray .....................................................................................................

step 6: Step 6: Smoke Odorizer ..................................................................................................

step 7: Step : 7 TEASER ! ......................................................................................................

step 8: THE USB SMOKE ABSORBING ASHTRAY ...................................................................................

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Intro: USB Smoke Absorbing AshtrayThe All New USB ASHTRAY.

If you have read a blog or seen a computer store lately you'll come to believe that the world gets plugged in a USB port in the end.

But, no one really made some sort of gadget for the smokers...yep everybody hates the smokers, well the time for CHANGE IS NOW , Introducing the USB Ashtray thabsorbs smoke !

What you need :

One Desk Lamp With Table Clamp = $5.00

One PC Cooler With LED's = $4.50One Regular USB Cable = $3.50One Metallic Ashtray = $2.50Anti Vibration Rubber = $1.00Plastic and Metal Glue = $1.00

Total Cost Of Project $17.5 Dollars !

*We have a cool video about the hole project made out but we couldn't embed it so here's the link in high definition VIEW VIDEO*

Image Notes1. The regular ashtray design is unchanged since it's birth in the late 1950s . Nothing really changed since then for these unfortunate table trash cans...

step 1:Step 1: The LampThe Lamp,

I found the best body at hand for this project is a desk lamp, and here's why : It's flexible, nice to look at, and the right size & shape .

You need to make sure you don't overpay for one, they cost from anywhere from $1 - $5 , depends on style, color. Make sure your lamp has a clamp on like shown in picture.

So Here's what you want your lamp to have :

- On / Off switch , mine had a voltage regulator - EVEN BETTER.- Same color as the rest of the parts you use.- Medium height.- Flexible Neck.

- Bottom Clamp.

Now let's take it apart .

First remove any light bulbs you may have in the lamp in case you didn't get a new one. Then start to unscrew the socket from the lamp, there should only be one screholding it in the center of the socket. (pic 2)

Then unscrew the hole head part of the lamp neck like shown in ( pic 3 ). You should find the 2 screws at the ending of the neck part where the head and lamp neck jo

That's it for step 1.*We have a cool video about the hole project made out but we couldn't embed it so here's the link in high definition VIEW VIDEO*
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Image Notes1. Desk Lamp

Image Notes1. Unscrew the socket, then remove it.2. Then unscrew the lamp head part f rom the rest of the body.

Image Notes1. Lamp Body2. Light Bulb socket we don't need anymore !3. Lamp Head Piece

step 2:Step 2: The CoolerLet's get to work...

Now you need a standard size PC case cooler with 4 red or blue LED's ( pic 1 ).And make sure that the cooler fits in the head part of the lamp. You have to test out how fast it spins under only 5v of power because they are designed to work with 1The power should be around 50% witch is just right because more power would make the cooler make that "cooler noise".

Now grab a regular usb cable and solder i t's the red and green wires to the cooler's wires. ( pic 2 ). Make sure you have the + and - terminals set right so it wont spin

backwards, usually the LED's don't work unless the wiring is right .

Then you can cover the solder connection with some electrical tape to make everything smooth again.

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Image Notes1. Regular PC Case cooler with 4 red LEDs2. Make sure it fits in here !

Image Notes1. Soldering together.2. USB cable3. PC Cooler

step 3:Step 3: Absorbing MechanismIf you read so far you probably knew this was gonna happen eventually...

Take some good glue that can stick plastic to metal , i found some, really cheap but can't tell you the name because i live in Europe and you might not find it where yolive.

Anyway, apply glue around the edges of the cooler's back end where the air get's blown out ( pic 1 ) . I f possible using a good knife cut in as much as you can from theedges making it more "round" to give the glue more surface to stick to and let the cooler go in deeper in the lamp head.

Run the usb cable thru the head piece where the old socket wiring was.Now place it in the head piece of the lamp and hold it there until the glue starts to stick. ( pic 2 )Make sure that the air get's blown inside the lamp.


Image Notes1. GLUE2. GLUE3. GLUE4. Plastic - Metal Glue


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step 4:Step : 4 New WiresNow...

Screw the head with the new cooler back on the body. ( pic 3 )Now back to the lamp body, where the switch and the old wires are. ( pic 1 )Remove the clamp to get to the screw that holds the bottom mask.Unscrew the bottom part of to expose the circuit board and the old wires ( pic 1 )Unsolder the old wires and remove them, and replace them with the new ones. ( pic 2 )Then put the bottom part back on and run the usb cable out the back ( pic 3 )

*NOTE*1. When soldering the new cable remember to use only the green and black usb wires.2. Make sure you have enough cable left to reach your computer's USB and then some.3. Put the clamp's spring back making sure the clamp still works right .


Image Notes1. Unscrew the bottom part

Image Notes1. Unsolder the old wires & replace them with the new one's from the usb cable.2. Old Wire3. Circuit board, with power regulator

Image Notes1. Place the head piece back on.2. Screw the bottom cover back in place.3. Put the clamp & spring back on.


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step 5:Step : 5 The AshtrayClose to the end...

Now you need a cool looking metallic or plastic ashtray with the same color as the lamp. ( pic 1 )Now this is simple, you need 2 Anti vibration rubbers ( pic 2 ) to level the angle at witch the ashtray will stay when it's clamped in the lamp see ( pic 3 )

Then clamp on the ashtray to the lamp and it should look like in ( pic 4 ).Make sure the ashtray is secured on and looks good.

*Note*1. Make sure that the rubber's are the right size you can find them in all shapes and sizes at your local convenient store.2. Don't glue the ashtray on so you can empty it whenever you want or need to.


Image Notes1. Black metallic ashtray

Image Notes1. Anti vibration stick on rubber

Image Notes1. Only place 2 of them on one side.

Image Notes1. Ashtray clamped on the lamp


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step 6:Step 6: Smoke OdorizerYou need,

A really good smelling car smoke odorizer that neutralizes smoke smell. ( pic 1 )Look in the back of the lamps head, you should find a few holes that are normally used to evacuate heat from the light bulb.Use the little holes to apply the little jaw holder to later mount the odorizer on, it should be no different than mounting it on a car.Your final result should look like ( pic 2 )

AND.....!!


Image Notes1. Car Cigarette Smoke Odorizer

Image Notes1. Applied on the back of the lamp & secured in the litt le holes.

step 7:Step : 7 TEASER !This step is only here so we delay the time before you see the f inal product !

All you have to do now is plug it in your USB port & see the next step for pic's .

*We have a cool video about the hole project made out but we couldn't embed it so here's the link in high definition VIEW VIDEO *


Image Notes1. Plug the USB cable in !
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step 8:THE USB SMOKE ABSORBING ASHTRAYYou did it !!!

Now only a guy with a passion for tech, smoking, ashtrays, or usb cables would actually make it.It's a really cool thing to have around the computer.

We have a cool video about the hole project made out but we couldn't embed it so here's the link in high definition VIEW VIDEO

*NOTE* if you view the video you might help me win a contest and earn some revenue for more projects to come !

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khelgssays: Jan 31, 2009. 9:36 PM REPits BEAUTIFUL

assassin10114says: Dec 31, 2008. 10:11 PM REPso what wires do you put onto the circuit board? the usb cable to be spliced into the circuit board, or what

hcoldsays: Sep 11, 2008. 2:10 AM REPI forsee a carbon filter mod, to filter out at least the particulate.

shoobysays: Aug 31, 2008. 4:11 PM REPI like this idea a lot. The use of an LED fan is cool. But... This doesn't absorb smoke. It looks like it just sucks it into the lamp face, then blows it out the bacwith a pleasant smell. Why not have a simple screen or loose-knit cloth around the exit holes, to actually trap smoke part icles? Also, you don't have to havea clamp desk-lamp and a metallic ashtray to make this. It can be a lamp with a round base too, then just put any ashtray you want to onto the base.
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