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hi i`ve just made a usb fridge i have cut upa old usb cable and have connected the power lines to a old comuter fan. it works peerfectly (by cooling my capri sun ) i would just like to know if i cold have a popup wich sais: you have connected your fridge.

im running: windows xp    and i have a dell 4550 (it might help)


thanks in advance.

super-schaf

Lol, i hope you don't damage your computer or your powersupply by doing that..

And about the popup, you'll need a chip and have to program it with the name, identifier, etc... Not as cheap as you like it to be i guess

I have one of those USB led light thingeys.. but whoa, a fridge? How big is it, and what else can you cool?

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Originally posted by AvengeX
How big is it, and what else can you cool?

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I think it only cools the processor
And you can't power a whole fridge, since a USB port has only 5V, which is great to make Christmas Lights for your laptop (I did it, and I had also posted screenshots )

well...

1stly the fridge is out of cardboard (found it in my cellar)

2ndly i will post some pics of it tomorrow so you know the size.

3rdly this is only a laph this is not really serius.

4thly if you cant wait untis 2morrow its about 40 cm wide and 20 long.


EDIT: you can cool everything that would fit in it.  it even has a little light in there! (it isnt very affective but still fun!) (cools about 6 C less than around about it.)

EDIT EDIT (or something like that) DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!!! I WAS MESSING ABOUT WITH THE USB POWER AND IT GAVE ME A ELECTRIC SHOCK!!!!!

go ahead.. usb wont kill you.. its only 500ma at 5vols.. it shouldnt kill you unless your playing with it in a bathtub and you manage to hold one wire in each hand..

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Originally posted by lizard.boy
go ahead.. usb wont kill you.. its only 500ma at 5vols.. it shouldnt kill you unless your playing with it in a bathtub and you manage to hold one wire in each hand..

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hmm sounds like a plan.

Now make a USB powered PC ;p


edit: that was a joke, i read it back after and realised how lame it was.

Mine charges my phone, but that's about the furtherest out it goes.

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Originally posted by kao

Now make a USB powered PC ;p


edit: that was a joke, i read it back after and realised how lame it was.

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I laughed

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Originally posted by super-schaf
EDIT EDIT (or something like that) DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!!! I WAS MESSING ABOUT WITH THE USB POWER AND IT GAVE ME A ELECTRIC SHOCK!!!!!

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wat are you talking about? 5v is nothin. wen i'm bored i put a 9v battery to my tongue and it tastes better than druggies


the most i've done with a usb is replace a broken fan with an led (so i could see the back of the pc at night )

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Originally posted by Supersonicdarky
wat are you talking about? 5v is nothin. wen i'm bored i put a 9v battery to my tongue and it tastes better than druggies

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True.. 5v is nothing.. 50,000 volts is nothing. All voltage will do is give you a nice shock and remind you its there.. Its the amperage (current) running through your body that kills you. USB is only capable of around 500milliamps, Which isnt really that much, and probably isnt enough to relly do anything through your skin.. unless maybe your standing in a bucket of salty water.

Remember kids, it's the Volts that jolt, but the Mills that kill.
[milliamps..  unit of current that rhymes with kill]

Find out more [here], I'm not sure about how accurate that info is, but its approximatly right.

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the most i've done with a usb is replace a broken fan with an led (so i could see the back of the pc at night )

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If you were changing a fan, I doubt it was USB. USB ONLY applies to the silver rectangualar ports on your pc.. if you were changing a fan it was probably some other internal connection, either to a fan header or a molex connector.