After checking out Make’s mini fume extractor, Eric decided to make his own. What he had lying around was a 24v fan that couldn’t quite fit in a single Altoids box, so he soldered two boxes together to get a single wider one. Two 9V batteries connected in series provide the power for the fan, […]
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Computer fan fume extractor
When soldering, it’s always a good idea to use a fume extractor. In this project, Jumper One shows how to take an old computer fan, a MC34063 and a handful of other components and make a portable battery operated variable speed fume extractor. He writes: I’ve got a new tool on my workbench – portable […]