DIY $5 Mini USB Fridge!

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Convert an old garage sale electric camper cooler into your own personal, customizeable drink cooler powered by a USB port! Cheap, fun, and easy! Nominate for ?
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  • Mr.illusion cool man! by Mr.illusion, 1196139392 Report sent Spam Reply [+12] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

    send me one of those..with metacafe background!

    • ZackScott Pretty cool (pun!) by ZackScott, 1196131169 Report sent Spam Reply [+10] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

      How do you put graphics in there?

      • babblin5 Oh! by babblin5, 1196147288 Report sent Spam Reply [+5] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

        I printed on inkjet transparency film, and cut it out and attached it to the plastic.

      • babblin5 I meant to mention by babblin5, 1196185976 Report sent Spam Reply [+1] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

        You just connect the red and black wires wires in your USB cable to the red and black wires of the peltier unit... cut and glue our foamboard (you can pick up a 20"x30" piece for a buck), then cut and glue to size. I wish I had a Master Sargeant's helmet from the Halo 3 special Edition... would have made a REALLY awesome cooler...

    • iguanna haha by iguanna, 1196138616 Report sent Spam Reply [+9] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

      cool, thats great Rosskay :P
      loved the metacafe skin

      • babblin5 Lol... by babblin5, 1196139659 Report sent Spam Reply [+10] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

        I wanted to do it with Halo3, but I don't think Microsoft would like that...

      • VideoVault Halo 3 by VideoVault, 1201062187 Report sent Spam Reply Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

        is such an addicting game =P I need to build one of these for my basement

    • HydroSliders Peltier by HydroSliders, 1196128620 Report sent Spam Reply [+9] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

      What a funny word...

      You could sit yer ice cream in there and keep it cool.

      • babblin5 Ummm by babblin5, 1196128967 Report sent Spam Reply [+9] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

        Not QUITE that cool unless you used about a 10 volt DC adapter ;)

      • Omfgpie lol! by Omfgpie, 1196739576 Report sent Spam Reply Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

        I've done a similar project with a 10 volt adapter! The ice cream dosen't last long though...

    • akamakavely Awsome by akamakavely, 1196124498 Report sent Spam Reply [+8] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

      Dude, this is so cool , il make one since im at the pc all day, but it's winter here so make something that keeps my coffe hot :) that would be awesome to !

      • babblin5 Actually by babblin5, 1196125185 Report sent Spam Reply [+9] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

        You can reverse the voltage ad the top will get hot instead of cool... nstant coffee warmer! 8)

    • babblin5 NOTES: by babblin5, 1196123416 Report sent Spam Reply [+8] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

      I used Foam Board to build the cooler, then used a flexible refridgerator magnet (like they give away at banks, etc.) to make the door latches. The light is obviously optional. You could also use an inexpensive plastic box shaped container with a lid if you don't want to go to the trouble of building one like this. With 5 volts, drinks stay cool at about 45 degrees F. You could also connect this to an old DC adapter that puts out from 7.5-10 volts to keep stuff ICE cold. Have fun! =)

      • poston Oh, and just wanted to let you know, by poston, 1196217440 Report sent Spam Reply [+2] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

        I'll definetely try this except with two ports to make it colder, and once i start making videos, i'll let you know how it turned out!

      • poston Nice new logo! by poston, 1196217332 Report sent Spam Reply [+2] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

        im busy making one myself for my future videos...
        BTW, the light was a nice touch:)

    • IZasPIE That's Cool! by IZasPIE, 1196122601 Report sent Spam Reply [+8] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

      Could you make it bigger, to eat while gaming? LOL

      • sinisa10 that was impressive by sinisa10, 1196157858 Report sent Spam Reply [+6] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

        how the hell did you figure that out? Where did you find it? It is one of my favorites now!

        • valmarinov Camp Cooler by valmarinov, 1196155305 Report sent Spam Reply [+6] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

          babblin5,you are the best master!!!

          • tycoyoken nice 5***** by tycoyoken, 1196148506 Report sent Spam Reply [+6] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

            what id the temperature reached?

            • babblin5 45 Degrees F by babblin5, 1196149225 Report sent Spam Reply [+6] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

              Could have made it a lot colder by using 2 usb connections in series, but I don't think many people would want to tie up 2 ports =)

          • Videowacher5 Fans by Videowacher5, 1196146690 Report sent Spam Reply [+6] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

            Add fans so the air can spread around

            • babblin5 Yep! by babblin5, 1196147221 Report sent Spam Reply [+6] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

              I actually put a small one in the top, but I thought that would be overkill in the vid... 8)

          • LUCCHINA Very clever ! Mon ami... by LUCCHINA, 1196151611 Report sent Spam Reply [+5] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down


            A lot of stars for you ;-D

            • vvr_1976 great by vvr_1976, 1196146483 Report sent Spam Reply [+5] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

              can i order one
              :)

              • a Mammoth Just a thought by a Mammoth, 1196272170 Report sent Spam Reply [+2] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                If you put the cooling unit at the top it would be more efficient cause everyone know thats cold air sinks and hot air rises. Although you're probably limited by structural integrity.

              • fishin4daze Great addition, by fishin4daze, 1196257129 Report sent Spam Reply [+2] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                Love this idea. I'm making one for sure.

                • VideoVault That is so cool! by VideoVault, 1196207451 Report sent Spam Reply [+2] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                  I really need to make one of these, im always running down stairs for a drink.

                  • Nickstar19 5 * * * * * "s by Nickstar19, 1196205272 Report sent Spam Reply [+2] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                    Very Smart Idea

                    • tigerpaw55 superbauctions.com by tigerpaw55, 1196204383 Report sent Spam Reply [+2] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                      GREAT VID

                      • dansobolanu ?????!!!! !!!!!! ?!?!?!?!? by dansobolanu, 1196203801 Report sent Spam Reply [+2] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                        I see u have a laptop in there but i have a idea for you: make that small device some how stik to a desktop pc procesor and you wil have a silent and great cooling device for your procesor then sell it and get rich :) !

                        • babblin5 Yep by babblin5, 1196204169 Report sent Spam Reply [+1] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                          You can use these to overclock the snot out of your PC, but I'm not sure how many people would actually want to try it. You have to add some extra stuff in order for it not to fry your power supply and/or MB. But it is pretty fun to know that when you see one of these at a garage sale, you can grab it and get a $30 part for next to nothing! ;)

                      • pan_bosio cool! by pan_bosio, 1196193433 Report sent Spam Reply [+2] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                        realy cool! lol

                        • betterskier Very creative by betterskier, 1196185322 Report sent Spam Reply [+2] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                          Lots of possibilities - beer chiller, pizza cooker.... all while I'm at work. 5 *'s!!!

                          • takodogproductions pel t a by takodogproductions, 1196183997 Report sent Spam Reply [+2] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                            is that how you spell the name of the cooling unit?

                            • babblin5 Peltier by babblin5, 1196214084 Report sent Spam Reply [+3] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                              Is how you spell it, and thank you all for the kind comments! 8)

                          • weirdwired Cool Cold! by weirdwired, 1197662850 Report sent Spam Reply [+1] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                            Cool idea! insanely funny! Damn! you got style haha! i bet u did that on purpose, the light, the skin! now i must give u 5 star! you sick guy!

                            • fuckyeahimover18 cool by fuckyeahimover18, 1196996756 Report sent Spam Reply [+1] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                              nice job i like the diy projects you make (especially the naration) keep it up

                              • AidieThatBoy07 5 *****'s all the way! by AidieThatBoy07, 1196851595 Report sent Spam Reply [+1] Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                                Excellent job!

                                • klo5588 ok by klo5588, 1205851674 Report sent Spam Reply Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                                  PLEASE DONT READ THIS!!!!U WILL GET KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE OF UR LIFE. 2MORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF UR LIFE.HOWEVER IF U DONT POST THIS COMMENT TO ATLEAST 3 VIDEOS U WILL DIE IN 2 DAYS.NOW UV STARTED READIN THIS SO DONT STOP NOW!THIS IS SOOO SCARY.SEND THIS TO ATLEAST 5 VIDEOS IN 143 MINUTES WHEN UR DONE PRESS F6 AND UR CRUSSHES NAMEWILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN IN BIG LETTERS THIS IS SOO SCARY CUZ IT ACTUALLY WORKS!!!!!

                                  • Snakieeee zomg by Snakieeee, 1205118528 Report sent Spam Reply Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                                    awesomeness.. i want one

                                    • sandro.bilbeisi heat-sink should go on top ! by sandro.bilbeisi, 1201061586 Report sent Spam Reply Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                                      The heatsink should go on top !
                                      If the fridge is very tall, you need to connect a thermal bridge from the bottom all the way to the top (at the heat-sink)

                                      • Dixies wow by Dixies, 1200178632 Report sent Spam Reply Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                                        that whas awesome dude im gonna make me one of those!!!

                                        • P.C.hAcK awsome by P.C.hAcK, 1199997436 Report sent Spam Reply Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                                          Im a big fan of you and kipkay. but this kind of blows the lid off anything that kipkay ever did. Where can I get the unit if i cant find a coler at a garage sale or a thrift shop?

                                          • jasontimmer Very neat... by jasontimmer, 1199435240 Report sent Spam Reply Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

                                            but wouldnt it be more efficient to put the cooling element on top, since cold air falls?

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