USB Illuminator!
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- čas přidán 1. 08. 2011
- A USB Powered torch out of household trash. LIKE/FAV this, spread the word!
Ever really just needed a little extra light? In today's episode I am going to show you how to make a USB powered Illuminator that can come in very handy in a pinch.
Shopping list:
1 - 3.5v Bright LED
1 - 68ohm Resister
3 - Compact Discs
1 - USB Cable
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Yet another great use for those AOL trial disks
I wanna see more BieberBurn :D
yep :P
it went more like bieeeeeeeeeeber burn lmfao :)
me too :D
MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Shaq Super GAYYYYYYYYYY
I don't get why people constantly comment on how "Why don't you just turn on the light." or "Just go buy a lamp." It's just a cool thing you can make.
Bieber CD is definately a trash item.
Justin Bieber is the reason north america gets nuked, they're really just trying to get rid of him, and we were being assholes to russia and north korea when they were helping us... GODDAMNIT AMERICA!
You just stated the obvious.
Dennis Boylan Shutup i'm speaking to the idiots in teh subject of politics
Huh?
Khaotic
Dennis wasn't talking to you. -.-
A led is NOT trash
well... one man's trash is another man's treasure...? meh. I give up.
turn on Caption and skip video to 3:53
+Bryan Joshua
now thats hilarious!
good one
Far the Pig hahahah xD
+Bryan Joshua lol made my day
haha
i know right
Thank you for breaking down the reasons for the electronic parts, because not everyone knows why or how to use them, like resistors. Most electronic channels don't take the time to break it down! great video
USB needed? Ok! Here is my broken mouse. Aww sh*t it's wireless....
+Clash of Clans RayMan No prob. i'll just use the wire from this cat5e cable i found and the usb part of your broken mouse. Gotta be smarter then the items you use.
+Clash of Clans RayMan LOL ikr
Use wireless current
Wait for those exposed wires to touch and your usb burns out. Then you can start to do some real hacks to fix your laptop.
how to make a grenade out of sparklers
I forgot what was this video for when I saw that part :D
Thank you! You taught me about these resistors! I know i have seen those everywhere by a LED. Now i know what they are for!
Not sure how I even got here, I was searching for flickering lights in my house, but still a neat video. Thank you for posting!
USB has 3 words. A triangle has 3 sides. Illuminati confirmed?
That Grape Is a Spy
Universal
Serial
Bus
I didn't know householdhacker was really danisnotonfire
Love the Bieber Burn part LOL
Really nice ! it makes me remember all the stuff we learned while in secondary school.
BieberBurn! :D
XD Bieber burned!!
perfect present for my grandmother as it is incredibly cheap to make. she probably doesnt have an usb port but thats not my problem..
wow, so many people complaining about not owning a soldering iron, duuuuh
just twist the wires together and it will work as well
also you can just tie some solder where you need it and then melt it with a lighter
but the most important thing - insulate the wires or it will burn your usb ports
like for bieber burn :D
ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED
This lamp could look allot better with a few simple mods. You could have drilled a small hole in the base of the bottle, drawn the cable through the bottom and had the LED at the tip of the bottle. That would make it look sooo much cooler ! I am so going to try this myself! :D
Haha funny guy! The end bieber cut made me laugh. Good job!
:DDDDDDD VSAUCE
wtf did you build next time be a little bit more creative ... pls
and no balance to stay for this lamp
Michael just blew my mind at the end !!!
you are awesome at making usb powered stuff
you can use 4 LEDs in series to fully utilize the 12 volts.
the voltage drop across each will be 3V provided they are identical bulbs having the same resistance.
Great idea thanks i needed this my room is extremely dark an night because i don't have a ceiling light this helps a ton.
This should be titled "how to turn perfectly good items into garbage, while potentially frying your computer"
+Lag Donkey Poker Videos u consider justin bieber disc "perfectly good item"
If u use tinted discs w different colors it looks awsome
I think that looks really cool I actually might make that I was just trying to think of how to make it well more visually appealing
I'd tack on a small potentiometer somewhere to adjust brightness. Use two or three LEDs in parallel, with the static resistor to protect them from overcurrent, that circuit in series with the potentiometer...
Or just use two LEDs in series and they should be able to handle full USB voltage by themselves and put the pot in series with those to dim it.
I used the data cables too, now you can control the brightness. (I used a lot of components though.)
Now you have something that looks like trash and electrical fire written all over it just laying around, yay!
Pretty cool..and funny too...Beiber BURN..!!!LOL
man you just gained a subscriber, your shit is just too epic
and then there should be two outs for the positive + and negative - terminals on the amp in which you should get some wire to go from the amp to the sub,now i'm not going to explain how to hook it up to the head unit (radio) but you could always go look it up on google or go to your nearest best buy and they can hook it up for you, hope this helps a little! :)
Wow! That's really cool! I wanna try that(:
my laptop is recommending so many of your videos
Oscar, he said you can get that resistor and led from an electronics store. And disks are very common. Plus I'm pretty sure anyone with their own computer has an old broken computer part with a USB cord. I can look on my computer desk and see two of those parts right away.
I love how he went out and bought that cd just to burn it lol
Glow in the dark pillow would be really awesome
Vsauce & Scientific Tuesdays! Lol I watch them both.
he explained very clearly.its so nice
Very nice man,,thanks for sharing..
please correct me if i'm wrong and it seems to me i am with how he got it working -- but shouldn't the resistor go on the positive end as in to reduce the current going to the said led ?
That was pretty awesome
**Awakens computer** "Installing new software: usb_lamp.exe"
I learned more and systems and controls from this short video than I did in the whole ofba the 2 year course I took
Thanks man I really appreciate it also can you make mini tv or mini DVD player ?
Good stuff brother!
Absolutely amazing.
That's pretty epic.
...Shhh I just took my physics final today. I AM DONE WITH RESISTORS AND RESISTANCE! MWHAHAHA! xD Great video btw. :)
Great idea. I have made a few of my own design.
He said 'everything's fair game in science'.
I want to see an organic flying salad
we got ourselves a badass over here!
the edible cushion sounds very interesting.
VSauce! MICHEAL! WHAT ARE YOUUUUU DOING HERE?!?!?!?!?!?
I've actually been watching these as things my kid could do in college and make his life a little simpler. Thought this was a cool idea. Is there a travel model that can be unfolded from a backpack?
nice man! good job
very nice greetings from Colombia
its easy i might even make a vid just for you if u want/ the basics of it is just like a 10gauge wire and put that from the positive terminal of the battery to the power out on the amp(dont forget to put a fuse somewhere on that wire) then get another wire that is the same gauge and hook it up to the ground on the amp and put the other end on a bare metal part on your car(sand the paint off somewhere on your car,there sould be a screw somewhere on the bottom of your trunk lid.)
@HouseholdHacker what did i want to see next?
if you can stick 2 wires without heat them, you're amazing!
Nice Vid! Thanks! Question: I
Have the same soldering iron, but can't seem to find the tips. Any idea which tips work for that and where I can get then? Thanks again!
pretty cool
nice invention and creative things
I miss this series
could i make a LED work on 120 volts ? if so what resister would i need to accomplish this ?
Awesome I will use my old useless usb LED which is 2 bright for night sessions, so it's all about to make a lamp!
Really nice.
please we need info about solar systems ,
Are you sure? You connect the anode (+) of the LED to the resistor and then to the black wire? Isn't the red wire the correct one?
Hi I would like to light up my congas and djembe sound to light so when i hit the skins the conga lights up. Something like drumlite has.I would like to be able to use a remote any suggestions Thanks for now
This is Awsome. Im going to try to make this for my recycling project a school
nice job hey could you make a video on what to do with left over head phones that doesn't work any more and make a light (LED one)
Whats the name of te thingy that conect wiers/cabels???????
Pleas answer fast as posible!!???
Half the people that disliked this was for burning the dvd lol
can you demonstrate how to make a hand sharpener out of household items?, P.S. Your videos are always sooo awesome, Its fun learning about science expectally since I still have NO IDEA what kind of scientist I want to be when I grow up :3
Totally got a soldering iron just laying around at the office.
Dude!!! You are awsome! Very carismatic!!
I remember watching this in 2011 when I was around 9, I'm 13 now
+EvanPlayzGames i remember watching this yesterday when i was around 16, im 16 now
i was ten now 14
amazing and brilliant!
Household Hacker I would like an easy how-to guide for electricity. Maybe explain some common parts and what they do?
Could we use LED strip?? If in that case how many LED can be taken how much resistance value should be??
2:41 "Expose more of the black and red wires: shorten the black one to account for length of resistor, (which you can also trim down significantly), so that you don't have 2 leads of uneven length, thereby reducing stress on solder points and allowing for a more compact install. Don't forget a piece of heat shrink tubing over one of the leads."
That said: Details and finishing don't seem to be much of a priority.....
You should grind the top side of the LED for better light distrobution.
Excellent - well done! just pour a bottle of regular or colored water and lead the LED exactly cent bottle effect will be even better :-)
I swear, every time I watch this channel they tell me the project is made of stuff lying around the house, then they ask for shit like uranium.
Sweet. I'm going to try this out for my garage but instead of the usb I'll use the solar light panels
Genijalno. Svaka cast.
Sweet! Try using red bottomed cdrs if you find a source for them...
If you were to plug the usb into one of those wall iphone chargers(the ones that plug the iPhone into the wall using a piece that you plug the USB wire into)...
Would it work?
You just saved a teen girl from being corrupted by that bieber CD for life. Good job. now you need to burn a hundred million more of those CD's to save humanity.
Omg this is amazing!!!!!
more electronic household hacks!
The anoide lead is the positive lead on a LED it should have been connected to the red (positive) lead of the USB lead also there is a calculation needed to be done regarding what resistor to be used .. What voltage is being applied .. Voltage drop across the LED plus what M.amps required
I want to see you build a 1 can mini fridge using USB power. That can be home made.
Very cool but where do u get such high power LEDs?