Make a fan with a vacuum cleaner
- 1. REPURPOSE: Make a fanwith a vacuum cleaner
- 2. Level Oscar Tinkerer Vega Castefa, Spain amplifier Originally Amplified by Oscar Vega, 2011 www.amplify.com/profiles/OscVega1029
- 4. BEFORE STARTING - Thistutorial is made for Electrolux's vacuum cleaner Motors. For related tutorials check here: www.amplify.com/vacuumcleanerhacks - Check the manual difficulty level. We suggest you to understand your level to avoid any risks. If you don’t know in what level you are in, take a look at our level guide: www.amplify.com/levelguide. - If you don’t have the necessary level but you still want to build the item, please, contact us to book a time in our premises. -If you haven’t disassembled the vacuum cleaner yet. You can find the tear up tutorial on how to do it at: www.amplify.com/ tutorials/ tearups/eleultra1 - If you already disassembled the vacuum cleaner the Motor inside should look approximately like in the diagram below.
- 5. STRUCTURE 30 MIN. Estimated time Rookie Level Sequence of assembly: 1 PROTECTION 2 SUPPORT 3 BLADES + 4 SWITCH
- 6. COMPONENTS You already have: Motor Washer and Nut M6 The repurposing kit should contain: Screws M3 Rib Frame x4 Blades Ribs x8 x12 x7 Connectors Central Part Blades x4 Support x3 Middle Support Battery Pack Switch Cable 1 m Motor Cover Horizontal Support x2 Battery 12V Vertical Support x2 If any of this components is missing please contact us at; www.amplify.com / materials
- 7. TOOLS Impact Screw Wrench Cable Clamp x2 Glue Driver Stripper quadrex Plastic Heavy Electric Gloves Book x 4 Screwdriver Soldering Lead Pen Wire If you miss any of the tools above you can contact Amplify to rent them or buy a kit.
- 8. INSTRUCTIONS 1 PROTECTION Connecting the Rib Frames Add a drop of Impact Glue to the Rib frame and join them to the Connectors using the marks as reference. a Repeat 4 times b We willl do this four times until we get a circular frame. Then put a heavy book on top of each connector and let the glue dry. c
- 9. 2 Support T-shaped structure Do it again Meanwhile, we take the vertical Repeat the process on the other and Horizontal Support and bring it side. so you will get two T-shaped to the position showed in the picture. supports. Vertical Support Horizontal Support b a 82° 82° c Screw them together with two long screws so they form a T-shape. 25 cm b c
- 10. Getting the basestable Cool! Once we have the two T-shapes, Now we have the support almost we position the Middle Support complete. It should look like this. at the same height as the holes in the Vertical Support. Vertical Support Vertical Support b Middle Support a c Middle Support We use two large screws to attached the Middle Support to the Vertical Support.. And we repeat the same action to the other side.
- 11. Adding the MotorCover Bring the end of the Vertical Support (90°) to the groove on the Motor Cover and fix them together using two long screws. b Repeat in the other side a a Do the same in the other side until get the same as in the figure. 90°
- 12. 3 Blades Inserting the blades We take the Blades Support and insert a blade into the grooves. Stop Stop Then reach the short screws and screw them perpendicularly to the Blade surface in the two holes on the blades. Repeat the process 3 times Until you get the right the same result as in the picture.
- 13. Attaching the bladegroup Unscrew the Nut in the Motor and insert the bladessupport to the Motor like in the figure. a b Hurray! The blades are ready to be used. C
- 14. Fasten the ribs Once the 3 ribs are in position, 1.1 PROTECTION we grab the Rib Frame and insert its grooves into the 3 ribs slots. Make sure that the Connectors Inserting ribs of the Rib Frame, are facing the back of the Motor Cover. We will bring the support group, and slide in the slots of the Motor Cover the ribs. We will insert 3 ribs first.
- 15. Inserting the Motor More ribs Insert the Motor together with the Repeat the process of inserting the ribs blades inside the Motor Cover. in the grooves of the Motor Cover Watch out the the ribs. The blades while matching the ones in the Rib Frame should pass before the Motor body. until you get the same result as the picture. Do not insert the Motor completely. Leave some room for the ribs to be placed . When all are placed, push the Motor to the end.
- 16. Almost there Perfect! Now we take the Central Now that we have all the body assembled Part and slide it in the middle like in the diagram, it’s time to start with of the Ribs, connecting the Switch installation. all the Ribs together.
- 17. 4 Switch Inserting the Cables We unscrew partially two of the screws at Cutting the Cable the Connection block. Then we bring the Cables of the Motor and insert them on Cut the cables hanging out of the the Connection block. Motor Cover, to approximately 5 cm each. a 5 cm b Strip the Cable to see the tip of the Cable core.
- 18. Cut the Cable Joining the Cables in the Switch in the middle approximately at 50 cm Unscrew the Switch and bring the Cables from and strip the wires the Cable at The Battery and also from the Motor, and place both end. them inside the switch. a 50 cm a b c b a b c Insert the wires Introduce the wires of one the free Once you have all cut Cable on the Battery Pack holes inside, you will get and solder them. a similar result as in the picture.
- 19. Attach the BatteryPack Position the Battery Pack 5 cm below the Middle Support in the back of the Vertical Support Vertical Support Middle Support 5 cm a Then screw in the screw in the middle of the Battery Pack. Vertical Support Middle Support 5 cm b Congratulations! You made it! Now you have a Fan.
- 20. SUGGESTIONS - The vacuumcleaner motor, can reach 230 V. We recommend no to power it to that voltage. Can cause serious injuries to the people and its sorroundings. - Keep all the connections tight and protected. - If any of the parts it’s broken during the process, please contact us.
- 23. Any problem withthe equipment please contact us at; www.amplify.com / contact