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Upcycling a Lenovo PC into a Raspberry Pi WiFi Access Point -- Episode 515

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Clem often gets crusty old PCs gifted from People that would throw them in the trash otherwise. Instead of doing the obvious upcycling tropes, he combines the Case and PUS of an old office PC and some Project leftovers like an older Model Raspberry Pi and some Harddrives into a DIY Wifi Router and Network attached Storage (NAS). To get the most out of his new experimental Router Box he hacks up an old wifi dongle and makes Monopole and Dipole 2.4GHz Antennas from trash. Along the way, you also learn how to add physical control buttons to your Raspberry PI to shut it down safely and execute other commands.

 

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  • Episode 515: Bonus Content: Code

 

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Product Name Manufacturer Quantity Buy Kit
RASPBERRY-PI Single Board Computer, Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+, BCM2837B0 SoC, Dual-Band WiFi, IoT RPI 1 Buy Now
MULTICOMP 3D Printer Filament, 1.75mm Dia, Grey, PETG, 1 kg Multicomp 1 Buy Now
WD SSD, Internal, 2.5 ", SATA 6 Gb/s, 500 GB, 560 MB/s, 530 MB/s WD 1 Buy Now
ROLINE Computer Cable, USB 3.0 Type A to Sata 6Gbit/s Plug Adapter, 150mm, Black Roline 1 Buy Now
ANTI-VADAL PUSHBUTTON SWITCH, DPDT, 2A, No longer stocked 1 Buy Now
Additional Parts Manufacturer Quantity
Wifi Dongle Netgear WG111
Old Lenovo Office PC

 

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  • DAB
    DAB over 3 years ago +3
    Good project Clem, I always like to see new ways to reuse old equipment. DAB
  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo over 3 years ago +2
    mayermakes Another great project! I really love the dramatic reveal!
  • mayermakes
    mayermakes over 3 years ago in reply to kmikemoo +2
    thanks, when I finished the project and looked at it i thought...hm showing interfaces and a single led lighting up is bit dull...lets pull outthe smoke machine.
  • DAB
    DAB over 3 years ago

    Good project Clem,

     

    I always like to see new ways to reuse old equipment.

     

    DAB

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    mayermakes over 3 years ago in reply to kmikemoo

    thanks, when I finished the project and looked at it i thought...hm showing interfaces and a single led lighting up is bit dull...lets pull outthe smoke machine.

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    kmikemoo over 3 years ago

    mayermakes  Another great project!  I really love the dramatic reveal! imageimage

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