Vape light
sbyd-space·vape-light·pcb/vapelight.kicad_pcb
Vape light is an open source PCB design by sbyd-space: a 2-layer, 58.3 × 15 mm board with 33 components (27 distinct parts). It is built around the DW01A, LTC4054ES5-4.2, LM27313XMF, 74LVC2G14 and more.
An educational DIY kit for converting a disposable vape into a rechargeable flashlight
The kit is used in workshops to educate about: environmental and social impact of resource extraction resource consumption of electronics and disposable products * basic hands-on soldering skills
It is accompanied by a [zine][zine] containing contextual information about these topics and instructions for assembly.
The pcbs were developed with [KiCad 8.0][kicad]. [KiKit 1.6.0][kikit] was used for the panelization of the PCBs for production. Visualizations were made with [Blender 4.2][blender] and [pcb2blender 2.15][pcb2blender]. The fabrication files were generated with [Fabrication Toolkit…

Built around
Parts list
33 components, 27 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DW01A | SOT-23-6 | U1 |
| 1 | LTC4054ES5-4.2 | SOT-23-5 | U2 |
| 1 | LM27313XMF | SOT-23-5 | U3 |
| 1 | 74LVC2G14 | SOT-23-6 | U4 |
| 1 | 74LVC1G175 | SOT-23-6 | U5 |
| 1 | AL8860WT | TSOT-23-5 | U6 |
| 1 | 74LVC1G02 | SOT-23-5 | U7 |
| 1 | FS8205A | SOT-23-6 | Q1 |
| 1 | SW_Push | SW_Push_1P1T_XKB_TS-1187A | SW1 |
| 1 | LED | LED_0603_1608Metric | D2 |
| 3 | D_Schottky | D_SOD-323 | D3, D4, D5 |
| 1 | 47uH | L_3x3 | L1 |
| 1 | 10uH | L_3x3 | L2 |
| 3 | 100n | C_0603_1608Metric | C1, C6, C7 |
| 1 | 1u | C_0603_1608Metric | C2 |
| 1 | 10u | C_0603_1608Metric | C3 |
| 1 | 150p | C_0603_1608Metric | C4 |
| 1 | 2u2 | C_0603_1608Metric | C5 |
| 2 | 1k | R_0603_1608Metric | R1, R3 |
| 1 | 5k6 | R_0603_1608Metric | R2 |
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| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | R_0603_1608Metric | R4 |
| 2 | 10k | R_0603_1608Metric | R5, R9 |
| 1 | 680m | R_0603_1608Metric | R6 |
| 1 | 13K | R_0603_1608Metric | R7 |
| 1 | 150k | R_0603_1608Metric | R8 |
| 1 | 1 | R_0603_1608Metric | R10 |
| 1 | 330m | R_0603_1608Metric | R11 |