Vape light

sbyd-space·vape-light·pcb/vapelight.kicad_pcb

Top view of the Vape light PCB
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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…

Vape light, from the project README
From the project README

Built around

Parts list

33 components, 27 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
DW01A
U1
1
LTC4054ES5-4.2
U2
1
LM27313XMF
U3
1
74LVC2G14
U4
1
74LVC1G175
U5
1
AL8860WT
U6
1
74LVC1G02
U7
1
FS8205A
Q1
1
SW_Push
SW1
1
LED
D2
3
D_Schottky
D3, D4, D5
1
47uH
L1
1
10uH
L2
3
100n
C1, C6, C7
1
1u
C2
1
10u
C3
1
150p
C4
1
2u2
C5
2
1k
R1, R3
1
5k6
R2
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QtyPartRefs
1
100
R4
2
10k
R5, R9
1
680m
R6
1
13K
R7
1
150k
R8
1
1
R10
1
330m
R11