DIY YouTuber powers house using 500 disposable vapes
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Five hundred discarded vapes might seem like environmental waste, but YouTuber Chris Doel saw something else entirely: enough lithium batteries to power his entire house.
Doel salvaged the batteries from empty vapes returned to shops, then painstakingly tested each cell to separate the damaged from the viable. After charging the good batteries, he used 3D-printed frames to create modules of nine batteries each, mimicking the design of electric vehicle battery packs.
The wall-mounted result delivers 50 volts of DC power. Connected to an inverter that steps the voltage up to 230 volts AC, the makeshift power system successfully runs everything from his workshop tools to household appliances like microwaves and fans.
This isn't Doel's first rescue mission for vape batteries. He's previously built power banks and e-bike batteries from the discarded devices, all part of his effort to highlight the environmental impact of throwaway vaping culture.
His workshop experiment demonstrates how much usable energy gets tossed in the trash with each disposable vape.
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