Vape Synth


Project Description


Presented at Open Hardware Summit 2024 in collaboration with Kari Love, Shuang Cai, and Becky Stern.

A novel and fun way to repurpose disposable vapes. Vape Synth (or Elf Synth) is part of a larger initiative to reduce e-waste generated by disposable vapes and repurpose the rechargable lithium batteries. The "synth" circuit is a hacked astable 555 noise maker circuit taken from the Forrest Mims Engineer's Mini Workbook "Timer Op Amp and Optoelectronic Circuits and Projects".

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Project Details

  • Disposable Vape (Elfbar BC5000)
  • Repurposed Vape Air Pressure Sensor
  • Repurposed Vape Charging Circuit
  • Analog 555 Circuit
  • Photoresistor Sensors
  • CNC milling

In Public:

  • 2026 Mar, ACM TEI Conference, "Hardware Reincarnation: Vape Synthesizer Workshop", Chicago IL USA
  • 2026 Feb, "Hardware Reincarnation: Vape Synthesizer Workshop", Cornell Tech, New York NY USA
  • 2026 Feb, "Hardware Reincarnation: Vape Synthesizer Workshop", NYC Resistor, Brooklyn NY USA
  • 2025 Mar, Low Tech Electronics Faire, "Vape Synth Workshop", Temple University, Philadelphia PA USA
  • 2024 May, Open Hardware Summit, "Repurposing Disposable Vape Batteries", Presentation, Montreal ON Canada

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