A Simple Fan Upgrade That Turned Into a Full Rebuild
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⏱️ Chapters
00:00 Introduction and the problem
01:45 Disassembly and teardown
05:10 PCB and electronics analysis
09:20 Sponsor: JLCPCB
10:20 Testing individual components
14:40 Power supply workaround
18:10 Full functionality restored
20:40 Home Assistant integration attempts
24:25 Conclusion
🏷️ Tags
#smartfan #homeassistant #raspberrypipico #diyelectronics #esphome #smarthome #iot #micropython #pcb #jlcpcb #maker #esp32 #teardown #fanmod #microcontroller #charlieplexing #homeautomation #electronics
🎉 Video Summary
Attempted to add Home Assistant control to an ordinary pedestal fan by replacing its microcontroller with a Raspberry Pi Pico. Despite getting all original functions working, ESPHome's lack of charlieplexing support and ESP connectivity issues meant the smart integration failed. Sponsored by JLCPCB.
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⏱️ Chapters
00:00 Introduction and the problem
01:45 Disassembly and teardown
05:10 PCB and electronics analysis
09:20 Sponsor: JLCPCB
10:20 Testing individual components
14:40 Power supply workaround
18:10 Full functionality restored
20:40 Home Assistant integration attempts
24:25 Conclusion
🏷️ Tags
#smartfan #homeassistant #raspberrypipico #diyelectronics #esphome #smarthome #iot #micropython #pcb #jlcpcb #maker #esp32 #teardown #fanmod #microcontroller #charlieplexing #homeautomation #electronics
🎉 Video Summary
Attempted to add Home Assistant control to an ordinary pedestal fan by replacing its microcontroller with a Raspberry Pi Pico. Despite getting all original functions working, ESPHome's lack of charlieplexing support and ESP connectivity issues meant the smart integration failed. Sponsored by JLCPCB.
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