Retractable Surface Pro Fan

Portable fan for extra cooling on Surface Pro laptops.

The fan can be flipped and stached inside the main body for reduced footprint when on the move.

BOM:

• 1x 8010 5v fan
• 1x old power cable (USB A)
• 4x m2.5 5mm screws
• 4x 6x3mm magnets
• PLA

Instructions:

• Super glue all four magnets to the fan screw mounts.
• Fasten all four screws to the main body.
• Super glue the screen clip to the lip of the main body.
• Solder fan wires to a male usb if required.

If you are using type-C ensure the male module is 5v PD/QC trigger board and don't break it like I did. I ended up using a type-A with a relevant adapter for type-C ports as a work around.

Furthermore, the fan is already super quiet but to reduce noise even more I added a layer of electrical tape to the inside of the screen clip.