All rights reserved. This image may not be used by other entities without the express written consent of wikiHow, Inc. Gather your materials and tools. In order to make the antenna, you will need a large paper clip mm, or inches long , an empty Bic ballpoint pen, and a roll of electrical tape. You will also need a metric ruler, scissors, wire cutters, and a lighter. Straighten the paper clip. Unfold the paper clip into straight piece of metal.
Measure and cut the paper clip. In order to get the best signal, your paper clip wire should be 61 mm long 2. Try to get as close to this measurement as possible for the most effective antenna. Bend the paper clip. This will be the part that inserts into the WiFi antenna port.
Remove the ink cartridge from the pen. Since you're going to be clipping the ink cartridge, it's best if you use a pen that is empty and doesn't write anymore. If it is not empty, this can get messy, so be sure to hold the tube away from you when you cut. Cut the tube over a surface that you don't mind getting stained. Slip the tubing over the bent part of the paper clip. Place the cut-off piece of tubing over the bent end of the paper clip.
Make sure that the tubing extends past the end of the paper clip by about 1. Shrink the tubing with the lighter. This will shrink the tubing and make a tight fit to the paper clip. Insulate the antenna. Wrap the paper clip in electrical tape to prevent excess interference with the wireless signal. Insert the paper clip into the antenna port. Insert the 'tubing' end of the paper clip into the antenna connector, ensuring that the connector pin and the paper clip are pressed together inside the tubing.
If you can get them to overlap the signal will be even better. Method 2. Collect your materials and tools. You will also need a drill, a soldering iron, and a screwdriver that fits the bolts A pigtail cable is a patch cable with a connector at both ends of the cable. The aluminum can should have one side without a lid and one side with a metal bottom. Measure the can's diameter. The can's diameter determines where the connector is mounted. Your can should be at least 3 inches 7.
Mark the connector's mounting point. Measure up from the bottom of the can and mark the outside where the connector will be. The measurement will vary depending on the diameter of the can. This measurement is determined for maximum signal strength. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers. Please log in with your username or email to continue. No account yet? Create an account. Edit this Article.
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Article Summary. Understand how this works. In theory, placing a sheet of aluminum behind your router will help focus your Wi-Fi toward your preferred source with increased power, thus increasing the range.
This can help you stay connected to the Internet on items like consoles or desktop computers that are just outside of your Wi-Fi's range. This is unlikely to work if your preferred item is more than a few feet outside of your router's Wi-Fi range. Gather the necessary tools. In order to create your Wi-Fi booster, you will need the following items: An empty, clean ml Wash out the can.
Fill up the can with warm water, let it sit for a few seconds, then dump it out and repeat a few more times. Doing this ensures that your can's inside is as clean as possible. This is easiest to do when your can is freshly empty rather than several hours or days old. You may want to leave the can upside-down on a paper towel to allow it to dry before you cut into it.
Remove the tab from the top of the can. This is most easily accomplished by pulling up on the tab, rotating it degrees, and prying it up until it snaps off. Cut the bottom off of the can. Using a hacksaw or your Stanley knife, remove entirely the bottom of the can. Be sure to cut as close to the bottom of the can as is possible. Create the base of the Wi-Fi booster. Cut almost all the way around what used to be the top of the can, making sure to leave around half an inch of the can attaching the top to the rest of the can.
At this point, you can flip over the can; the former top will now serve as the can's base. Make a vertical cut all the way down the can. Using your Stanley knife, cut down the side opposite of the section of the can that's attaching the base to the rest of the can. The cut should be positioned so that when you spread out the can's sides, the base of the can is centered. Peel out the sides of the can. Now that the sides of the can aren't attached to each other, you should be able to pry them apart to form a radar dish-shaped item.
Be careful when doing this—the edges of the can are sharp. If you notice any remaining residue inside of the can, scrub it out and then dry off the can before proceeding.
Place adhesive on the bottom of the Wi-Fi booster's base. In this tutorial we are going to build a stereo amplifier that you can use to play music from for example your mobile phone or your computer.
The amplifier is one of the simplest I have encountered and it gives out a decent sound. Only a few components are needed. You should have a basic understanding of electronics. If you have never built any electronics before, the learning curve might be steep, but everything is explained in a simple matter so it should be doable for anyone who are determined to do it. To be able to complete this project you will need basic soldering equipment solder iron, solder, wire cutter, solder sucker and access to a computer with Cadsoft Eagle installed Available for free.
In the tutorial we will go through the process of ordering PCB prototypes and components, so you will also need to be able to shop online. Build time: 1 day designing and ordering, 1 day assembling. I have held courses at hackerspaces, talked at MakerFaire Oslo and held several webinars on how to make electronics.
In addition I have made online courses, videos and written tons of articles on how to make electronics.
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