This mod enables the click of a mouse to produce a fresh cup of brewed coffee coming from a Visual Basic controlled PC by shoving an entire coffee maker inside and partially outside as shown in the image below.

An old PC in the form of Compaq Deskpro was used since these models have become obsolete in the market. The case was painted with flames of two colors that flow towards each other from both sides towards the front along with a green side and a black side with flames of inverted colors on it. The coffee maker will also be painted to blend with the case.

As shown below, the most ideal location of the coffee maker is on top at the front. To make room for the coffee maker, the frame at the front of the case was cut up where the casualties came from the top two 2.5” drive spots. The back was left intact as the 5.25” drives were cut just as the front. This provides easier insulation inside the case as an advantage. To make the heating element from the coffee maker and the PC parts play accordingly, the insulation material can be attached to the 5.25” frame.

In order to fit in the frame, the coffee maker was cut open as well. Aluminum corner brackets were used to attach the coffee maker to the inside of the case. The power cable leads out the back of the case into a second power outlet as the power cable is reattached to the coffee maker for its power.

The fiberglass cloth M42d was used with the coffee PC as it streamlines the coffee maker with the PC itself. This makes the coffee maker and PC more of a whole by extending the fiberglass a bit to the back. Everything was sanded down to get it just right when the fiberglass hardened with epoxy. From the style of the whole case, it was painted when all installations are done as shown below.

To turn the coffee maker ON and OFF through a relay, a PCB was made and soldered parallel on the power supply is the additional power outlet to power the coffee maker. A molex connector on the power supply provides power to the relay and a cable to the COM port on the PC is the second connection to the relay. The power cable to the PSU that powers the coffee maker is attached to the relay.

To enable the COM port on the PC, a script module in Visual Basic Script was written. The coffee maker is given it’s much needed power since the power on the COM connection is enough to flip over the relay. A screenshot of the script is shown below as it enables the PC to make coffee with the push of a button.