mthompson

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Anthony_Lopez

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I would not suggest doing ANY wiring while your power supply is plugged in.

I'll have to add a disclaimer to the beginning of the thread.

As for the potentiometer, it will NEVER turn the power all the way off. Regardless of the type of potentiometer, you will only get a voltage DROP by using any type of resistor. The potentiometer is meant only to allow you to control the speed of the fan, which in part allows you to control the speed of your stir bar and the size of your vortex.

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milldoggy

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Great instructions, got my prototype working last night. Need to do some soldering this weekend. Big Thanks.

One question, i see you soldered your Pot, but you used the connectors on your power switch, should you not solder a power switch? Will the heat burn it out?

Thanks!

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Anthony_Lopez

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Hehe... thanks. I soldered my pot because I knew that I wasn't really going to be moving it around. I used the female connectors on the switch only because it was easier. Normally I would always solder and shrink wrap an electrical connection.

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You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.
--Frank Zappa

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Tripod

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+1 to solder and heat-shrink. Another +1 to your earlier post stating to only work on wiring with no power supply plugged in!

I drool a little each time I come to this thread. I'm itching to build this but I just have too much on the proverbial plate to build the stir-plate. Can't wait though!

-Tripod

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joety

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+2, I used clips as well on the on/off switch for the same reason as Tony, but my soldering skills have deteriorated to the point where I couldn't get the heat shrink tubing over the big a$$ glob I created. I either need to improve my skills or buy larger tubing.

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Anthony_Lopez

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The bigger the blob the better the job... Actually thats not true...

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You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.
--Frank Zappa

The Boston Wort Processors

Cheap and Easy Stirplate

Jonnio

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That's easy enough to fix if you want to, just grab a little bit of solder wick and pull off about half the solder you put on. You should still be able to see the outline of the wire with the right amount of solder.

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joety

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I agree, but excuse my ignorance; what's a solder wick?

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Primary 1 - Oaked ESB
Primary 2 - Empty
Secondary 1 - Dirty Blonde Trappist Ale
Secondary 2 - Golden Draak
Secondary 3 - Empty
Kegged: Furious IPA, Wee Heavy, Oatmeal Stout, Arrogant Bastard, Jaggery Belgian Triple, Jaggery IPA, Scottish Goose Ale, Dead Guy, Heart of Darkness Schwarzbier, Irish Red, Nut Brown Ale, Double Bag Alt, Biere de Garde, BLC
Bottled: Irish Red, Oaked Bourbon Porter, BeeCave Haus Pale
Planned: Hobgoblin, Fat Tire

Jonnio

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sorry, kind of a slang term

Desoldering Braid - RadioShack.com

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