Hey all
I've been trying to build a stirplate... I've the electrical taken care of... I'm trying to use hard drive magnets on a run of the mill computer fan.
I've seen the forums about using a washer, which I've done. I can't seem to get this thing aligned correctly.
I turn the fan on slowly (it needs more juice to get started, but I back down the speed right away). I slowly speed the fan up, but before I can get any sort of stirring action, the stir bar flings off.
I've tried getting closer to the fan, but the fan then sticks to the bottom of the flask...
Here are some pictures. The magnets in this shot are one of several dozen orientations. Then, these are the two stir bars I'm using, from Austin Homebrew. One is 1", the other is 2".
Any thoughts?
Cheers!
I've been trying to build a stirplate... I've the electrical taken care of... I'm trying to use hard drive magnets on a run of the mill computer fan.
I've seen the forums about using a washer, which I've done. I can't seem to get this thing aligned correctly.
I turn the fan on slowly (it needs more juice to get started, but I back down the speed right away). I slowly speed the fan up, but before I can get any sort of stirring action, the stir bar flings off.
I've tried getting closer to the fan, but the fan then sticks to the bottom of the flask...
Here are some pictures. The magnets in this shot are one of several dozen orientations. Then, these are the two stir bars I'm using, from Austin Homebrew. One is 1", the other is 2".
Any thoughts?
Cheers!