Gumbys_Brew
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ok i have put together a stirplateusing anthony_lopez's cheap and easy build with the exception of the box being an old cigar box and i did not put the magnet directly on the fan instead put it on a spacer (plastic/PVC) recommended by Dan Jeska (great idea and suggestion) from stir starters a vendor here on the boards.
everything works great except for it seems as if the magnet spins too fast for the stir bar to keep up even with the rheostat at its lowest setting. it will spin just really slow. i should also mention i do not have an actual stir bar yet was just testing it out with a screw driver extension piece and my power supply is 9vDC instead of 6Vdc as in the project sticky. is it that my power supply is too much power, or is it that i don't have an actual stir bar? although i cant see that making that much of a difference. i know i could be wrong though hopefully its that i dont have an actual stir bar
everything works great except for it seems as if the magnet spins too fast for the stir bar to keep up even with the rheostat at its lowest setting. it will spin just really slow. i should also mention i do not have an actual stir bar yet was just testing it out with a screw driver extension piece and my power supply is 9vDC instead of 6Vdc as in the project sticky. is it that my power supply is too much power, or is it that i don't have an actual stir bar? although i cant see that making that much of a difference. i know i could be wrong though hopefully its that i dont have an actual stir bar