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Looking for a few suggestions and parts for a DIY stir plate. I've canvassed my friends, family and cooworkers so now its onto the Brewnosers!

1) Anyone have any old 12V adapters and/or PC fans kicking around? I can buy new but would prefer used lol (I can pay in beer or $$$)
2) Rheostat - Chatted with the folks at Jentronics but they only have a 15 or 50 ohm rheostat, so I'm not sure if that wouldn't be powerful enough or too strong for the PC fan and magnet.

Any help and suggestions would be great!

I built my own a couple years ago with a rheostat but it never worked properly...I couldn't fine tune the speed on the stir plate. I ended up buying one of these:

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/levit ... p.html#srp

It's probably more than you want to spend but its worked great for me.

Thanks Mark, I've heard of folks using dimmer switches. I will keep those in mind if the rheostat doesn't pan out!

I should have a fan kicking around. I'm in Lower Sackville (or Halifax Bayer's Road during the week)

wcturnedec wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 19, 2018 1:29 pm

Thanks Mark, I've heard of folks using dimmer switches. I will keep those in mind if the rheostat doesn't pan out!

I used one of these with for my build. Worked good.

PWM DC Motor Speed Regulator

Oh great thanks for the link Derek!

LeafMan66_67 wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 19, 2018 1:47 pm

wcturnedec wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 19, 2018 1:29 pm

Thanks Mark, I've heard of folks using dimmer switches. I will keep those in mind if the rheostat doesn't pan out!

I used one of these with for my build. Worked good.

PWM DC Motor Speed Regulator

I'll let you know if I can swing by Bayers Rd during the week, or if I'm heading up to Lower Sackville some time soon.

Thanks!

LeafMan66_67 wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 19, 2018 1:35 pm

I should have a fan kicking around. I'm in Lower Sackville (or Halifax Bayer's Road during the week)

For power sources, just go scrounge through the discarded electronics bin at the front of a staples, where people throw out their old cell phones. I grabbed a few different voltages for mine and tried them out until I got one that spinned how I like. I forget what the voltage ended up being though.

amartin wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:46 pm

For power sources, just go scrounge through the discarded electronics bin at the front of a staples, where people throw out their old cell phones. I grabbed a few different voltages for mine and tried them out until I got one that spinned how I like. I forget what the voltage ended up being though.

Thanks, I found a 12V adapter at home and that's what I used for my keezer fan. Just sourcing the case and rheostat now, the speed regulator Derek sent me might be my best bet.