How to build a stirplate !!!

[Dave Savoie]

[youtube:usffcb9m]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzdjc13OfFM&feature=related[/youtube:usffcb9m]

[Dave Savoie]

So for the power converter all you actually need is an old cell phone charger that should do the trick and the Magnet is from an old hard drive the harder thing to get would be a teflon or ceramic coated stir bar I will ask Thomas where to get them !!!

[Dave Savoie]

[youtube:1sxzm3al]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28X8XckvUTM[/youtube:1sxzm3al]

[Dave Savoie]

[youtube:dd3yfeff]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw_Vjxq5VYA&feature=related[/youtube:dd3yfeff]

[Dave Savoie]

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=37756&vpn ... ifications

wonder if this would work well enough ? a USB stirplate would be cool !!! for us geeks out there

I think I may build myself a USB stirplate !!!!

based on a few things I have read you can get a nice vortex going with as little as 3 volts and USB produce up to 5 Volts sooooo that means this could work for sure.....

Yes nerdish beer stuff !!!

[Richard]

I'd strongly suggest not using USB for a power source... 5 volts it may be, but the total power is low. Better off hooking it up to a wall DC adapter and not risking your motherboard.

[fakr]

Dave, did you ever find a source for stir bars?

[Richard]

Try these guys:
http://www.calpaclab.com/catalog/Octago ... 737-1.html

[fakr]

nice, thanks.

[Dave Savoie]

Ebay has them very cheap