Electircal supplies

Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:24 pm

So I'm looking to build about 15 stir plates. Where should I be looking for cheap rheostats, power supplies, etc?

I can gather up some stuff that I have laying around, but no where near enough.

Thanks

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Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:56 pm

For power supplies go to a goodwill store or garage sales and look for stuff with "wall warts"... that shit is everywhere, especially old computer modems (external)
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Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:55 pm

The kicker is the enclosure and the stir bars.

The rest: fan, power supply, dimmer, can be found anywhere. Enclosures you can be creative about. A dude on the green board used cigar boxes. Stir bars... you kinda gotta pay for the real thing.

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Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:26 pm

I found old CD cases for .99 at a local electronics shop. Just had to be careful when drilling the clear plastic.
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Fri Mar 16, 2007 3:13 am

I am really cheap and used an upside down ice-cream container as my enclosure. It works.
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Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:14 am

Radio Shack carries electronic project boxes here is one for around 6.99
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... age=search
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Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:02 pm

That's the one I used.
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