Magnetic Stirrer under £17
Magnetic Stirrer under £17
After years using my own computer fan/hard disk magnet/phone charger, I found this Magnetic Stirrer so cheap I couldn't resist, With the 5% discount that was £16.18 delivered complete with a stir bar. Works perfectly.
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Re: Magnetic Stirrer under £17
Thanks for the pointer, got mine ordered
Any idea what the stir bar is made of and/or it's temperature tolerances? Basically, I'm wondering can I boil it with my wort or do I need to sterilise it separately and add it after cooling?
Cheers, PhilB
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Any idea what the stir bar is made of and/or it's temperature tolerances? Basically, I'm wondering can I boil it with my wort or do I need to sterilise it separately and add it after cooling?
Cheers, PhilB
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Stir bar looks much the same as my existing one which I boil.
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You should be fine with boiling stir bars, it's a "normal" use for them. And if you think about it, they're coated in PTFE (Teflon), which seems to survive being used in frying pans and the like.
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I had no idea you could boil the stir bar - that’s good to know.
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... yeah, I think I'd gathered that, but was wondering if maybe there are stir bars ... and then there are CHEAP stir barsNorthern Brewer wrote: ↑Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:03 pmYou should be fine with boiling stir bars, it's a "normal" use for them. And if you think about it, they're coated in PTFE (Teflon), which seems to survive being used in frying pans and the like.
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There are - but not that cheap.
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Although they are boil-safe, it's worth mentioning that Teflon isn't perfectly non-stick, and lots of exposure to things like boiling wort can stain it a bit. Probably not a real issue for brewing, but can be a bit of a problem for sensitive chemical work.
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Re: Magnetic Stirrer under £17
What was wrong with your homemade one?vacant wrote: ↑Mon Aug 23, 2021 8:30 pmAfter years using my own computer fan/hard disk magnet/phone charger, I found this Magnetic Stirrer so cheap I couldn't resist, With the 5% discount that was £16.18 delivered complete with a stir bar. Works perfectly.
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Phone charger was connected using two bits of paper clip, hard drive magnet I was using came unstuck from the fan every now and then. Apart from that it did its job fine.