Affordable hot plate with PID regulator
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 6:57 pm
Hi together,
I recently bought this hot plate:https://www.ebay.de/itm/LCD-Bildschirm- ... 1913055912
I had it running for some days to cure Euparal on top of some blood smears we made on our meeting on saturday and so far it works very well.
The heater is just switched on and off, but the interval is regulated finely so that the temperatur is very constant. It is a real PID regulator and if I could understand the chinese manual I could even dive into the menu and change settings. fortunately this is not necessary at all.
These things are sold for smartphone repair which makes them affordable due to the numbers made. I paid 28,90€ incl. shipping for it.
It is said to go up to 350 or 400°C but I wouldn't trust it so far. I case you buy one: I would suggest to keep an eye on it for the first hours and put it on a temperatur resistant surface.
The clamps don't have to be mounted to the plate, they come in a separate bag.
Bob
I recently bought this hot plate:https://www.ebay.de/itm/LCD-Bildschirm- ... 1913055912
I had it running for some days to cure Euparal on top of some blood smears we made on our meeting on saturday and so far it works very well.
The heater is just switched on and off, but the interval is regulated finely so that the temperatur is very constant. It is a real PID regulator and if I could understand the chinese manual I could even dive into the menu and change settings. fortunately this is not necessary at all.
These things are sold for smartphone repair which makes them affordable due to the numbers made. I paid 28,90€ incl. shipping for it.
It is said to go up to 350 or 400°C but I wouldn't trust it so far. I case you buy one: I would suggest to keep an eye on it for the first hours and put it on a temperatur resistant surface.
The clamps don't have to be mounted to the plate, they come in a separate bag.
Bob