So I have been wanting a stirrer for a while, as they seemed fun and scientific and I can pretend I'm doing experiments, rather than just brewing beer to drink.
I was going to make one, but as much as I enjoy playing with electronics, I just don't have the time or headspace right now. In my normal style I was going to get the cheapest I could get from Aliexpress, but after reading for a bit it seemed that the couldn't mix 2litres and since I already bought a 2l conical flask lately, I needed a bigger one.
I started looking in ebay and found a great old second hand one from a science lab, but missed out. I spotted a review here of a different hycc model and started looking for those and found a reasonably priced (£25 delivered) digital one for sale. All the reviews on Amazon seemed to be from people on Amazon Vine who had been gifted the product so take this as a review from someone who bought one (albeit at 2nd hand prices).
The box is nice but nothing to write home about
Inside is the manual, adaptor, 30mm stir bar and the unit
It looks pretty nice and feels fairly sturdy enough though it is just plastic.
I like the fact you choose the exact speed you want and also how long it should stir for. I think the max is 48 hours and 2000rpm. A mild complaint would be the light leaking around the display, but I don't really care about that!
I was a little worried about this, it appeared that there was a way for liquid to get in around the edge of this circle, which could be disastrous! So I opened it up to check...
Nope the circle is just on the outside. Liquid can't get in. I was quite pleased how well put together it looks, and the sturdy looking motor.
Another shot of the motor and the magnets.
I think the adaptor connector is nicely put together - seen far worse on more expensive devices!
My only complaint! The adapter is far far too short! Like maybe 70cm. That is OK but not great. 1.5m would have been far more useful for me, but I'm sure I'll cope...
I was going to make one, but as much as I enjoy playing with electronics, I just don't have the time or headspace right now. In my normal style I was going to get the cheapest I could get from Aliexpress, but after reading for a bit it seemed that the couldn't mix 2litres and since I already bought a 2l conical flask lately, I needed a bigger one.
I started looking in ebay and found a great old second hand one from a science lab, but missed out. I spotted a review here of a different hycc model and started looking for those and found a reasonably priced (£25 delivered) digital one for sale. All the reviews on Amazon seemed to be from people on Amazon Vine who had been gifted the product so take this as a review from someone who bought one (albeit at 2nd hand prices).
The box is nice but nothing to write home about
Inside is the manual, adaptor, 30mm stir bar and the unit
It looks pretty nice and feels fairly sturdy enough though it is just plastic.
I like the fact you choose the exact speed you want and also how long it should stir for. I think the max is 48 hours and 2000rpm. A mild complaint would be the light leaking around the display, but I don't really care about that!
I was a little worried about this, it appeared that there was a way for liquid to get in around the edge of this circle, which could be disastrous! So I opened it up to check...
Nope the circle is just on the outside. Liquid can't get in. I was quite pleased how well put together it looks, and the sturdy looking motor.
Another shot of the motor and the magnets.
I think the adaptor connector is nicely put together - seen far worse on more expensive devices!
My only complaint! The adapter is far far too short! Like maybe 70cm. That is OK but not great. 1.5m would have been far more useful for me, but I'm sure I'll cope...
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