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yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics)
#13983526 - 02/18/11 08:54 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I'm trying to build one so I can mix my Lc's up, here's some mediocre pics.
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Alright so I got the box with the power supply open and took the fan out, there was another fan inside the pc I took out but I take it I'll be using the bigger fan. I read I can get some magnets from the processor. Any help guys?
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Mr. Anderson]
#13983867 - 02/18/11 10:32 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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There are no magnets in the processor. Pull the hard drive apart and when you can actually see the disks there will be an assembly which moves back and forth across the disks. Pull this assembly apart until you find the magnets. The magnets are usually glued onto a piece of metal for mounting purposes, just hold the metal with pliers or in a vice and slide the thinnest flat head screwdriver you can find in there, the magnet should pop right off. Also try not to scrape off the shiny coating on the magnet, I believe (although I'm not completely sure) that it's not very good for you.
Once you've done that just stick the magnet onto the fan. The magnet is easily powerful enough to hold itself in place. Turn the fan on low and try to center the magnet so it doesn't wobble (be careful here I've had the magnet fly off a couple of times when it was way off balance). After that you need to take some plexi glass or part of a cd case or something and put a cover on the fan so you can place your jars on top.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Arcturus17]
#13983922 - 02/18/11 10:49 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Ok thanks alot guys, going for the magnets now, is this the hard drive

That's good to know I can use a cell phone charger as a power supply, I think I have a few lying around!!!
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Arcturus17]
#13983930 - 02/18/11 10:51 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I went all out on mine, bought a 6" project box at Radio Shack, a dial knob, a lit on/off toggle switch, and a rheostat (for speed control). The three things I recycled were an old cell phone charger, the hard drive magnets and the computer fan (standard 80mm).
It's not packaged very well internally but I can take pictures if you want. I have a video on youtube of it in operation.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: afrosheen]
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That's pretty cool man, I'm not going for that quality right now but in the future definitely. That things pretty sweet I like the power control maybe I can add that later.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Arcturus17]
#13983964 - 02/18/11 10:59 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I think the parts ran me about $15-$20 total, the project box was the most expensive piece and the power switch can be gutted from pretty much anything. I just wanted something that was clean and looked nice sitting around.
I also knotted and heavily siliconed the power cable inside the box for strain relief. It's not going to be pulled out anytime soon.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Arcturus17]
#13983979 - 02/18/11 11:01 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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So where are these magnets
Sorry I'm not very familiar with the anatomy of a computer 
All the screws on this thing are those special 5 star bullshits. I've seen em back when I used to machine shit. I always hated how they'd mix and match metric/standard and then throw other shit in there.
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afrosheen said: I think the parts ran me about $15-$20 total, the project box was the most expensive piece and the power switch can be gutted from pretty much anything. I just wanted something that was clean and looked nice sitting around.
I also knotted and heavily siliconed the power cable inside the box for strain relief. It's not going to be pulled out anytime soon. 
Is the magnet this center piece

Thats pretty cheap, ill definitely invest in a nicer model down the road, right now my shopping list is full, kinda seems like an ongoing thing. Eveytime I get what I want there's always something else.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Mr. Anderson]
#13984067 - 02/18/11 11:19 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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top tip: don't get your fingers or other body parts in between those two magnets.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: andymc]
#13984120 - 02/18/11 11:31 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thanks for the tip, yea i can't get these fuckn things out
I'm fuckin up that shiny shit just trying to get it out, it feels like it might be hollow in the center.
This things pissing me off, I'm about to throw it through a fuckn wall.
I would just rip it apart but Idk if there's anything dangerous inside.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Mr. Anderson]
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: ArJunaSpore]
#13984284 - 02/18/11 12:01 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thanks I appreciate it.
I think I'm gonna have to go buy the special screwdriver for these screws, its fine not a big deal. I just hate fucking hastling with shit like this when I don't have the right tools.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Mr. Anderson]
#13984435 - 02/18/11 12:31 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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That thing in the middle is not the magnet. You need to flip the drive over to the metal side and take the metal cover off. The screws are probably under some sticker or something.
You will still need the torx screw drivers though. There are multiple sizes of torx so make sure you get the right size.
Once you have the cover off there are only 2 moving parts inside the drive as far as I remember. The spinning disks, and the read/write assembly that slides back and forth over the disks. It's really easy to spot once the drive is opened up. You want to take apart the read/write assembly, not the disks.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Mr. Anderson]
#13984720 - 02/18/11 01:27 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thanks for the help, it's appreciated, I didn't know I was going in the wrong side but I did know those wrenches came I'm different sizes,lol. When changing certain inserts and drills on lathes I'd run into that shit all the time.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Mr. Anderson]
#13984945 - 02/18/11 02:06 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Ok so I ran up to the hardware store and bought this for 10 bux and voila, I think we're in business.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Mr. Anderson]
#13984978 - 02/18/11 02:13 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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That piece on the right of your second pic is what you want to start ripping apart. I think there are two magnets usually.
One on the underside of that metal piece and then another at the very bottom of the assembly
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: brewed4you]
#13985055 - 02/18/11 02:27 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Ok did that and here's what I got. Just 1 magnet with 2 pieces of metal on each side. Also a choice of power supplies. I think ill use the motorola cause its got the wires separated and is slimmer.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Mr. Anderson]
#13985150 - 02/18/11 02:45 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I cut the wires from the fan and power supply and wired them up and I didn't get nothin
This is fuckn bs
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Mr. Anderson]
#13985804 - 02/18/11 05:27 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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That's the easy part, lol. Matching positive to positive etc. If there are 3 wires coming from the fan ignore one of them, try again. Some fans have a speed control wire that you don't need to use.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: afrosheen]
#13985959 - 02/18/11 05:58 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yea i did end up figuring out what the problem was. The fans no good which blows. I ended up wiring it up to the smaller fan from inside the same pc and it worked just fine. I'm gonna try and super glue the magnet to the blades because if I stick it to the center the magnetic force is to much and stops the fan all together. If anything I might have to just go buy the fan which sux but I'm gonna try to get this smaller one to work first.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Mr. Anderson]
#13985976 - 02/18/11 06:02 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Try putting it on the other side of the fan, my magnet doesn't interfere with the motor operation for some reason. Also before you superglue it, get it positioned properly on the fan so that it'll reliably spin whatever you're using for a stir bar.
You'll want a glass vessel for your LC that has a perfectly flat bottom. Don't try to wing it with a quart jar, you'll just get pissed, trust me. Some people with proper stir bars don't have a problem with this, but the flatter the bottom of your LC jar, the better.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: afrosheen]
#13986606 - 02/18/11 08:18 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thanks, I've been messing with it and I can't do it from the other side. I'm gonna try to glue it to the blades but with that being a smaller fan there isn't much room to play with cause its probably gonna be close to hitting the sides. If worse comes to worse ill go to this little computer repair shop that i always go to for everything i need. The owners a pretty cool guy.
I'm gonna wait til tomarro and just pick up some superglue then because I have some other stuff I need to grab anyways. If it fails i'll just buy another fan. I'll probably end up buying a nicer box and power control in a few weeks but first I just want something that works because I do have 2 masters colonizing using LME and am gonna be knocking up workers soon.
I do have marbles in the masters but its hard to agitate it that way. That's how I came to realize having a magnetic stirrer is gonna be very beneficial.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Mr. Anderson]
#13986705 - 02/18/11 08:32 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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You can use two of these instead of HD magnets http://www.officeplayground.com/Buzz-Magnets-P169.aspx to make one of these like I made, works great at slower speeds to stir, and great at medium speed to chop but it rattles if you try to make it go full on tornado, which you don't need to do anyway.
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#13986753 - 02/18/11 08:41 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Those magnets work great in any jar the trick is getting them the right distance apart, HD magnets I have heard do not do very well for low speed stirring but these work great for that. The only problem is that they are made of hematite which contains iron so if left for too long (months) in liquid they will eventually rust. They spin very easily due to their football shape they are very strong magnets and they attach to each other just like in the pic on the website. Also if you want a good deal on a fan this is the best I have found, unless your little comp shop can do better.
http://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=FAN
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: 3n1gm4]
#13986841 - 02/18/11 08:53 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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This is the variable voltage charger I used to control the fan speed
http://www.110220volts.com/SS116.html
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: 3n1gm4]
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Wow, cool thanks, yea I'm probably gonna buy all that stuff.
It says the power control adapter is out of stock though.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Mr. Anderson]
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I'm sure you could find the charger somewhere else if you searched the net I'm sure I was just showing you what I used, I think mine came from big lots for like $3. If you did use a HD magnet(that are harder to get balanced because of the shape) it would make a much more powerful stir but not work as good for a slower stir but I don't really think you need that powerful of a stir unless you want to chop the myc in like 30 seconds. The set up I have I think would chop it up in a few hours though I have not tested it. So if you want slow to medium speed stir and chop then my invention should work, if you want a tornado to beat the hell out of the myc then a stronger magnet in the fan should be used. I am really not at all experienced in this but the guy I got the idea from said that the vortex that mine creates should chop up the myc fine enough to go into the syringe looking at the vortex it makes.
Maybe a hybrid of my setup could be made to work at any speed by using a more powerful magnet on the fan and one of the buzz magnets in the jar. The thing I liked about the buzz magnet is that they spin very easily at slow speeds because of their shape.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: 3n1gm4]
#13987042 - 02/18/11 09:20 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Just search Universal AC/DC adapter adjustable voltage, or I found one here thats $9 kinda pricey if you ask me http://www.sfcable.com/2150-SF-16%20.html?utm_medium=shoppingengine&utm_source=nextag or your neighborhood computer or electronics store most likely has one, just make sure it has a switch to change the voltage so you can control the speed of the fan.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: 3n1gm4]
#13987079 - 02/18/11 09:29 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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PS speed control wire is yellow and you don't need it
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Mr. Anderson]
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nutsmcbo said: Thanks I appreciate it.
I think I'm gonna have to go buy the special screwdriver for these screws, its fine not a big deal. I just hate fucking hastling with shit like this when I don't have the right tools.

When I got to those screws I pryed on the area around them with a big screwdriver till the metal they were screwed into broke, only took a minute.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Mr. Anderson]
#13987531 - 02/18/11 10:45 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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nutsmcbo said: Ok did that and here's what I got. Just 1 magnet with 2 pieces of metal on each side. Also a choice of power supplies. I think ill use the motorola cause its got the wires separated and is slimmer.

The pieces of metal on each side are the magnets, there are always two of them as far as I know, they are glued to that piece of metal in the middle.A pair of pliers should break the glue but might chip the edge of the magnet, I chipped mine which I never used.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: 3n1gm4]
#13987594 - 02/18/11 10:57 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I took it apart earlier and the magnet is the middle piece, the other 2 pieces are just metal
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Mr. Anderson]
#13987667 - 02/18/11 11:08 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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You don't need a special power supply, just get a rheostat that you can wire in to dial in the speed. It's much cheaper and easy to find at electronics stores.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: afrosheen]
#13987922 - 02/19/11 12:00 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hey team,
I was inspired to start one this evening also.
I have a torq somewhere, but rather than look for it, I just attached my cobalt steel drill bit and voila.
My magnet was in two pieces, firmly attached to the same side of a piece of metal. What is odd, and I mean really odd, is that there is little or no magnetic attraction to ferrous metals on the "piece of metal side". Whereas there is a ton on the magnet side. These must be the "neodymium" magnets they sell as novelties online. I have some and they are wicked small and strong.
I am sure that this is intended to keep the magnet from interfering with the operation of the drive and I suppose benefits me by keeping the magnet from bothering the fan coils.
I did find it humorous, trying to find the center of mass of my magnet... while is was spinning wildly off the fan.
I used some paste to stick it on while I position it by trial and error. I did OK. Not perfect, but I think that the fan will live.
I need to scrounge up some washers. I am on a mission to do this with what I have in the house right now.
Now, I will need to start some LCs! ;0)
Take care,
JD
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Javadog]
#13988106 - 02/19/11 12:37 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Here is what I did using computer parts and a small plastic bucket.

Take the computer fan glue the hard disk magnets to the center and fit this inside a plastic container. Here I used an old 12V adapter to power the fan.

Throw the lid on with a few holes in the top and you have a working stir plate.
I used old screws for stir bars. Works like a charm.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: bcboy]
#13989173 - 02/19/11 09:28 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Oh, forgot to mention also that I clipped all of the fan blades off of my fan. I see everyone leaving them on and it's confusing to me. I don't need to move air, I need to spin a magnet.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: afrosheen]
#13989644 - 02/19/11 11:54 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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afrosheen said: I went all out on mine, bought a 6" project box at Radio Shack, a dial knob, a lit on/off toggle switch, and a rheostat (for speed control). The three things I recycled were an old cell phone charger, the hard drive magnets and the computer fan (standard 80mm).
It's not packaged very well internally but I can take pictures if you want.
I was wondering if you would take some pictures of the in side of the box so I can see how you wired it all together? Did you buy all the parts from Radio shack? What is the dial knob for? Does that hook up to the rheostat? Thanks for taking the time.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: pepper]
#13991765 - 02/19/11 07:34 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I was wondering if you would take some pictures of the in side of the box so I can see how you wired it all together? Did you buy all the parts from Radio shack? What is the dial knob for? Does that hook up to the rheostat? Thanks for taking the time.
All the parts minus the fan came from Radio Shack. Due to the box size I used a 120mm fan instead of a normal 80mm fan.
The dial knob is the rheostat, as you can see in the video it's for speed control. It controls how much voltage goes to the fan. Here are some pics:

That's a top-down view with the case off. You see the large fan (with blades removed), etc..

That's the same view with the fan removed.

Close up of the wiring for the power switch and the rheostat. Rheostat has 3 prongs, you only use two.
Ready to put your electric engineer hat on? The wiring is fairly simple. It goes like this (from the outside in).
Power supply positive goes to the 2nd (bottom) positive pole on the power switch. Power switch 1st positive pole (middle) goes to the rheostat furthest left prong. Power switch negative (top) pole goes to the power supply negative. The rheostat has 3 prongs, if they're centered in the 12 o'clock position (middle prong at 12 o'clock), it's the one at 11 o'clock. Rheostat middle prong (at 12 o'clock) goes to the positive wire from the fan. Power supply negative goes to the negative wire from the fan.
If you follow the flow, power comes in through the switch, flows to the power wiper on the rheostat, whose output wiper pole supplies positive voltage to the fan. The fan's negative is wired to the power supply and also the power switch's negative pole which completes the loop. I tie all 3 negative connections together at the same spot. In picture 2 you can see the red crimped tube with the negative connections in it at the far right.
The rheostat is marked B 25 (omega/ohms) on the back. The power supply is a Jabra rated at 5v/500mA.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: afrosheen]
#13992264 - 02/19/11 09:01 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thanks for taking the time to take the pictures and then uploading them.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: pepper]
#13993369 - 02/20/11 12:03 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Word. I like showing off my little toy, I was proud that I figured out how to wire it up and make it work/look clean from the outside.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: afrosheen]
#14005518 - 02/22/11 02:19 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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afrosheen said: I went all out on mine, bought a 6" project box at Radio Shack, a dial knob, a lit on/off toggle switch, and a rheostat (for speed control). The three things I recycled were an old cell phone charger, the hard drive magnets and the computer fan (standard 80mm).
It's not packaged very well internally but I can take pictures if you want. I have a video on youtube of it in operation.
I thought you were a black guy till I saw your video.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: 3n1gm4]
#14006343 - 02/22/11 08:46 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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We are all people of color.
A spectrum of myco-heads.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: Javadog]
#14006447 - 02/22/11 09:19 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yeah I just pictured a black guy since his name is afrosheen and his sig has a black guy dancing with chicken legs and then I watched his video where he demonstrates his stir plate he built and his arms ain't brown. Just kinda threw me off
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: 3n1gm4]
#14008588 - 02/22/11 04:56 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I get that alot. I don't even know where I came up with this name but I've been using it on the internet since 1998 or so.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: afrosheen]
#14008647 - 02/22/11 05:06 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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My nickname has been Enigma for years, it was FireMonkey before that, my friends gave me the FireMonkey because I am so hairy and my beard grows out bright orange even though my hair is brown, they said I look like a monkey with it's face on fire. I like Enigma better because there is no explanation for it and I AM an unsolvable riddle
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: afrosheen]
#14008670 - 02/22/11 05:10 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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afrosheen said: I get that alot. I don't even know where I came up with this name but I've been using it on the internet since 1998 or so.
You seriously need to change that signature tho, it makes me hungry every time I see a post from you lol.
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Re: yo can you guys help me build an agitator for lc from old computer parts, thanks guys(pics) [Re: 3n1gm4]
#14009362 - 02/22/11 07:22 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Don't change it, I love fried chicken...
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