Does anyone have experience with inexpensive Chinese magnetic stirrers?

[meino]

Hello,
do these work just as well as shaking? I'm slightly paranoid about the lye and wonder if this is a good alternative without spending a fortune? They sell for 12€ on aliexpress

Agitateur magnétique Mini mélangeur d'agitation de laboratoire plaque d'agitation Portable avec barre d'agitation 2L 4000 tr/min pour laboratoire (prise ue/US/UK) - AliExpress 6

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[The Traveler]

Some Chinese products are great and made with a lot of care for safety and fidelity. High end audio proved that many times.

However for 12,- euro you will probably get a very poor replica of an already bad product. Plastic all over, no safety mechanisms, just the cheapest crap you can get.

You might get it just for fun, but I would be very aware of it catching fire and being very sloppy and weak with its stirring rpm.


Kind regards,

The Traveler

 

[Nydex]

IME, gearing up for an extraction is not the right place to get monetarily conservative in. If you can afford it, spend the money on higher-grade equipment. You're doing yourself a service that will pay for itself in the experience it'll bring you.

Good luck!

 

[Transform]

If you want to spend that little money, you might as well give yourself the experience of building one from a computer fan.