[quote=panhead;717244]Hey victor,im a bit slow so can you help me out

Yes that is the heat source. At the time I didn't understand what a 'heat sink' that Al talked about was. I understand they are a standard part of a lot of computers, just a place that draws heat from whatever and disappates it by conducting it from a single point to the entire mass, giving you a 'low temp' heat source.


The dehydrator produces too much heat, I had to wire a reastat, insert a thermometer and turn the heat source down until I got to the temperature I wanted. It works, I didn't design it very well, by the time I was done it was maybe $100-150. The computer server cabinet works better, I haven't had to try heating it. I have that in my grow area, and the temp stays 68 to 74f with humidity average 50%.

Good air movement, lower humidity, will assure the same thing. Any heat source has to be controlled to 84f as AL points out.

Thats my bad, I didn't post it the right way, forgot to tag it diy. We do have a forum for DIY. I have a build for a flood and drain table and a stand I made to hold a tray of clones, well actually, I built mine to hold (3) trays. I'll have to see if I can retag the bud dryer. Half of the thread I have started are DIY. I'll be posting a 'sight level' for reservoirs, cost $2.15. VV

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I dont know about lightbulbs but the dryer i posted works well with the parts shown,im looking to improve on the 4 day drying time to 3 days but 2 days would be even better.

Were back at these pc fans again too,what you just stated is part of the big picture why i have no faith in them for any application,most of what i read where people try to use pc fans ends up in failure,the cfm on a standard pc fan has to be crazy low.

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Shit,i thought we had a winning heat source with the dehydrator

My understanding of what a heatsink & its form of operation is that they are connected to electronic parts that give off xtreme heat,like transistors & capacitors,the sink itself is merely the conductor & is placed near an exhaust fan or outside the box containing the electronics.like on the back of stere amplifiers.

My dryer is working great as is but i want to improve the dry time by atleast a day,the hard part here is finding a plug & play method to keep the heat a constant.

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Exactly. The heat sink does that regardless of what the source of heat is. The material is usually aluminum and the only better conductor of heat I am aware of is copper. The fins on the heat sinks are designed to encourage air flow and have lots of surface area. I tell ya that computer server cabinet is the catz pajamas. Made to keep the heat down for multiple processors, tinted plexiglass, a non-conductor of heat, and cuts down ultra violet light, has three fans installed and wired. CHeck it out. Its post 258 in My current setup: Journal? thread. VV

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I have one of those, I'll try it and let you know, it does seem like I stopped using it because it would get in the low 80's which would be just about right for a drying cabinet. Give me a couple of days. VV

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Im redesigning the bud dryers shelves soon as the shelf system is a royal pain in the ass to work with,the way i have it designed takes way too long to get inside & flip the buds & rotate them around,when the racks are loaded with bud its a pain in the ass to work with,still dry's great but it needs to be easier to work with.

If you plan on building my dryer use a different approach on how to make the racks easier to get in & out.

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how loud is that intake fan?

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put tacks or something to hold up racks on the sidewalls of the tube.

make a rack out of screening or some of that mesh stuff.


simple enough aye?

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yo panhead....if/when i build one of these things....i may go with something like (scroll down to the AIR Reactor MX120) AHL - Products - Air Purification and Odor Control or something from foothill filters on ebay!!!!!

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Not very loud, infact much quiter than a standard house fan,if i have a DB level meter that i use to calibrate our home theater & if i can ever find the damm thing i'll take a measurement of its noise level & compare it against a few other household items for reference.

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