sequento, read back over the thread- and you'll see why the dryer doesn't overdry (with proper attention) nor damage THC content.

i am not cheesed. i have a way with words. i felt no pain. i am good my friend.

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coolio.

Hey Al b. Just an update for ya. we werent able to switch the fans around this time, but the bud did dry in a week. its great!!

cc420, so you still have 2 fans drawing out and a bunch of holes letting air in? When you find the time, tape up those holes and turn one of the fans around. I think that will speed it up even more. However, adding the means of putting a small amount of heat into the intake air will make it even faster.

yeah, for sure. We will switch it up after the other baby gets done. this was a quick idea cuz we needed to harvest them. but im really glad we did. What do you suggest adding for the heat? working on a budget

Probably the least expensive way to make up an air warmer unit is to buy a cheap 25 watt (no bigger) soldering iron and clamp it firmly to a heatsink. Mount the heatsink to the intake fan as shown in my dwgs & photos in the first post so air is drawn through the fins and into the box.

Heatsinks are pretty expensive. The one I am using came out of my junkbox, but probably is worth about $40-50. You can make one easily and cheaply out of aluminum sheet (1/8" thick is good). Cut some sheets of aluminum to a convenient size, bend them into progressively smaller "U" shapes and bolt them together.



Use an incandescent light dimmer to control temp. A standard light dimmer should be able to handle at least 100W, so it will handle the 25W soldering iron element (also a resistive load, just like an incandescent light bulb) with no trouble.

Follow the wiring diagram I included in the first post in this thread. Substitute the heating element from a soldering iron in place of the two power resistors.

awesome info Al b.

would you consider yourself a "macguyver" grower? you seem to be able to knock something useful up out of nothing.

can you build me a house?

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Thanks.

heh... I sorta am, but I only 'MacGuyver' stuff when what I want isn't commercially made or is priced far beyond its value.

Yeah, you got a box of paper clips and a couple of coathangers?

Hey Al, do you have Macguyver Down Under?

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