SFL - 23-11-2010 at 00:52
Hello, everyone. I'm happy to be a member here.
I only start this topic after searching online and using the search function here until I gave up. I just would like to know peoples' opinions on when
to buy a digital hotplate/stirrer. In general, will the 1-10 dial be accurate enough for the basic experiments I'll be doing, or would the extra money
be a good investment?
Thank you for your thoughts.
Sandmeyer - 23-11-2010 at 01:21
Welcome! 
For most org. synthesis purposes, you don't need a stirrer, a heat source (and sometimes "boiling chips") is enough. Do you mean when or do
you mean where to buy a stirrer/hotplate? When -- only you can tell, where -- obvious places to look is e-bay kind of places, and you can
also build one yourself, UTFG.
Magpie - 23-11-2010 at 09:36
Unless you have some purpose in mind requiring exact repeatability of the setting the dial type should be plenty adequate.
SFL - 23-11-2010 at 13:16
Thank you both!