heaters

[krymis]

guys i have assymbled a homebrewed anodizing setup with one exception...the heaters. I have looked at the caswell heating units, i have looked at the fish tank heaters, and many other ones. I settled on advice found on anodizing 101 and went to tsc and found some bucket heaters. I later found that they have a thermastat that cuts off at 60 degrees. They are the allied percision industries model 2002DP. Now how can i bypass the thermastat or what other heaters are the homebrew guys using? I am new to anodizing so please guide me.

[sswee]

In the beginning I used hot plates, crock pots and fish fryers. I didn't try modifying bucket warmers so I'm not much help there.
SS

[krymis]

thanks for the reply. I can not figure out how they set the temp. I cut the copper prongs off and siliconed over the area and now the whole setup won't work. I figure it must have been a safety switch. I am at my witts end with trying to find heaters to fit.

[quadster]

I tried a couple fish heaters but they have thermos too on most of um. You can take apart and remove thermo but risk breaking them. The 13$ heaters that caswell sells are a good deal.

[RedRiver]

In the beginning I to used SS crock pots and hot plates. Its very effective and the heat up time is minimal really...From there I went to 200watt fish tank heaters and modified the thermostats in them. Its easy, its fast and cheap but then again the heat up time can be hours depending on the size of your tank. For that reason I left the heaters on ALL the time with lids on the tank when not in use. Working with a much larger scale now I use industrial tank heaters...If I were you, since the forum is such a wealth of information and brought to you free of charge, I'd support Caswell and buy their $13.00 heaters.

Then again...Just my $0.02.

- Dan

[krymis]

sorry i never got back. I finally went with the ss crock pots a day after the post went up. I am just doing brackets i make and blow of valves. I have everything to set up a 20 gallon run as soon as the time comes to do it.

[-AAPB-Eric]

In the beginning I to used SS crock pots and hot plates. Its very effective and the heat up time is minimal really...From there I went to 200watt fish tank heaters and modified the thermostats in them. Its easy, its fast and cheap but then again the heat up time can be hours depending on the size of your tank. For that reason I left the heaters on ALL the time with lids on the tank when not in use. Working with a much larger scale now I use industrial tank heaters...If I were you, since the forum is such a wealth of information and brought to you free of charge, I'd support Caswell and buy their $13.00 heaters.

Then again...Just my $0.02.

- Dan

I wouldnt leave them on all the time.

One of the heaters that I got with my LCD kit blew up. Looks like there was damage to the heater and the first day I tried em out it burst and was glowing RED HOT. We quickly pulled the plug and thankfully nobody was hurt. That would have caused a fire.

Acid rain can tell you also that leaving in a heater unattended can be risky.

Ive upgraded my heaters to ones that bring the solution to a boil and has a sensor that shuts itself off if the fluid level has been decreased. There is no glass/ceramics and wont burst/shatter either. These im more comfortable with, and dont leave unattended for long either.

Just be careful