panhead
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Will do,pm comming your way.
4 day bud dryer for $40.
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gotdamunchies
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Cool, appreciate it, thanks again for all the great ideas.......
BRSkunk
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Now am in process of making of of these suckers 
... but using a pc fan and tought how about mounting the pc supply in one of the corners of the box to slightly act as a heater...? If this is possible?
Might be able to give off some slight heat to help without overheating the pc supply...
... but using a pc fan and tought how about mounting the pc supply in one of the corners of the box to slightly act as a heater...? If this is possible?Might be able to give off some slight heat to help without overheating the pc supply...
panhead
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If i was to use a pc fan i'd be very cautious,the key to not getting mold is to have a constant air flow,im not sure a pc fan would be up to the task once the bud dryer was packed full,you need to pull fresh air around every last bud top & bottom,seems a huge task for such a small cfm volume fan.Now am in process of making of of these suckers
Might be able to give off some slight heat to help without overheating the pc supply...
panhead
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Hey,if pc fans work thats even better,the more options the better i'd say,im just very leary of low cfm fans but its hard to argue with something thats working
ACSCorp
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How about this for an economical heat source. Use a 50 or 100 watt incandescent light bulb inside a coffee can (to block the light since you need to dry in the dark) inside the box. Or, a small box or galvanized steel duct with the bulb inside it outside of the dryer's intake and a light trap connecting it to the dryer. You could control the internal temperature with a ductstat inline thermostat (available at Home Depot or Menards) hooked up to the bulb.
Personally I think this idea rocks, Simple and 4 days in enough for me to dry.
Personally I think this idea rocks, Simple and 4 days in enough for me to dry.
VictorVIcious
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Carbon filtering for a box like that can be as simple as buying a 'cut to fit carbon filter, about $9.00 at Menards and fitting it over your holes. I put it over all of the intake and out flow when I built mine. The filter is 48" by 16", even covering the basket for the muffin fan I used it only took one filter. https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/29683-bud-dryer.html 
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panhead
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Hey victor,im a bit slow so can you help me outCarbon filtering for a box like that can be as simple as buying a 'cut to fit carbon filter, about $9.00 at Menards and fitting it over your holes. I put it over all of the intake and out flow when I built mine. The filter is 48" by 16", even covering the basket for the muffin fan I used it only took one filter. https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/29683-bud-dryer.html
What are you using for the heat source ? from what im seeing in your pics & reading in the thread the food dehydrator is the heat source correct ?
This is the obstacle im struggeling with right now,i think if i can raise the temp to a constant 80 degrees i can cut my drying time in half,ive got a massive cola getting ready to come down thats so dense it worries me, i cant bring myself to chop it up for drying,i think the added heat source speeding things up will assure no mold.
Ya know,there should be a seperate forum where members can post all the DIY stuff they've made,if i had seen your bud dryer before i sat & thought about mine,along with looking at Al Fuct's dryer it woulda made my job much easier.
VictorVIcious
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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
panhead
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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.
panhead
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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.
VictorVIcious
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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
VictorVIcious
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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
panhead
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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.
If you plan on building my dryer use a different approach on how to make the racks easier to get in & out.
LoudBlunts
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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?
make a rack out of screening or some of that mesh stuff.
simple enough aye?
LoudBlunts
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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!!!!!
panhead
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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.