deer feeder motor for stir plate?

[bell0347]

I have bits and pieces of several old deer feeder controllers, motors, spin plates, circuit , housings and what not. They all run off of rechargeable 6 volt batteries I already have. With the purchase of a potentiometer for speed control does anyone see why I could not piece together a home made yeast stirrer similar to ones I have seen on threads using old computer fans. Other than not having the inherent cooling effects of a fan, as long as I provide adequate ventilation it should not over heat I do not think and it would be completely self contained and portable. What do ya think? Pros, Cons.....

 

[eriktlupus]

should work fine but remember the feeder motors are designed for intermittent use. if its to fast use a resistor thats at least double the potentometer ohm rating.

 

[wildwest450]

That would make an awesome hop pellet sprinkler for some dogfish head beers.