Shown here are the custom made hotplates.  There is no exposed metal in these hotplates.  To construct the plates a heating "sheet" was sandwiched between quartz glass plates and sealed.  Quartz tubing is used for the legs.  A plug was wired and remains in the outlet at all times.  Power is delivered to the outlet by a "variable on" control located on the face of the hood.  These hotplates are several years old and show no ill effects from acid fumes.


An example of the hot plates used to dry samples during processing.  The beakers are 7.5ml round bottom Teflon beakers from Savillex.

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