I should have checked Vevor’s website first, because I could have got the hot plate for $112 instead of $179, that’s my fault. However, if something goes wrong with the plate, we all know Amazon returns are super easy.In my opinion, the magnet for the stir bar is weak, I will most likely have to upgrade them myself, not to big of a deal.Remember, without the probe plugged in, the temp read out is accurate for the surface of the hotplate, not what ever chemical you have in your glass/metal flask. If you dial the temp in at 150C, then the plate itself will stay at 150C, depending on your solution, you”ll most likely get thermal loss and have to go a bit over 150C on the plate to get your 150C in solution. The max temperature on the controls is 300C.With the probe plugged into the hotplate and the probe dropped in solution, this plate will only get a solution up to 100C. In fact, you’ll find that once you plug the probe in, the temperature control will not allow you to enter more than 100C. The plate itself will exceed 100C to get the solution to 100C if it has too.You can dial in the RPMs on the stir setting, it goes from 200 to 2000 RPMs, I like it, I keep notes on what I do, so this is something else to record when trying to achieve repeatable results.I have a fluke thermometer that works great, and the temp reads out within one degree of accuracy, seem like an awesome plate for the money, my only issue is the stirring magnets is weak.
Jack 
