Solar Dehydrator.wmv

I don't know much about dehydrating food but I want to learn. I made this simple dehydrator cabinet to connect to a solar air heater. It has much more airflow than those other dehydrators so I'm expecting faster drying times. I'll do some dehydrator testing videos soon.

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Science & Technology

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• Solar
• Dehydrator

[STARFIRESOLAR]

Ah! You read my mind! Jerky is going to be one of my first tests.

[lenty2000]

Awesome! I would love to see how that does versus a conventional dehydrator. It looks like it would do the job pretty quickly, What kind of temperatures are you getting out of it?

[STARFIRESOLAR]

@lenty2000 It was about 4pm and sun was almost gone for the day by the time I made the video. I'll be doing some test videos soon and get the stats out there to you.

[lenty2000]

@STARFIRESOLAR I cant wait to see that, i love the filter idea too.

[STARFIRESOLAR]

@lenty2000 It will be interesting. I think that with the increased air flow I can dry stuff faster. Most dehydrators I've seen don't have near the air flow rate that this does. Yes, the filter was a must have since the intake is near the ground. I don't want any bugs getting sucked in.

[MrHorsetail]

Nice work.

[STARFIRESOLAR]

@MrHorsetail Thanks and congrats on your winning that PV panel about a month ago. I'm going to enter to try and win one myself.

[MrHorsetail]

@STARFIRESOLAR Thanks it took me 16 entries to finally win. The panel is very nice. Good luck.

[jimginnyohio]

Very professional looking....and just plain cool!

[TheBillythekid2012]

I was wondering what you were going with the dryer motor's, looks real nice and good setup. Keep us informed on your jerky production_Billy