That is a little worrying.
The temperature sensor shouldn’t perturbed by this.
What CAN cause this is if you run the reactor without the glass test tube (with liquid in it) fully touching the heat plate at the bottom. In that case there are few ways for the heat to be conducted out and the heat plate gets very hot -> Can melt the fan.
I would therefore be cautious to ensure you ALWAYS ensure you push it righ to the bottom (should be able to hear a little clink when glass touches metal).
Note some poeple have made custom lids in the past which broke this feature – i.e. the “arms” on the lid pushed up against the screws on the top side of the reactor before the glass reached the bottom. Consequently there was always an air gap there and these heating problems happened. So, make sure your lid isn’t causing it (e.g. by pushing it all the way down with the lid arms not aligned/on the screws and see that it goes down the same distance as when they are on the screws.
Hope this makes sense
Harrison
We did in fact had to make some adaptions to the lid so it’s indeed very likely that this was the issue! We don’t hear this clink sound anymore with this system. I will check if this is the issue.
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