Satisfied, in that an org. chem. reaction I am pretty new to went with only one minor hitch (temporary tripping the circuit breakers when a bit of water from the condenser feed line dripped onto the stirplate plug, although not at a time it mattered, just had to keep the power to the plate off, and CAREFULLY use a gas torch to keep the temperature from falling below 60-70 degrees, drying the hotplate out again so I could again use the stirrer, albeit with difficulty, since what had to be stirred had the consistency of thick sludge and wasn't particularly willing to move, even with the rare earth magnet stirbar and on maximum power.