DIY incubator question

Do I have to gut my cooler to make an incubator? Like do I have to take out the motor, compressor, and all that junk or can I just leave it there? When I look up all these DIYs I read that people gut them out and some just leave it alone.

Weight it the only real difference. Mine was so heavy I couldn't move it without help but after I removed the compressor and overhead unit, this cut the weight almost in half.

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

Weight it the only real difference. Mine was so heavy I couldn't move it without help but after I removed the compressor and overhead unit, this cut the weight almost in half.

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X2, Yep that's the main point of "gutting" them. It leaves you with an insulated metal box. That's what you want anyway. The rest is just parts left to rust.