Incubator need a fan?

I made a wine cooler incubator, herpstat holds perfect 89 temps, Is a fan a must for one clutch? Do you think I can go to a mom/pop computer store and have em wire me one up?

hey I just picked up a dorm room fridge. Can you post some pictures of your incubator. I am looking for some ideas to get me started.

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Originally Posted by Subzero

I made a wine cooler incubator, herpstat holds perfect 89 temps, Is a fan a must for one clutch? Do you think I can go to a mom/pop computer store and have em wire me one up?

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From everything I have read it is highly recommended as it keeps the temps in the enclosure all at the same temp and removes any cool or hot spots!

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...t=60504&page=2 some pics of my incubator are on there, just search incubator

Shouldn't be necessary for a single clutch. The fan equalizes the temperature throughout the incubator, insuring eggs at the top are at the same temp as eggs at the bottom. Place your thermostat probe next to or in the egg box for your one clutch, and you should be ok.

Oh, since heat rises, you might save a dollar or two by putting the eggs and probe near the top of the incubator. ;)

Steve

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Originally Posted by tncorns

hey I just picked up a dorm room fridge. Can you post some pictures of your incubator. I am looking for some ideas to get me started.

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Here's mine that Justin Kobylka made and used to hatch out my het clown in (how cool is it that his babies will now be hatched in the same 'bator???)

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9.../Incubator.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...Incubator2.jpg

that looks like a great setup rabernet we have a wine cooler being delivered tomorrow that we are converting to an incubator. we cant get the unwired flexwatt over in the uk tho so are having to use readymade heat mats, so not sure how well it will heat it.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Here's mine that Justin Kobylka made and used to hatch out my het clown in (how cool is it that his babies will now be hatched in the same 'bator???)

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9.../Incubator.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...Incubator2.jpg

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Hey can you tell me the specs on the fan and the dc converter? volts/amps etc. Im no dummy I can wire up a fan, I just dont know whats fan and plug will work together properly.

from what i read in ean earlier post it has to be 12 volts but maybe someone could add more info on that.

Yes, the fan and converter are 12V.