Where did you get your fan for your custom incubator?

I am going to be building another incubator shortly. I will be using 11" Heat tape for the heating element. However, I am having trouble finding a fan I should use. I have seen people use computer fans....

Where did you get your fan, and how did you wire it up? Can I wire it directly to the heat tape so that when the thermostat kicks on, the fan turns on while the tape is on....?

Any help will be greatly appreciated. :)

Radio Shack sells fans, both computer and 120v.

You might even get ahold of Wallace, I got an incubator "kit" from him.

I already had the cooler, he just sold me the "guts"

Worth a thought.

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Originally Posted by 2kdime

Radio Shack sells fans, both computer and 120v.

You might even get ahold of Wallace, I got an incubator "kit" from him.

I already had the cooler, he just sold me the "guts"

Worth a thought.

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How did you wire the fan? Was there any sort of fuse you had to wire into it so that the fan did not short?

No, the fans and lights were all wired together.

There's no fuses.

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Originally Posted by 2kdime

No, the fans and lights were all wired together.

There's no fuses.

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Right.

So could I use something like this:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2259651

And how would I wire it....? Could I just wire it directly to the end of a plug and plug it directly into the thermostat as you would when wiring heat tape?

Make sense?

Youd want to have it/them on it's own plug so that it ran 24/7.

For that particular fan you'd need a small transformer to get the voltage down.

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Originally Posted by 2kdime

Youd want to have it/them on it's own plug so that it ran 24/7.

For that particular fan you'd need a small transformer to get the voltage down.

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Ok THATS what I was looking for...

so

How do I know what transformer to get? :P

HAHA

Any old 12V DC transformer will do.

Here's a quick one I found online, the Shack should sell them as well.

http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a...SFORMER/1.html

ok cool.

I just need someone to make me a radio shack list of what I need to get the fan to plug-n-play. :)

The incubator is 4x2x2'

I have the heat tape and the thermostat.


Now what do I need for the fan? Wattage? And what I need for transformer(size) etc.

Sorry...not so savvy when it comes to wiring this stuff up. :)

Here http://www.coolerguys.com/ac120vfans.html

I have a fan that does not need wiring or adapter. :D

i got the fans from an old pc and i wired it with an old cell phone chargers.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Here http://www.coolerguys.com/ac120vfans.html

I have a fan that does not need wiring or adapter. :D

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Wow...that looks pretty straight forward.

What size would you get for a 4x2x2 incubator? Also, does it have to run 24/7, or can it run just when the heat kicks on?

The incubator I have now, the fan turns on only when the heating element kicks on...

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Originally Posted by Jerhart

Wow...that looks pretty straight forward.

What size would you get for a 4x2x2 incubator? Also, does it have to run 24/7, or can it run just when the heat kicks on?

The incubator I have now, the fan turns on only when the heating element kicks on...

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You really want to have it on 24/7, mine is plugged to a dimmer so I can regulate the speed.

The one I currently have for my fridge incubator is the 80 x 80 High Speed so I can regulate the speed from low to high ;)

Yeah Josh, the ones Deborah posted are ones you would just wire straight up to an appliance cord and your good to go.

More power obviously equals more output, which wouldnt be bad for an incubator of your size.

Still run em 24/7 to keep temps even.

Radio shack has some 4x4" 120v fans for like 20 bucks a pop, 2 of those and an appliance cord and your set:gj:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2102825

an old computer

The fan I use in my 4x2x2 incubator moves 90 cfm if I remember right. Might be a little overkill. :P

Hey Josh, I got mine at radio shack:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...38#post1270338