New incubator project

[Adin]

So I picked up this bad boy at the local pawnshop for $50 and the lighting still works in it and it tries to run but doesn't refrigerate.
I need to figure out how to cut the power to the refrigerator but not the lighting. I'm just gunna have to take a better look at it when I get the time. If you have a incubator like this style please feel free to share tips on how to make my incubator work better.

[Rage Beard Reptiles]

Good luck I had the same issue with the one I picked up. The only advice I can give you is dive in I had a lot of fun building mine. That is going to look awesome when finished. Make sure you post pics when its done.

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[Adin]

Oh I will for sure. Should I paint it and add a built in thermostat with humidity control and add a new handle or just flat remove it OR leave it coca cola themed and do my thermostat and humidity control stuff?

[Adin]

Can you show me pictures of yours?

[Rage Beard Reptiles]

As far as the way it looks that is totally up to you. I dont think the humidity control is necessary if it has a good seal. I used a spider robotics thermostat that I mounted on top. Here are some pictures. ( in these it doest have the thermostat) it is a 34 bottle whine cooler that I converted. I hope to be using it for the first time this season.



Hope I helped a little.

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[Adin]

We're the LEDs already in it when you bought it or did you install those ones your self?

[Rage Beard Reptiles]

They were already there. I got this puppy for free off of CG because the compressor didn't work. Everything else was perfect. I was very lucky to have come across it.

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[GPreptiles]

Here is ours, maybe it will help you somehow . Works great, and holds temps very steady!

[Adin]

Thanks!

[Adin]

Sorry forgot to update! Here's some pictures of what it looks like now. I removed the shelves and painted the interior green with a white frost over it. The outside I've painted white to match my melamine racks since this will sit next to my racks. I am going to remove the rest of the coca cola and bronco stuff later on. I just need a good thermostat, wire, heat tape and more time then she'll be done! btw I figured out a way to disconnect the refrigerator from the fans and lighting so that it run seep rate and doesn't cool. My model of refrigerator had another power cord under it that I just had to unplug for it to stop. I don't plan on gutting any of the old refrigerator parts for now just because I don't know enough about how to do it safely so I'm going to wait on that.