Here is a quick picture thread that I put together while I was building my new incubator from a wine cooler. I thought I would post this up as another tool for people looking to build a similar setup. I hope you enjoy!
Here is the wine cooler before anything was done to it.
Added 30" of 11" flexwatt.
I ran the wiring for the fan and flexwatt through a small drain hole in the bottom of the wine cooler.
I soldered the fan connections to the the adaptor, then used heat shrink tubing to insulate the connection.
I mounted a powerstrip to the back of the unit, so I can plug all of the accessories into it, then just have one plug leading to the wall outlet.
I then plugged the heating element into the T-Stat.
I then drilled a small hole just big enough to pull the T-Stat probe and thermometer probe through.
Once the T-Stat probe was pulled into the incubator, I fastened it securly in the middle of the incubator...Away from the heat tape.
Next I fabricated a mount for the Herpstat using a 3/4" x 1/4" x 14" piece of aluminum bar and mounted this to the incubator using plastic push pins and an adhesive hook to hold the T-stat.
Once everything was done and to my liking, took a minute to organize all the wires.
Finally...It is finished! It has been running and holding very steady! I will leave it running now, since I have eggs coming in about 3 weeks.
Thanks for looking and feel free to ask any questions...Just in case I forgot to explain anything.
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