Marsh Roll-X Incubator by Lyon - User's Thread

[Thomas Bright]

The bottom on top does nothing. I've opened the black box and have no idea what does what inside. I can hear a humming (not loud) but nothing moves.

Can you see the wiring ? You said "the bottom on top does nothing" I think you meant "the button" . Could be a wire shorted out inside . Keep digging.

 

[The flockers]

Yes button lol

 

[Thatstaceychick]

The black box you refer to is called a snap switch. There is a silver pin that protrudes from the top of snap switch that is supposed to make contact with the wafer. As the wafer expands from an increasing temperature it pushes the pin down far enough that switch turns off the heat. As the temperature cools the wafer contracts enough to allow the pin to raise enough to turn the heat back on. When you reinstalled the snap switch with the zip tie did you cover up the pin?

I have a question about the snap switch touching the wafer? Do I turn the screw just until the heater/light turns on? My temp got too high. I’m trying to adjust to the proper temp

 

[Thomas Bright]

You turn the wafer into the switch until it maintains the desired temp. Make small adjustments and wait at least one hour or more for adjustments. TOM

 

[jher77]

The wafer I have is about 3 F per turn just to give you an ideal of how little to adjust it.