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Have you had any luck with the Hatchrite? I bought an Hatchrite MP-83 a couple months ago and have been refurbishing it myself. (I am a techie). I have it working pretty well and am incubating a bunch of Muscovy duck eggs in it now.
I replaced the missing computer on mine. The guy I bought it from had tossed it. All you need is the Hatchrite software and a program called DosBox. It lets you run old DOS programs on a modern Windows computer. The Hatchrite software won't run by itself. I am using an old junk Dell computer that my workplace phased out.
Next you need an RS485 converter to hook up the Hatchrite to the computer. I bought mine on the Internet for about 60 bucks. It plugs into a USB port on your computer. There are some other steps you need to take to get everything configured, so let me know if you need help.
Mine had a partially fried motherboard, missing humidifier, no belts and no computer. Its been a fun project though, and even with all the parts it has still been cheaper than buying a new GQF.
Best regards,
Kevin G. McCoy
Have you had any luck with the Hatchrite? I bought an Hatchrite MP-83 a couple months ago and have been refurbishing it myself. (I am a techie). I have it working pretty well and am incubating a bunch of Muscovy duck eggs in it now.
I replaced the missing computer on mine. The guy I bought it from had tossed it. All you need is the Hatchrite software and a program called DosBox. It lets you run old DOS programs on a modern Windows computer. The Hatchrite software won't run by itself. I am using an old junk Dell computer that my workplace phased out.
Next you need an RS485 converter to hook up the Hatchrite to the computer. I bought mine on the Internet for about 60 bucks. It plugs into a USB port on your computer. There are some other steps you need to take to get everything configured, so let me know if you need help.
Mine had a partially fried motherboard, missing humidifier, no belts and no computer. Its been a fun project though, and even with all the parts it has still been cheaper than buying a new GQF.
Best regards,
Kevin G. McCoy