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I did a little more tinkering with the GQF thermometers that came with the 1588 and 1602 incubators. Unfortunately I didn't mark which thermometer came with which incubator...oh well, I don't think it really matters. So far I'm not impressed with the thermometers. Here is a shot of the two...

Thanks for the well wishes for my mother. She's not doing well, please keep her in your prayers. Hope the thermometer works out for you. Be sure and test it against a known standard....medical thermometer. Also calibrate the hygrometer to be sure you're in the ballpark with the humidity...

Howdy CityGirl. Well, I haven't cranked up my incubator yet...elderly Mother not do very well right now. But, I'm still leaning toward the Accurite with the outdoor probe...and the probe being the more accurate sensor. I've got a 1588 and a 1602 that I'm going to be using. This morning I...

This morning's readings... Darkroom Therm. 6:15am, 65.5F Accurite w/probe 6:15am, 66.0F, HI% (OUTDOOR) Accurite w/probe 6:15am, 66.6F, HI% (INDOOR) Accurite no probe 6:15am, 66F, 89% Springfield Precise 6:15am, 66.7F, 92% I'm still leaning towards...

Here is this morning's readings from the water jug: Darkroom Therm. 8:15am, 65.5F Accurite w/probe 8:15am, 65.7F, HI% (OUTDOOR) Accurite w/probe 8:15am, 66.2F, HI% (INDOOR) Accurite no probe 8:15am, 66F, 91% Springfield Precise 8:15am, 66.4F, 93%...

Bigbear, go back and re-read message #21 in this thread, it should help you get going with your Accurite. Ed

Quote: That might be a good hygrometer if it can actually be calibrated (adjusted to read the correct humidity). But, I think the free shipping is if you buy $100 from these folks. Ed

Quote: It's not unusual for the indoor and outdoor sensors to read differently. These are not medical or scientific grade thermometers. You will have to measure them against a thermometer that has a known precision to it. Do you have a medical thermometer...a simple glass one like you put...

Quote: Maybe you could get a large balloon, experiment with putting different amounts of water in it, fold it around your probe and secure it with a rubber band.....just a thought. Ed I never would have thought of that- Thanks I'll give it a try. It would probably have to be one of those...

Quote: Maybe you could get a large balloon, experiment with putting different amounts of water in it, fold it around your probe and secure it with a rubber band.....just a thought. Ed

Quote: Personally, for humidity, I'm going to shoot for 40% thru day 18 and then 60% thru day 21. Temperature for forced air is 99.5F measured at top of egg height. Ed

Quote: Just lay the unit beside the cup...both being inside the bag. Do not put it in the salt solution. You should take care that none of the salt solution gets on the thermometer. Ed

Quote: VettekLisa is correct...the probe only measures temperature. To measure humidity the unit/case itself has to be in the environment that you desire to measure. To check the thermometer you need a "standard" to go by...a medical thermometer would work. Start up your incubator and place...

I'm just been kind of taking it for granted, but I want to point out (and I've edited my previous reports to reflect this) that I have been using the "outdoor" probe/sensor on the Accurite that has the probe. In a hurry to get the testing going I really didn't tinker with that unit much and...

Ten more hours of stabilization inside the water jug and below are the readings. Seems the Accurite with the probe is getting settled down rather nicely in regards to temperature...please note that this unit is using the probe for it's reading in this message. Hopefully tonight sometime I can...

Well here's the results from this evening with the units still in the water jug. I'm beginning to lean towards the Accurite w/probe as it seems to be tracking closer to the darkroom thermometer. The Springfield seems to be consistently reading at least a 1/2 degree warmer than the Accurite...

Here is the results of this mornings readings. As I stated above, the digital units are in an insulated water jug. With the digital units is a mercury(?)/alcohol(?) Vivtar darkroom thermometer (1/2-degree resolution) sitting in a glass of water. The lid is simply sitting loosely on top of the...

Howdy pascopol. Interestingly, the thermometers were closer than I figured they would be. Looking at the last picture the widest range that could would be .9 of a degree. If you took the Accurite w/probe at 70.5F it would possibly fall middle of the pack. Currently I have a darkroom...

I've decided that any of these units will work for the humidity levels...either increasing the readings by 5 or 8 percent should get me well in the ballpark. Thus I'll be stopping the humidity testing now. Next issue is the temperature factor. The outcome of the temperature testing will...

I picked up three thermometer units the other day at wallyworld to do some testing with. I figure that the one(s) I decide isn't "working right" will be returned to the store. The three I got were an Accurite w/probe, Accurite with no probe, and the Springfield Precise. Here is a little...