➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[Kiki]

I see you Mr. Nuts!

 

[Kiki]

Get a 3 way bulb. 25, 40, 60. Then use what wattae works... can switch between without removing the bulb.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

I'm looking for a dimmer thing...
What about this:
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What? A clapper? Clap on, clap off?

No! A dimmer! A plug-in dimmer. Some totally amazing incubating woman did mention this...like on Friday.

 

[aart]

not even in those ceiling cams

That's where they can be most dangerous,
some are labeled to not use in the cans or other 'sealed' fixtures.

 

[Blooie]

Well, never having built an incubator, that's kinda hard to say. It's not the wattage he's concerned about - it's the actual bulb that he hates. So I suppose just about any incandescent bulb (if you can find them in this day and age) will do, from 40 watt to 60 watt. How warm the bater gets depends on the air flow and the size of the bator.

 

[aart]

No! A dimmer! A plug-in dimmer

Yes, dimmer extension cord!!

 

[Wickedchicken6]

How about we guess when they will start this nightmare of a process.
The pip.

Which should look like this...

 

[PirateGirl]

@KikisGirls not trying to throw you through a loop, but as others have mentioned, we now have halogen, led, flourescent, other bulbs, not the incandescents we are used to... soooo... not all bulbs are dimmable any more. It will say right on the box or on the bulb if it is dimmable, read the labels!

 

[Kiki]

Well, never having built an incubator, that's kinda hard to say. It's not the wattage he's concerned about - it's the actual bulb that he hates. So I suppose just about any incandescent bulb (if you can find them in this day and age) will do, from 40 watt to 60 watt. How warm the bater gets depends on the air flow and the size of the bator.

What air flow? I don't have a fan...this is nuts.

 

[Blooie]

That's where they can be most dangerous,
some are labeled to not use in the cans or other 'sealed' fixtures.

Yep, but boy, they want 'em in there!! He recently did all the wiring on a brand new house in Burlington, and the lady of the house absolutely insisted that halogen bulbs be in the ceiling cams and in the under-counter lighting. He refused. He says he doesn't care what application they are used in - they are too blamed hot! Um, he won.