Brinsea Improved and expanded Mini and Ovation incubators

[ronott1]

Brinsea has announced some new incubators in their October news letter. They look very good!




The website is:

http://marketing.brinsea.com/acton/.../q-0006/showPreparedMessage?sid=TV2:lJ7liibQA

Let me know what you think about these incubators. The price on the 56 advance seems a bit better than the older 40 advance.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I too will be very interested to read the reviews on these new Brinsea models
I hope these new models are as good as their previous.

 

[ronott1]

I too will be very interested to read the reviews on these new Brinsea models

I hope these new models are as good as their previous.

I am watching for reviews online--I did find some details from a UK Site and will post them next.

 

[ronott1]

More information:


http://incubationexperts.com/brinsea-ovation-56-ex---automatic-incubator--humidity-control-866-p.asp

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Thanks for the link
Just had a quick read and I'm very interested to see how the Integral automatic humidity control works. From how it reads the water must already be in the incubator somewhere and not in a seperate reservoir as with the octagon and seperate humidity pump.

 

[ronott1]

Thanks for the link

Just had a quick read and I'm very interested to see how the Integral automatic humidity control works. From how it reads the water must already be in the incubator somewhere and not in a seperate reservoir as with the octagon and seperate humidity pump.

I am watching a You tube video that has more detailed information. It shows how the humidity works.

 

[angnic22]

Got the same email and it piqued my interest as well. The ones I researched (from the email) all appeared to essentially have the same humidity process; container outside the bator that wicks a piece of cloth-type material that is heated to incorporate humidity into the bator. I actually read the manuals. The cloth-like piece must be replaced every 3 months. It mentioned cutting a piece so I'm not sure how long the supplied amount will last. Also, the tubing read like it should be replaced periodically as well, and the insert that is used during hatching (which makes complete sense.)

The price is still somewhat high, but for humidity and temp control, I can see the value. I started with a Little Giant 9300 and it's a beast to keep regulated. I ultimately bought the Brinsea mini advance; I love it but it is very small (7 hen egg max.)

Thanks for starting this thread and for everyone contributing info. I currently have both my bators set or I'd probably get one...or two. lol

 

[ronott1]

Got the same email and it piqued my interest as well. The ones I researched (from the email) all appeared to essentially have the same humidity process; container outside the bator that wicks a piece of cloth-type material that is heated to incorporate humidity into the bator. I actually read the manuals. The cloth-like piece must be replaced every 3 months. It mentioned cutting a piece so I'm not sure how long the supplied amount will last. Also, the tubing read like it should be replaced periodically as well, and the insert that is used during hatching (which makes complete sense.)

The price is still somewhat high, but for humidity and temp control, I can see the value. I started with a Little Giant 9300 and it's a beast to keep regulated. I ultimately bought the Brinsea mini advance; I love it but it is very small (7 hen egg max.)

Thanks for starting this thread and for everyone contributing info. I currently have both my bators set or I'd probably get one...or two. lol

Watch the video I posted. The mini advance has a humidity monitor--the ex has a siphon system and an outside bottle. The ovation has humidity monitoring for all models. The ex adds humidity using something inside the incubator and it looks like a humidity block. For the EX, the humidity is controlled via the digital control panel. Set the humidity and forget it it says.

One thing I caught was that you can set the turn rate on the ovations.

If I buy a Genesis 1588 for 300 and the humidity control from incubator warehouse, I would be up to $500.00--not too far off from the ovation 56 ex so it is kind of reasonable. I have an Octagon 40 ex and it is very nice! The design flaw with it that gets me is the auto turner system. I have replaced the motor three times, two on warranty.

It is rock steady for temperature though. This new one claims to eliminate dead spots with the new air movement system. That would be very nice and eliminate the need to re arrange the eggs every couple of days.

Welcome to the thread!

 

[angnic22]

Thank you! I must've only looked at the EX models. If I get another, I'm going all out

 

[WVduckchick]

Subscribing. Who's going to be the first to order one?