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[eatmorechicken]

Can you hook up a second heating coil in a hova bator with a wafer thermostat? will I cause some electrical damage? My goal is to heat a larger area much faster. any advice

 

[eatmorechicken]

Will I put too much voltage through my wafer thermostat if I had two heating coils wired to it? The heating coils are from styrofoam incubators

 

[jvls1942]

I did it (2 heaters on one thermostat) in a home-made bator.. it will work ..

 

[eatmorechicken]

are your heaters metal coils that are used in hova bators? Or are they a different style of heating element that require more wattage?

 

[aprophet]

hova bator coils only draw 23.5 watts the wafer t-stats are good for

Complete 22 Amp for CABINET INCUBATOR. Includes surge guard. Adjustable between 75 and 120 degrees F. depending on room temperature.

a description from gqf . using ohms laaw to figure power at 47 watt and 115 volts the 2 heaters will draw less then a 1/2 amp the t-stat is rated for 22 power divided by voltage = amperage HTH

http://www.the12volt.com/ohm/ohmslawcalculators.asp

 

[jvls1942]

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is this a yes, or no ..

 

[eatmorechicken]

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So let me get this straight.. if two heating coils draw about .4 to .5 amps does that mean that I can use 88 hova bator coils on a wafer t-stat and still be ok.

 

[jvls1942]

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So let me get this straight.. if two heating coils draw about .4 to .5 amps does that mean that I can use 88 hova bator coils on a wafer t-stat and still be ok.

theoretically I would say 44, not 88.. according to the above..
however, you have to factor in fans, auto turners if you have them..

but getting back to reality, you can do the 2 heating elements without any problem or mathematical calculations.. It is still less than a 100W light bulb..

 

[eatmorechicken]

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So let me get this straight.. if two heating coils draw about .4 to .5 amps does that mean that I can use 88 hova bator coils on a wafer t-stat and still be ok.

theoretically I would say 44, not 88.. according to the above..
however, you have to factor in fans, auto turners if you have them..

but getting back to reality, you can do the 2 heating elements without any problem or mathematical calculations.. It is still less than a 100W light bulb..

Awesome... that is exactly what I need to know. I will hook them up and give it a whirl. Thanks!

 

[aprophet]

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is this a yes, or no ..

if your wafer t-stat is the same as what GQF advertise's it is capable of handling 22 amps your heaters are not quiet drawing .5 amps less then 1 amp if it were me I would wire the heaters in parallel as opposed to series wired in series the second heater would not receive full voltage ,in parallel it would.

scroll down and look at the differance between the 2 just look at the light bulbs as the heating elements HTH

http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/dc_circuits.htm