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[casportpony]

Quote: Can fans that big be used?

-Kathy

 

[fire370]

How big is @chicken hawk 33
 's fan? 

-Kathy

All he needs to do is measure mounting hole to mounting hole on the fan and the the same on the incubator. If they are the same, it'll slip right up in there. If not, he's going to have to mount it off to the side.

 

[Jessimom]

When I put this one in for her, I flipped it upside down so it sucked from the center and blew out the sides over the heater elements. I'm pretty sure it was a 44mm fan and the hole pattern was exactly the same in the fan. There were no modifications necessary for it to work.

I wasn't the one that bought the fan, but I'm pretty sure it's the same size as the hole it's supposed to go in. There are hatching eggs in that bator right now. As soon as they finish hatching, I'll add the fan. I like the idea of running it upside down.

Thanks!!!!

 

[Frindizzle]

 

[casportpony]

Quote: He has the Little Giant?

-Kathy

 

[kwhites634]

He has the Little Giant?

-Kathy

Yep...9200

 

[fresnofarmer]

I think he said 4 or 5 inches by 4 or 5 inches.

If his fan is that big 5v should be plenty to make it move the correct amount of air in a little giant

 

[casportpony]

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[casportpony]

I just found this... don't know if it will help or not

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/601352/little-giant-incubator-tricks/540#post_9703013
Originally Posted by cmom

I installed fans in my still air incubators. I think the because of the air being circulated, the temperature stays more even throughout the incubator. There is only 2 ways to hook up the fan. If you don't have the wires right the fan will blow in reverse and all you need to do is reverse the wires so the fan blows in the right direction. I have my fans blowing up towards the top of the lid of the incubator so the air isn't blowing down on the eggs. If the fan blows down on the eggs, when they start to hatch the air blowing on them can cause the membranes in the eggs to dry out and the chicks to stick in the shells. I took some tubing and made some spacers so there is air space between the top and the fan.

This is my still air Hova-Bator I installed a fan in. I wired this one to my heating element.
This had wire nuts I cut off and put new ones on.


This is my LG I installed a fan in. I put a separate adapter on it. With this incubator I would
have to cut the wires and lengthen them, so I put an adapter on instead.

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Can fans that big be used?

-Kathy

idk how big I will measure it