INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[ChickenCanoe]

Did you clean the sensor?

A LG sensor and controller is all in one unit and can't be cleaned the best I can tell.

It is a small circuit board encased in a perforated plastic housing inside the lid with a wonky dial on the outside I assume attached to a potentiometer.

 

[TJChickens]

Bator must be running cool as this guy is very late. Was afraid it would not hatch. It has been so long since I hatched a pea egg. So excited!!

It is a special surprise for DD who is on her way back from college in UK.
Hopefully she won't already be too overloaded with animal stuff from college and will still be excited!!

 

[Akrnaf2]

Did you clean the sensor?

A LG sensor and controller is all in one unit and can't be cleaned the best I can tell.

I know from experience, that sometimes this temp. fluctuations is related to the sensor that indicates to the thermocontroler.
You should bild a DIY one!

 

[kwhites634]

@kwhites634
how far is new windsor from you??

Maybe 15 miles. Why?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I know from experience, that sometimes this temp. fluctuations is related to the sensor that indicates to the thermocontroler.
You should bild a DIY one!

I'm sure you're right but

"The controller and sensor are on a small circuit board encased in a perforated plastic housing inside the lid with a wonky dial on the outside which I assume is attached to a potentiometer'.
You can't get this thing wet.

 

[TJChickens]

Here's what I've been up to..... besides reading this thread as often as I can trying to keep up with the rest of you....



Some really itty bitty Serama chicks. This little one is only two days younger than the larger ones which are only 20 grams. Littlest one is 11 grams...



Call ducklings popping out all over the place.....



Another call duck hid a nest in some prickly stuff. I think they are hatching today......



Some new porcelain d'Uccles from New Mexico to replenish Tobin's demolished flock. We hatched 6 from eggs related to his lost birds and bought these extremely good quality youngsters to add to them. So my son has his own bloodlines back in addition to these very nice bloodlines. He'll be back in business soon!

Also very busy with horse work and work on the Hubbell buildings. I will get pictures next week of the buildings.

 

[Akrnaf2]

I know from experience, that sometimes this temp. fluctuations is related to the sensor that indicates to the thermocontroler.

You should bild a DIY one!

I'm sure you're right but

"The controller and sensor are on a small circuit board encased in a perforated plastic housing inside the lid with a wonky dial on the outside which I assume is attached to a potentiometer'.
You can't get this thing wet.

Ok, so the other option is that the controller is F.....!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Ok, so the other option is that the controller is F.....!

Exactly.
I think they come from the factory with a capitol F.

The company has no incentive to improve them. They've sold millions of them and the control unit probably costs them about $5. It is exactly the same thing they've used since it came into existence. The rest of the incubator probably costs another $5 to build. Preformed Styrofoam and 2 plastic windows.
They don't care how many chicken eggs they fry.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: FUBAR !!!

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

(Ok,this is random) I'm havering stake and corn for diner!!