Incubator Tempature Keeps Going Up and Down [Help]

[Ridgerunner]

you are thinking a heat sink for a computer,
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a heat sink for a bator is different, i have also seen people adding ceramic tiles

I'm thinking of a heart sink from my college physics and thermodynamics classes. What you are talking about is a thermal mass. Two different things.

There should be no reason for a thermal mass in that incubator. As long as it does not interfere with the operation of the incubator it won't hurt anything. Your homemade incubator may be different but if a thermal mass were required the incubator manufacturer would have installed one, provided one, or at least mentioned it in the instructions.

If you have regular power outages a thermal mass can be very beneficial, but with a steady power supply it's just not necessary.

 

[reede]

i have to take the turning rack out with the eggs on

 

[DwayneNLiz]

I'm thinking of a heart sink from my college physics and thermodynamics classes. What you are talking about is a thermal mass. Two different things.

There should be no reason for a thermal mass in that incubator. As long as it does not interfere with the operation of the incubator it won't hurt anything. Your homemade incubator may be different but if a thermal mass were required the incubator manufacturer would have installed one, provided one, or at least mentioned it in the instructions.

If you have regular power outages a thermal mass can be very beneficial, but with a steady power supply it's just not necessary.

i have found that they help to even out the temp swings, keep it from clicking on and off constantly and to more quickly recover -say, like during candling

 

[reede]

**** now i took some water out its going super highthe humity

 

[reede]

HELP !
also this video shows the incubator i am using !

 

[DwayneNLiz]

**** now i took some water out its going super highthe humity

humidity is controlled by surface area not as much as depth, so if it is more spread out now it will increase

like say you emptied the water well but didnt dry it, the humidity will rise until it is dry

 

[DwayneNLiz]

HELP !
also this video shows the incubator i am using !

that does not have a humidity pump, just water in the channels, empty the channels and wipe it dry, it will take a little bit for it to come down, like a few hours

 

[reede]

so where do i put the stones in that video it shows the bottom where the water goes

 

[reede]

also the huminty has gone down to 58 now

 

[reede]

56 now