My homemade inc for 1000 eggs

[Dmitrys]

12v heater. It's 600w. Used costs 30$

 

[wynn4578]

A power supply like this would work. http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-12V-40A...901639?hash=item3f7c08f5c7:g:DYYAAOSw8lpZEXSf

That would work out great. I would need 2 of them (one for each side)

 

[PD-Riverman]

That would work out great. I would need 2 of them (one for each side)

I am curious---why go with 12 volts---you would still need a battery bank to back up if power went off. Can do the same thing with a inverter if it was all 120 volts?

 

[wynn4578]

I am curious---why go with 12 volts---you would still need a battery bank to back up if power went off. Can do the same thing with a inverter if it was all 120 volts?

They don't need to be 12volt that's just what I came across at 300 watts. You talked me out of 12 volt backup this morning. Lol.

 

[Thangbom]

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/ptc-heater

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200W-PTC-He...Heater-Semiconductor-High-Power-/192198316252

http://www.ebay.com/itm/500W-AC-110...ric-heater-ceramic-Thermostatic-/171751722811

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AC-110V-250...atic-PTC-Heating-Element-Heater-/391740141389

http://www.ebay.com/itm/W1209-Digit...716836?hash=item41ae7412e4:g:90kAAOSwAPlXhd0M

I used the 250watt PTC heater and the W1209 controller for my newly built incubator. It works well so far. I have yet to incubate anything but I will soon. I'm still dialing it in.

That's one massive chick maker. wow. Nice job.
Thangbom

 

[wynn4578]

@Thangbom thanks for the links. I've used that controller in the past. I actually have a few of those laying around. They work really well. The only thing I would recommend is adding a solid state relay between the controller and the heat source. The relay on those controllers are prone to sticking if you put any kind of load on them.

 

[Dmitrys]

@Thangbom thanks for the links. I've used that controller in the past. I actually have a few of those laying around. They work really well. The only thing I would recommend is adding a solid state relay between the controller and the heat source. The relay on those controllers are prone to sticking if you put any kind of load on them.

I have two same controller w1209. I'm going to REPLACE controller's relay to ssd. I'll do it later

 

[Thangbom]

I'm not electrically inclined enough to replace the relay. I'm only using 250watts so I don't think I will have any problems. I ordered 2 of the controllers in case 1 dies.

A salvaged or cheap computer power supply is a great 12v source. They are able to dish out a good bit of juice.

Thangbom

 

[PD-Riverman]

I'm not electrically inclined enough to replace the relay. I'm only using 250watts so I don't think I will have any problems. I ordered 2 of the controllers in case 1 dies.

A salvaged or cheap computer power supply is a great 12v source. They are able to dish out a good bit of juice.

Thangbom

You do not have to replace the relay, you just use the relay on the controller as a switch to turn on/off a heavy duty relay that can handle more wattage.

Power supply in a computer are usually low amps/wattage---couldn't handle a lot of draw.

 

[wynn4578]

I'm not electrically inclined enough to replace the relay. I'm only using 250watts so I don't think I will have any problems. I ordered 2 of the controllers in case 1 dies.

A salvaged or cheap computer power supply is a great 12v source. They are able to dish out a good bit of juice.

Thangbom

250 watts is what I was running. I didn't replace the relays I used the controller to control the solid state and ran the load thru the solid state.