I plugged in our brand new Little Giant bator last night to set it up as a hatcher but the darned thing is being really hard to get the temp to settle down. I can get it 5 dregrees to low or high, but not right on. The control nob seems incredibly sensitive. Is this normal for this brand of bator?
Yes, it is normal. It take a bit of getting used to the knob. As long as your room temp stays in the right range you should get it right soon. Good luck!
When you adjust it, just bump it. If the power light changes you moved it a lot. You can also glue a big knob on the small one to help.
Someone on here just posted a pic of using a milk cap to make the knob bigger, I dont know where the post is though! I used mosqito forceps to adjust mine just the slightest. Temp held steady the full 21 days!
Clamp one of these on the existing skinny little adjustment knob. It'll give you control of those micro-adjustments. It's a shame the LG folks won't add a decent 29ยข knob for this problem
Another thing... when getting your temp stable put something in there to take up space and absorb heat. That will have an impact on your setting too. I don't know if this is true with all bators but it is true with my LG. I have a spot check thermometer too to check the temp and have one corner that is 2 - 3 degrees cooler than the other three. The corner with the motor for the turner is also almost a degree warmer cause it also puts off heat. Mine is also forced air. One day I will have a sportsman so I will have less babysitting to do. Also... during lockdown the water channels in the bottom are never enough to get the humidity up enough. I put in three sponges on the wire floor of mine during lockdown and put water on them using a syringe and aquarium air hose through a vent hole to adjust the humidity as needed.
