Incubator

Answer 1

Incubators can be made simple or elaborate. You need to contain heat and humidity at a constant level. 99.5F to 100.5F heat and about 50% humidity.

The simplest incubator is made from a styrofoam cooler with a small square of fine wire fitted to the bottom about 1 inch off the floor of the cooler. A 100 watt light inside will provide the heat and a shallow dish of water provides the humidity.

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Answer 2

Very similar to a household Heater. You set a temperature on the thermostat and when the temperature dips below this point, a heating element comes on(electrical element is common). One the temperature reaches another point, the heating element is turned off.
It keeps whatever is in it warm and alive

Answer 3

Incubators are used in Biology, hospitals, and agriculture for hatching eggs. An incubator has a thermostat that is turned on to a specific temperature and when the temperature goes below the set temperature, the heating element comes on.

Answer 4

A simple incubator can be made of an insulated metal box with some 40 watt light bulbs.

Since it is very important to control the temperature and avoid getting it too warm, a thermostat is used to turn the lamps on and off with relation to the temperature. The thermostat should be placed at the same level as the animals to be incubated, but should not be in contact with metal or anything else. The lamps are placed in sockets mounted to the top of the box. You may wish to add a glass window to allow you to see inside. A thermometer can be placed inside, in view of the window. It may disturb the animals to have the lights going on and off every few minutes, so you can add a flourescent lamp.

A better approach would be to buy a regulator circuit that changes the amount of voltage to the lamps in relation to the temperature. Once it is stabilized the level will remain nearly constant. I guess i object to the idea of 40 watts lamps. why not 400w or 4w the answer should be the temperature. lamps are the sources of heat grant you that. there are heating elements 500 watts that a simple dimmer can control it to ultimately control temperature cost total $10. look into that>

Answer 5

the incubator heats up by letting it heat up by itself and also by the heat lamp where you could at a place like ocean state job lot and also make sure it doesn't go over 100.5 degrees or under 99.5 degrees.