Most fans should not be controlled by a rheostat unless specifically designed for the purpose. It might work at the start, but will probably burn out the fan motor. When a fan motor goes, it can get very hot and raise the temp in the incubator. The electricity to the fan should also be controlled by a high temp cut-out, not just the heating elements.



Rubber mount the fan so it doesn't cause vibration, or get a smaller fan. Computer fans shouldn't be that noisy.

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• Fan noise and eggs? - mrachelr, Tue Mar 20 11:32:08 2012
• RE: Fan noise and eggs? - amcroyals, Tue Mar 20 13:08:39 2012
• Most fans - mikebell, Tue Mar 20 13:12:07 2012
• RE: Most fans - mrachelr, Tue Mar 20 13:20:16 2012
• RE: Most fans - Watever, Sat Mar 31 19:54:05 2012
• RE: Fan noise and eggs? - FGS, Tue Mar 20 14:45:03 2012
• RE: Fan noise and eggs? - lairofdragons, Tue Mar 20 20:31:49 2012