>>Hello to all and thanks for your help.

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>>If I put a fan in my refridgerator along with the ceramic element and plug them both into the thermostat will this cycle the fan on and off as well?

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>>thanks Paul

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Paul,



It sounds as though you're fan is going to run everytime the heat kicks on. If that's the effect you're looking for, sounds like it should work as long as your thermostat can handle the wattage from both the heating element and fan at the same time. It's going to depend on what type of fan you're using as well.



Some things you may want to consider in case the fan is too large for what you're using it for or kicking on too much (drying things out) -



Use a small fan away from the eggs themselves, wired or plugged in independantly to a multi stage timer. This way you could have the fan kick on as little (short bursts) or as much as you'd like throughout the day and not necesarily just when the heat kicks on. I guess it's going to depend on which type of thermostat you're using as well in your current set up - analog or proportional. A proportional may act as a rheostat on the fan, only giving it the small amount of juice that the heating element is receiving and then shutting off after the desired temps are reached. And analog is going to run the fan full blast everytime the heat is kicked on, full blast, until the temps are reached.



I've stayed away from using fans in incubators up to this point, and will continue to do so if I can. For the most part, they're not necesary (and cause more possible problems) if the incubator is designed without the need for them in mind. Just my oppinion.



Good luck with it.


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Joe Yakelis

HellFire Reptiles

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