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First year with eggs and I have no backup for my incubator in case of power failure. Just wondering what most people are doing for this problem?

Thanks,
Bill
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2.1 Tripple Het Caramel, Orange Ghost, Genetic Stripe
1.1 Het Lavenders
1.1 Het Caramel Albino
0.1 Het Albino
0.1 Spider Het Albino
0.1 Het Pied
1,1 Pastel Het for Orange Ghost
1.0 Albino
0.1 Spinner
1.1 Super Pastel
0.1 Jungle Pastel
1.0 Pied 50 percent White
0.1 Clown
0.3 Normal
1.1 Kids
0.1 Spouse
1.0 Chocolate Lab

Big time people with a lot of eggs usually have generators or space heaters to heat the room up.
Me...I've got a Reptipro 5000 incubator. It has a car adapter, so I am ok. (Then again, I'm also on the same grid as a hospital, so we never lose power).

There's always those backup batteries for computers too.
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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."

-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)

I was going to get a UPS Backup until a lot of problems with them surfaced while exploring them. If I use a backup batt, it has to be a true sinewave since I use a proportional thermostat. They cost between 350 and 500 dollars for a minimal one. The cheaper ones have a step wave battery that can overheat the incubator quickly. Also, I am hearing from the companies that make them that if my home voltage drops below 113 V, the UPS can shut down with zero protection at all. I am still looking at options but since I will be doing less than 10 clutches a year, I need to be cautious on how much I can spend on a dependable backup system. Thanks for your reply.

Bill
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2.1 Tripple Het Caramel, Orange Ghost, Genetic Stripe
1.1 Het Lavenders
1.1 Het Caramel Albino
0.1 Het Albino
0.1 Spider Het Albino
0.1 Het Pied
1,1 Pastel Het for Orange Ghost
1.0 Albino
0.1 Spinner
1.1 Super Pastel
0.1 Jungle Pastel
1.0 Pied 50 percent White
0.1 Clown
0.3 Normal
1.1 Kids
0.1 Spouse
1.0 Chocolate Lab

How often do you expect power outages? I mean, are you in a high storm area? Tornadoes? Etc...
Often times having a lot of thermal mass ie. bottles of water in the incubator is enough to hold temps for a few hours.
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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."

-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)

Hi,

Well, that is really the question? I do live in the front end of Tornado Ally....SouthEast Denver. We get some nasty thunderstorms in spring and during summer. I must tell you we don't get a ton of power outages and they are always short lived. Maybe 5 minutes tops. I just thought it would be nice to have the small outages covered. I do have a very nice surge protector and it should keep everything running during the bad weather. Thanks again for your input, it is always appreciated.

Regards,
Bill
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2.1 Tripple Het Caramel, Orange Ghost, Genetic Stripe
1.1 Het Lavenders
1.1 Het Caramel Albino
0.1 Het Albino
0.1 Spider Het Albino
0.1 Het Pied
1,1 Pastel Het for Orange Ghost
1.0 Albino
0.1 Spinner
1.1 Super Pastel
0.1 Jungle Pastel
1.0 Pied 50 percent White
0.1 Clown
0.3 Normal
1.1 Kids
0.1 Spouse
1.0 Chocolate Lab

Yeah, if they are only 5 minute power outages, thermal mass containers should be able to keep the temps up without issue.
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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."

-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)

i use an old computer bacj up battery, it has about a 12 hour life and will give you enough time to find something else. its about $49.00 at compu serve.