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looking to scrounge temp sensor roy 08-19-2006
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Posted by roy on August 19, 2006, 9:47 am
I am building an incubator for elementary kids to hatch chicken eggs. Part
of the challenge is to use only free, recovered items So far all items have
been free:
- Omaha Steaks shipping box
- plexiglass from discarded poster frame
- electric cord with plug
- light socket- computer cooling fan with wall wart (for circulation)
- wire mesh.

Only items I'm missing are thermostat and thermometer. I know that many
household appliances contain temperature regulation devices such as
thermostats, thermal switches and thermistors. Some appliances and systems
even have temp control circuits with digital readout.

My challenge is to find something that will hold temp at about 100°F (38°C)
and run on 120Vac. Clothes dryer? Oven? Iron? TV?

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Posted by on August 19, 2006, 10:08 am
Scrounge up an aquarium heater for it's parts-the glass breaks and the
roy wrote:
> I am building an incubator for elementary kids to hatch chicken eggs. Part
> of the challenge is to use only free, recovered items So far all items ha=
ve
> been free:
> - Omaha Steaks shipping box
> - plexiglass from discarded poster frame
> - electric cord with plug
> - light socket- computer cooling fan with wall wart (for circulation)
> - wire mesh.
>
> Only items I'm missing are thermostat and thermometer. I know that many
> household appliances contain temperature regulation devices such as
> thermostats, thermal switches and thermistors. Some appliances and systems
> even have temp control circuits with digital readout.
>
> My challenge is to find something that will hold temp at about 100=B0F (3=
8=B0C)
> and run on 120Vac. Clothes dryer? Oven? Iron? TV?


Posted by roy on August 23, 2006, 10:34 am
bamboo@localnet.com wrote in

> Scrounge up an aquarium heater for it's parts-the glass breaks and the

As long as I can find a really heavy-duty heater, this might be the best
solution. Most small aquarium heaters are rated pretty low, so a light bulb
might be too much current.I'll post for one on Freecycle and see what
happens.



Posted by on August 19, 2006, 10:09 am
Wterbed heater or just it's controller, if you use the heat mat bed it
in sand
roy wrote:
> I am building an incubator for elementary kids to hatch chicken eggs. Part
> of the challenge is to use only free, recovered items So far all items ha=
ve
> been free:
> - Omaha Steaks shipping box
> - plexiglass from discarded poster frame
> - electric cord with plug
> - light socket- computer cooling fan with wall wart (for circulation)
> - wire mesh.
>
> Only items I'm missing are thermostat and thermometer. I know that many
> household appliances contain temperature regulation devices such as
> thermostats, thermal switches and thermistors. Some appliances and systems
> even have temp control circuits with digital readout.
>
> My challenge is to find something that will hold temp at about 100=B0F (3=
8=B0C)
> and run on 120Vac. Clothes dryer? Oven? Iron? TV?


Posted by roy on August 23, 2006, 10:35 am
bamboo@localnet.com wrote in

> Wterbed heater or just it's controller, if you use the heat mat bed it
> in sand

I thought about that one and called the waterbed and spa store. They seemed
to think the temp range would be much lower than 100°. I'll see if I can
find one and alter it.

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