good Stuff Mykee....looks like a nicely built unit
Just as a tip for other builders.
I use and recommend ball bearing AC fans manufactured by NMB. I like the 3.15 inch square jobs, as they are easy to fit in even small incubators and only cost 21 bucks. I've had some in service 24/7/365 for over a decade....these things perform!
You can buy these fans by phone with a credit card from Newark Inone Electronics.
www.newarkinone.ca
Part numbers
3115FS-12W-B10-A00 22 CFM(Cubic feet per minute air flow)
3115FS-12W-B20-A00 27 CFM
3115FS-12W-B30-A00 32 CFM
For the smallest Hovabator size incubators under 2 cubic feet use the small 22CFM unit, which is only 6watts.
For over 3 cubic feet use the 32 CFM.(8.5w)
Low wattage fans like these are essential to avoid overheating your space with the fan watts.
I will occasionally use two fans for bigger or longer incubators.
The dimensions of Mykee's is ideal. Long and deep incubators generally perform better than tall ones, because heat rises, and tall incubators are very difficult to keep stable even with fans.
This is why I prefer to have a stack of individual units rather than one big tall one. Tall incubators are very handy and practical for stuffing in closets, but they will have temperature gradients with it always being hotter at the top.
PS.
the containers seen in my above pic, are baby snakes, not eggs.
I frequently use my incubators as a nursery for raising hold backs during the winter.
Incubators make good infermeries for sickies, and also thaw out rodents pretty quickly too...
I never unplug mine, they run all year round and generally always have something in them
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