Author Topic: Power cut planned for day 9 incubator! (Read 2758 times)

oink · « **on:** March 18, 2010, 01:07:12 pm »

They've only gone and bloody done it - after uninterrupted electricity supply for as long as I can remember they've decided to turn it off for 8 hours during my first ever attempt at using an incubator! I put the eggs in the incubator this morning about 5 hours before they dropped by to inform me of the power down!

Oh well, I guess I have to laugh otherwise I'd cry

It'll happen on day 9, does anybody have any suggestions?

shetlandpaul · « **Reply #1 on:** March 18, 2010, 01:11:33 pm »

try and get them somewhere the power is not going off. sorry but that gap in power will kill them.

Hellybee · « **Reply #2 on:** March 18, 2010, 01:35:55 pm »

Borrow a generator

littlelisa · « **Reply #3 on:** March 18, 2010, 01:40:36 pm »

i used a generator the other day when they did that to me

doganjo · « **Reply #4 on:** March 18, 2010, 02:01:49 pm »

Would a car or leisure battery give enough power?

oink · « **Reply #5 on:** March 18, 2010, 02:27:32 pm »

PHEW I've found someone with a dc - av converter that plugs into a cigarette lighter

I'll just have to leave the car on all day.

I really thought I'd lost them!

harry · « **Reply #6 on:** March 18, 2010, 03:17:01 pm »

invertors are very inaficent they use more power than they chuck out so a car or liesure battery wont last long maybe less than 2 hours depending on the consumption of the incy. i went to an auction and got one of those 60s/70s grey cabinet parifin incys as a back up, you can get them on ebay sometimes, look out for one as a backup. theres one on ebay now its 10 mile from me might bid, i paid £14 for mine, ebay number 220570380681