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BobC · **Joined:** Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:03 am **Posts:** 3

So a generator for you is not an option but a must not good to have such unreliable power supply

oozcorpse · **Joined:** Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:15 am **Posts:** 2715

BobC wrote:

So a generator for you is not an option but a must not good to have such unreliable power supply

Hi BobC
who are you asking? doggo perhaps?

doggo wrote:

I am not an expert on this but suspect my Rcom has some more delicate electronics involved with the temperature / humidity measuring and switching and display etc.

I have an Rcom and have no worries with my generator = I did my homework to ensure the one I got did what I needed = work out the kilowattage needed for your machine/s then get one that has a slightly higher kw output

and - BobC

(I see this is your 2nd post) - glad you are here :-D

doggo · **Posted:** Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:31 pm

I don't have a definite answer to this partly because there are many different makes and types of generators. There is more to AC power supply than simple volts and watts but the science is too hard for me. Most generators are probably perfectly OK to run an incubator with solid state electronic components particularly if a surge protector is used to reduce the chance of damage by voltage spikes.
If I didn't have my home made incubator I would run my Rcom off the generator with a surge protector.
Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than I can give a more definite answer.

Jmink · **Joined:** Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:48 am **Posts:** 3

We lost power yesterday for 4..5 hours I hope the eggs will still hatch I do feel a little more confidant after reading the forum but still have my fingers crossed just the same

SneakyLizards · **Joined:** Mon Dec 17, 2012 4:01 pm **Posts:** 1

We had an outage today because of pole replacements took them 4 hours but the incubator seemed ok because it was so hot 39 at 2.30pm so I hope the eggs are all good still

BobC · **Joined:** Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:03 am **Posts:** 3

Should be ok cause the inc temp is 38 and you say it was 39 so drop 1 or 2 inside the incubator so still should be ok from my understanding

Sally's · **Joined:** Tue Dec 18, 2012 1:25 pm **Posts:** 1

After needing all this I am going to buy a generator ASAP I have some important eggs I need to set

Raf · **Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2012 8:31 am

Sally's wrote:

After needing all this I am going to buy a generator ASAP I have some important eggs I need to set

What sort of eggs are they?
Good idea with the generator happy_duck

Raf

Mosha · **Joined:** Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:13 pm **Posts:** 2

With 18 eggs due to hatch on saturday how long can the power be off before the chicks would die? we had loss of power today for 3 hours and I really hope they chicks are ok

oozcorpse · **Joined:** Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:15 am **Posts:** 2715

3hrs shouldnt pose a big problem as the chicks are fully formed and have their own body heat (for want of a better explanation = having a blonde moment :roll:

) their own heat would maintain temp in the machine well enough for that short amount of time
they may hatch a bit late but that is all I can imagine being a problem
remember too that most of OZ is hot atm and that would help

let us know how they go wont you - today being Saturday

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