I put this question in the general chit-chat forum because I'm actually trying to build an incubator for BP eggs not corns (I shelf corns~ they stay warm enough)
I got a bunch of heat cable in a trade last year. I've held onto it to build incubators with. Well~ now I'm ready to get to work~ and there is a LOT of this stuff!! I've got two rolls that are 60' (300 watts) and another 25 foot of extension stuff!
The instructions I'm following for an incubator:
http://www.kingsnake.com/salceies/Incubator.htm
Sugests 16' of heat cable. So~ I have a couple options~ buy new shorter cables or:
1. Can I cut this stuff to the length I want and just seal the end good with electrical tape (making sure none of the wires touch? What kind of circuit is in there?
2. Can I coil 60' of the stuff around a couple PVC peices like in the instructions for the incubator~ but with the coils so tight they would have to touch each other (I can't see any way to get 60' of this stuff in there without the wires creating almost a complete coverage of the area) and then count on the Helix to keep the cable from heating up enough to actually melt itself or over heat the incubator (90F for BPs)?
Any clues?
Thanks!
I got a bunch of heat cable in a trade last year. I've held onto it to build incubators with. Well~ now I'm ready to get to work~ and there is a LOT of this stuff!! I've got two rolls that are 60' (300 watts) and another 25 foot of extension stuff!
The instructions I'm following for an incubator:
http://www.kingsnake.com/salceies/Incubator.htm
Sugests 16' of heat cable. So~ I have a couple options~ buy new shorter cables or:
1. Can I cut this stuff to the length I want and just seal the end good with electrical tape (making sure none of the wires touch? What kind of circuit is in there?
2. Can I coil 60' of the stuff around a couple PVC peices like in the instructions for the incubator~ but with the coils so tight they would have to touch each other (I can't see any way to get 60' of this stuff in there without the wires creating almost a complete coverage of the area) and then count on the Helix to keep the cable from heating up enough to actually melt itself or over heat the incubator (90F for BPs)?
Any clues?
Thanks!