We often receive requests for parts for a home made incubator, or to build an incubator. The operation of an incubator is more than a thermostat and a box, it is a combination of space, heater size and response time, ventilation, humidity, and the placement and operation of the thermostat. It has been our experince that the sale of a thermostat for use in a home made incubator is often unsuccesful in 2 ways.
The first way is for the buyer, when the combination of the features above does not work, or when the thermostat does not match electrically the project.
The second is unsuccessful for the seller, thats us, when the expectation is now placed upon us that the product will work in the project the buyer has designed, or even worse, when the buyer is injured by an incorrect installation. We as the sellers are unwilling to accept the expectation that thermostats will operate in home built machines.
For this reason, all thermostats are offered as replacement parts for particular brands only, and are not suitable nor recommended for any other application.
As spare parts for the machines listed, they should be installed by competent persons. If you are unsure of the installation, you should seek a competent person who can assist.
NOTE: If you are considering purchasing a Second Hand Rcom unit we would encourage you to contact us first to check whether the model in question is still being supported by Rcom. As a number of older Rcom units are no longer supported with spare parts we are finding more and more customers being burnt thinking they are buying a bargain when in fact parts for the unit in question are no longer available. We would encourage you to fully research the unit before buying it. If any doubt, please contact us for advice before buying elsewhere.