While me and my wife Melinda, was out for our semi-often driving around date on Tuesday (she likes exploring nearby cities, seeing the sights, and dinning out), I found a great discovery. At a Goodwill store about an hour away from here I found a cabinet incubator. I of course took it to the electronic testing area (power strip) and turned it on to the hottest setting to see if it got hot before buying it.
After several minutes I left it on the top shelf and wondered back to the nearby music section to let it heat up. Well a store employee saw it in about a minute flat and immediately unplugged it and started to move it. I rushed over and explained it needed to heat up and why I left it plugged in for a minute. She did the usual deep sigh with grumbles, not a single word, and walked off (I never have much luck with their employees).
So back to the music I went, and she promptly came back and stood by it, and a customer walked over and opened the incubator door. At which point I grabbed big handfuls of cassettes and went back to babysit the incubator and sort through the cassettes while I waited. After about 5 minutes the incubator sprang to life and really started to put out some heat.
For the $14.99 price tag I took it home with me (and about 25 cassettes, and a few 8 tracks too). I of course didn't know it was worth much more than maybe $100 new, but figured for $14.99 it was a great find. At home looking at the labels, and searching for it online it turns out it is a Quincy Lab Corporation incubator model 10-140. Quincy lab's still makes and sells the model, and it retails for $395.00. A look at ebay showed someone sold the same model in used condition, three incubators total in September, for $150.00 each and $50 shipping (they weight 19 pounds).
So I got a steal on the incubator for sure. :clap:
The incubator is missing the original glass mercury thermometer and rubber grommet (that fit through the top factory hole), but instead someone fastened a digital thermometer and probe into the cabinet. I like that better, and will just make a plug to fill the top hole. Over all not a spot of rust, and a little bit of dust and finger prints to be seen on it.
The incubator can be set at room temperature/ambience of +2C to a maximum of 143.6F (62C) temperature, so it will come in handy for plenty of uses. It will do away with temperature drops by it's insulation alone, placing my ooth incubation containers inside - not to mention turning it on barely to help incubate mantid ooths, and other pets eggs, quicker. Heck if I ever get into reptiles or such it would be a lifesaver for sure.
I just thought I'd share my great find, as I'm really glad to have it, and it will compliment my bug fridge for diapaused ooths and such.
Anyone know of other good uses besides hatching ooths?
After several minutes I left it on the top shelf and wondered back to the nearby music section to let it heat up. Well a store employee saw it in about a minute flat and immediately unplugged it and started to move it. I rushed over and explained it needed to heat up and why I left it plugged in for a minute. She did the usual deep sigh with grumbles, not a single word, and walked off (I never have much luck with their employees).
So back to the music I went, and she promptly came back and stood by it, and a customer walked over and opened the incubator door. At which point I grabbed big handfuls of cassettes and went back to babysit the incubator and sort through the cassettes while I waited. After about 5 minutes the incubator sprang to life and really started to put out some heat.
For the $14.99 price tag I took it home with me (and about 25 cassettes, and a few 8 tracks too). I of course didn't know it was worth much more than maybe $100 new, but figured for $14.99 it was a great find. At home looking at the labels, and searching for it online it turns out it is a Quincy Lab Corporation incubator model 10-140. Quincy lab's still makes and sells the model, and it retails for $395.00. A look at ebay showed someone sold the same model in used condition, three incubators total in September, for $150.00 each and $50 shipping (they weight 19 pounds).
So I got a steal on the incubator for sure. :clap:
The incubator is missing the original glass mercury thermometer and rubber grommet (that fit through the top factory hole), but instead someone fastened a digital thermometer and probe into the cabinet. I like that better, and will just make a plug to fill the top hole. Over all not a spot of rust, and a little bit of dust and finger prints to be seen on it.
The incubator can be set at room temperature/ambience of +2C to a maximum of 143.6F (62C) temperature, so it will come in handy for plenty of uses. It will do away with temperature drops by it's insulation alone, placing my ooth incubation containers inside - not to mention turning it on barely to help incubate mantid ooths, and other pets eggs, quicker. Heck if I ever get into reptiles or such it would be a lifesaver for sure.
I just thought I'd share my great find, as I'm really glad to have it, and it will compliment my bug fridge for diapaused ooths and such.
Anyone know of other good uses besides hatching ooths?
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