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08-06-2015, 03:14 AM #1
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Heating element for small incubator (how to incorporate into plastic parts)
Dear all,
I am planning to create a small incubator (air) for beekeping. The temp. range is between lets say 30-max.65 degrees Celcius controlled by an arduino board.
My question is:
1) What is a suitable (and small) heating element that nicely fits into the small incubator (the heating cables for terrariums have too low temps)? I had one of those in my mind:
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/prod...399108362.html
-> Use e.g. coffee maker or yoghurt maker.
But that thing heats up to 120 Celcius!
If I print with ABS then I certainly hit the glass transition temp. I can not (so far) print a high temp filament.
2) How do I mount the heater in a plastic component and ensure good heat dissipation and NO plastic melting a basic idea of mine was to attach it to a PCB board. But what with the upper parts (eg. heat shield)?
Any ideas would be highly appreciated. Also links to other heating elements.
Thanks a lot.
Best regards,
Chris
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