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matty18714
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 01/07/2009 : 22:19:35
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As its boiling hot I thought it was best to get some more air flowing through my vivs. This is my attempt at a fan system.
You will need:
~ At least 2 12V 80mm PC fans (ebay)
~ 1 9V battery
~ Insulation tape
~ Knife/scissors
~ Wire strippers (can use a knife if you havent got any)
~ 1 clothes peg
~ Glue
~ Tin foil
~ Extra cable (aprox 5')
Equipment:
I only ended up using 1 peg, 2 fans and 1 battery for my system, but I used more wire than shown. Also, I know nothing about wire, so cant say what I used. I just found a thick cable with about 5 thin coloured wires in it and stripped them out.
1) Strip the ends of the red and black wire on each fan, then do the same on both ends of two lengths of cable. Then join the legths of cable to the first fan. Do this by twisting the wires together and then taping over the joing with the insulation tape.
2) Then do the same with the other fan on the other side of the two lengths of wire but DONT tape over the joint.
3) Take two more lengths of wire about the same length as the first two peices. Cut one of these new peices in half and then strip all the free ends.
After you have done that, joing one of the long peices onto the untaped joint between the first peices of wire and the 2nd fan. Then do the same with one of the short peices of wire on the second joint on the 2nd fan (no easy way to explain this really but its not hard).
Here, green is my short peice and blue is the long peice.
4) Wrap a small peice of tin foil over the free end of the short peice and do the same on the other half of that cable that you cut off (only one end).
Then glue this to the inside of the clothes peg:
This clothes peg now acts as a switch (when the batery is connected). When the peg is closed the current will pass through, if a pecie of paper is put in the beg, it will remain off.
5) Now to fit the battery. Put something in the peg to break the cercuit and make sure you know which end of the wire has to go to which contact on the battery. When you are sure, wrap the wire around the contact and tape it in place.
Now remove the paper from the peg and the fans should work as normal. When making this system, make sure you check the fans run after each step by touching the wires to the battery.
Finished cercuit:
This is it connected over the vents on my royals viv. The fan on the hot side is extracting air (with white sticker visible) and the other is blowing air in:
Tidied the wires up:
Inside view:
Switch and Battery:
Piers brought up a good point that it may not cool the reptile that well because they dont sweat, but I cant see it being very hard to cool the air that is being blown into the viv (by placing cold water or an ice pack by the fan).
Edit - Pfffttt..20 quid!
http://www.888reptiles.co.uk/productsearchkeywords.php?productsearch=Habistat+Mini+Fan&x=58&y=13 |
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lee2308
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01/07/2009 : 23:16:47
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this all seems a bit technical for me,whats a peg? great idea matty |
1.0 dumeril boa,0.1 bci boa,1.0 royal python,1.0 mbk kingsnake,1.0corn,1.2 chinese water dragon,0.0.1 bearded dragon
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Gingerpony
SerpentSeven's Evil Twin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/07/2009 : 10:45:27
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that's really cool matty................ literally, lol  |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, Dumerils boas, BCO hybrids, Sinder Hypo boas, Day Geckos
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lee2308
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1609 Posts |
Posted - 02/07/2009 : 12:21:10
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quote:
Originally posted by Gingerpony
that's really cool matty................ literally, lol
tut |
1.0 dumeril boa,0.1 bci boa,1.0 royal python,1.0 mbk kingsnake,1.0corn,1.2 chinese water dragon,0.0.1 bearded dragon
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magneticblue
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1511 Posts |
Posted - 02/07/2009 : 17:33:43
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That sounds like a good idea Matty . Do you fancy coming round to mine and helping me move my viv stack to fit the fans?
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1.1.0 Arizona mountain king (Sylar and Claire)
0.1.0 Blotched king ( Jasmin)
1.1.0 Guyana red-tail boa (Hercules and Athena)
1.0.1 children (Alfie and BUMP)
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Kazerella
King Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/07/2009 : 14:20:28
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Too technical Matty 
Think you watched too much Blue Peter as a young'un!
(but if you want to make a d.i.y mister for Ruby I wouldn't say no  ) |
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