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ohmatic
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introducing the 'heatbomb' 7
#3314778 - 11/03/04 12:33 PM (19 years, 2 months ago) |
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hey shroomerites!
as ive recently had to construct a new inc and disliked a tit (since i simply dont need such a huge thing) i came about this nice idea for small scale incubator heating and though of sharing it with the shroomerites!
introducing the heatbomb:

the heatbomb itself is a completely maintenance free heating system, designed for small sized incubators - THE choice for ppl who do not want to worry about evaporation of water or possible contams breeding in the wet air inside the incubator if the used to have a fishtank heater in a open water jar or alike.
materials needed: an aquarium heater a plastic bottle that u can fit ut heater inside silicone gel duct tape some boiled (distilled/germ free) water
how to assemble the heatbomb: 1.) its up to u to find one heater and a plastic bottle that takes the heater inside without leaving too much space on the sides.
2.) once u got ur bottle and heater ready, wash off all the paper lables that might stick on it and give the inside of the bottle a nice hot water wash since it cant be bad to kill all the germs u may be able to kill.
3.) next, boil some water or take ur distilled water and fill the bottle up to the brim.
4.) now, insert ur heater, it will cause the water inside the bottle to splash over since the mass of the heater forces it to, but its allright since that way u dont leave any possible air inside (i, sloppily still did though )
5.) next, wipe the area around the top of the bottle dry and start to apply silicone gel to where the heater enters the bottle, just apply a lot of it, u want to have a good and waterproof seal.
6.) let this sit for a day to allow it to dry fully (silicone takes some time)
7.) now, apply duct tape over the top of the bottle and the heater, covering the whole silicone seal as an extra 'anti leakage' precaution.
8.) wipe down the heatbomb with rubbing alcohol to sterilize it.
well, taht's it, there u got ut very own heatbomb, ready to use 
the jars pictured were entirely incubated in the heatbombed incubator and reached full colonisation within 10 days, its straight rye.
sure, it can never ever beat a proper TiT but for ppl who just need small scale spawn its THE choice since it works like a charm and heats up ur inc pretty fast 
here some more pics for u, just for kicks:
typical heatbomb setup:

different view of heatbomb setup:

closeup on some heatbomb'd jars:

fully colonised heatbomb'd jars (after 10 days):

i hope some of u find this handy, i sure love it! and btw, im proud to contribute my first 'tek'  peace ohm
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MONOTUB tek HEATBOMB tek RIP #cultivation! ....can't associate? well FUCK U !
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Yarry
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Re: introducing the 'heatbomb' [Re: Cookies] 1
#3775121 - 02/13/05 05:19 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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i had one of those goin last year, but didnt get the silicone, and so it leaked humidity EVERYWHERE! i was too lazy.
heres my version:

-------------------- Grumpy Old Man.
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ohmatic
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Re: introducing the 'heatbomb' [Re: Vertigo6911] 1
#3777146 - 02/14/05 01:42 AM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
Vertigo6911 said: considering the heat conductivity, doesent it just mean that one will war up slower then the other? wont they ultimatly reach the same max temp after enuff time has passed?
whats the wattage of that heater?
does your heater have a notice in the manual that says it needs to stay verticle? mine does but im wondering since ive seen no1 else gie a crap about that...
comparted to a TIT, is it realy that different? seems to me like most of the effect comes from heating the air inside the container as opposed to direct radiation...
as said, this is no replacement to a tit but meant for SMALL SCALE INCUBATION. it provides adequate incubation temps if you place it between 6 jahrs to each side, but that would be the top number id go with the heatbomb.
a tit will provide equal heat from 5 sides, unlike the heatbomb, and i just have to keep my heater submerged - inside the bottle this is the case all the time anyway.


it works awesome, oh thats a 75watt heater btw. peace ohm
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MONOTUB tek HEATBOMB tek RIP #cultivation! ....can't associate? well FUCK U !
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Blutjager
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Re: introducing the 'heatbomb' [Re: bftiedt] 1
#6617140 - 02/27/07 03:27 PM (16 years, 10 months ago) |
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Quote:
bftiedt said: wow you just bumped a 2 year old thread lol

At least its something that can prove useful and not "does my cake look OK"
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Ahimsa
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Re: introducing the 'heatbomb' [Re: bftiedt] 1
#12618579 - 05/24/10 07:11 AM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Here's my setup:
INCUBATOR --------- Made from house-insulation building material.

MEAUSUREMENT ------------ This digital meter reads temperature and humidity in both Centigrade and Fahrenheit. Around 82°F (a bit on the hot side) as i'm incubating Stropharia rugoso-annulata.

INSIDE VIEW ----------- Several attemps to make Stropharia rugoso-annulata spawn in the jars. The bags contain pasturised straw inoculated with Pleurotus ostreatus grain spawn.

HEATBOMB -------- This one i made a year ago. A glass bottle and an aquarium heater 100 Watts.
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Langcology
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Re: introducing the 'heatbomb' [Re: ohmatic] 1
#24535758 - 08/06/17 10:06 PM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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I know this post is a billion years old, but I was just making one of these heat bombs, and thought I would share for anyone having an issue finding a match for a bottle and aquarium heater...
Materials needed:
• Heat gun (Milwaukee brand I bought was around 25-30 dollars and is amazingly handy for a TON of applications...)
• aquarium heater • 1Liter plastic bottle • Silicone or Epoxy Mix
It's exactly the same as the original, but use the heat gun to widen (or even shrink) the water bottles mouth by setting the heat gun up or putting it in a vice - however you can have it on and in a fixed location - and rotate the mouth of the bottle over the heat gun until it becomes malleable. Take the aquarium heater and with a twisting motion, twisty it into the bottle unto it's Ali the way through the zone that needed to be resized, and carefully squeeze the plastic to mold it as tight as possible around the heaterand boom.
Wait for the bottle too solidify, take out the heater with the same twisty pull moron used to insert it, fill the resized bottle fill of water, actually leaving about an inch or 2 of space before the top, then squeeze the bottle until the water is at the top, then, as you let up on the bottle, push the heater back in, so it replaces the air for the heater.. Just an easier way instead of splashing eager everywhere haha..
Using epoxy or silicone, seal'er uppppp!
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