Lyon TX6 Operating instructions

MODELS INPUT WATTS HERTZ
VOLTAGE
TX6 & 120VAC 80 60
TX7 230VAC 50/60
WARNING
GROUNDING: Certainmetalandelectricalpartsof the incubator are grounded. You canidentifytheseparts as they have a GREENorGREENWITHYELLOW
STRIPED wire connected to them. Grounds are for your protection and should never be removed or tampered with.
POWER CORDS: All incubators and turners have three prong plugs on the power cord. The bottom round prong is a ground connection. It is through this
connection that ground is provided for the grounded incubator parts. You should be sure that the outlet the power cord is plugged into is actually grounded.
Using an ungrounded outlet or defeating the purpose of the ground by cutting off or removing the ground prong on the plug could, under certain situations,
cause serious electrical shock when the parts are touched. Frayed or worn power cords should be replaced immediately.
ELECTRICITY AND MOISTURE: Moisture and electricity do not mix well and because electric incubators must be operated in conditions of high humidity for
part of the incubation cycle, certain precautions should be taken. 1. Do not add water to the incubator until it reaches operating temperature. 2. Use distilled
water only. 3. As soon as incubation/hatching is complete, remove all water from the unit and dry the area that had water on it. If the top of the incubator
is removable, remove it from the base. Allow the top to air dry, if the top is left on or water is not removed, a high concentration of moisture is left in the
incubator. As the incubator cools, excessive moisture will accumulate on electrical and metal parts causing deterioration of these components, failure of the
electrical components can occur when the incubator is again used.
INCUBATOR ENVIRONMENT: The environment your incubator is used in can have a pronounced effect on your hatch. Improper environment can cause
temperature and humidity control problems during the incubation cycle. For best results, incubators should be used in an area that has a controlled ambient
temperature of 70° F. Operating incubators in less than 70° F ambient or in a room that has wide temperature variations can have a detrimental effect on
the incubator’s operation and it may be necessary to make additional and frequent temperature control adjustments during incubation. Incubators should not
be located near heat or in direct sunlight. Avoid locations near windows or doorways or where drafts occur. Remember that the eggs must receive air, avoid
locations where carbon dioxide concentration might be high, (i.e., near gas furnaces or hot water heaters).
THEINCUBATORSHOULDBEBROUGHTTOOPERATINGTEMPERATUREFOR24TO48HOURSBEFOREPUTTINGEGGSINIT. LETYOUR EGGSSTAYAT
ROOMTEMPERATUREFORATLEAST12HOURSBEFORESETTINGTHEMINTHEINCUBATOR.
HUMIDITY AND ITS CONTROL: There are two very important things you should know about humidity and its control. 1. You control humidity - the incubator
can’t. As the incubator operator, you set the temperature desired and you determine by adjusting the amount of water surface exposed to the heated air
what the humidity in the incubator will be. 2. The wet bulb thermometer reading is not the percent of humidity in the incubator. To give you an example of
this; if the incubator dry bulb thermometer reads 100°F, and the wet bulb thermometer reads 84°F, the humidity in the incubator is 51%, not 84%. The hatching
manual shipped with your incubator describes how to determine humidity in detail. You should read the section on humidity and calibration thoroughly.
Always use a new wick or carefully clean an old wick each time before the incubator is used.
INCUBATOR CLEANING: Clean the incubator as soon as you are done using it. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU NEED TO USE IT AGAIN. Using a low velocity
vacuum, remove as much dust and dirt as possible. You may use a mild soap with water to clean all the parts or a weak solution of ammonia and water. Wipe
the incubator clean with a cloth coated with the cleaning solution. BE SURE THE ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE INCUBATOR IS DISCONNECTED OR
UNPLUGGEDBEFORE ATTEMPTINGTOCLEAN THEUNIT. Avoidgettingliquids onthetemperaturecontroller,heatercoiland thecoilinsulators. Whencleaning
is complete, allow the incubator to dry completely, then cover it in storage until it is used again.
INCUBATORSAREELECTRICALDEVICESANDSHOULDBETREATEDASSUCH. ELECTRICALREPAIRSSHOULDBEMADEBYCOMPETENTELECTRICAL
SERVICEPERSONNEL. DISCONNECTORUNPLUGTHEPOWERBEFOREATTEMPTINGREPAIRSORCLEANINGTHEINCUBATOR. PLEASEREADALL
INSTRUCTIONSCAREFULLYANDCOMPLETELY BEFORE ATTEMPTINGTOOPERATETHE INCUBATOR.
BULLETIN
NO.281-161
4/98
ASSEMBLING
&
OPERATINGTHETURN-X
INCUBATOR
Incubators are electrical devices and should be treated as such. Electrical repairs should be made by competent electrical
service personnel. Disconnect or unplug the power before attempting repairs or cleaning the incubator.
INSPECTION: Unpack the unit. Inspect the unit for external and/or internal damage. IF THE UNIT IS
RECEIVED DAMAGED, FILE CLAIM WITH DELIVERING CARRIER. WE CANNOT FILE THE CLAIM
FORYOU.
NOTE: THE TEFLON TAPE COMES PRE-INSTALLED AT FACTORY, PARAGRAPHS BELOW ARE
FORINFORMATION ONLY
IMPORTANT: The packetattached to theseinstructions contains a special adhesivebacked tape thatis
1/4 inch wide and approximately 3 inches long. CUT THIS TAPE INTO 4 PIECES ABOUT 5/8 INCHES
LONG.
Referringto the illustration of the Turn-X base on the left, remove the adhesive backing on the pieces of
tapeand affix them securely (adhesiveside down) to the bottomof the groove in thebase at the 4 points
identified by the letter A.
Thetape is quite smooth and the dome will turn easily onit. If there are any burrs on the bottom edge of
thedome, remove them.
Thedrawingonthe left also showsthebase compartments and directionofwater flow. WATERFLOWIS
PARTOFTHEUNITHUMIDITYCONTROLandisdiscussedintheparagraphHUMIDITYREGULATION.
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THEINCUBATORSECTIONS
The incubator consists of five sections; the
domeassembly,theeggturningringassembly,
the screen, the base plate and the water
fountain.
The incubator is pre-assembled at the
factory.
This information is provided for reference.
ASSEMBLINGTHEINCUBATOR
Assembletheturningring. Removetheplasticfilm
from thestrap.Holdtheplasticstrapwithnotched
sideUPand insertthespokes of theturningring
into the strap until it completely surrounds the
turningring.Fasten thering usingthe bradsand
washerssupplied,formtheassemblyintoacircle.
Now mount the thermometer/hygrometer
assembly. To assemble, carefully follow
instructions attached to your assembly packet.
Unitsshownon thispage showtheTX-6 carded
thermometer/hygrometerassembly.
Before the screen and turning ring are
positioned on the base, these two parts should
beheldtogetherwiththewickthroughthecenter
hole in the screen and pulled out full length
below. With the screen and turning ring against
each other and the wick dangling below, place
the assembly on the base with the wick
extending toward the water fountain socket and
laying through the two slots in the water
segments of the base. The wick must extend
in the base toward the fountain in order to be
wet immediately when water is introduced
into the first segment adjacent to the fountain
Fit the four holes in the screen over the
extrusions on the base and press into place.
When the dome is set on the base, notice
that the screws through the wall engage in
slotsin the topoftheplasticturning ring strap.
These screws project inside through the
dome from the two knobs outside. Proper
seating of the screws in the turning ring strap
will put the dome in gear with the turning ring
assembly, and thereafter rotating the dome
on the base plate will cause the egg turning
ring to move also. See the drawing below.
When eggs are in the incubator, they will be
positioned between the spokes of the turning
frame and will be rolled over when the dome
is turned on the base. Rotating the dome
from the outside moves the egg turning ring
inside and turns the eggs over. This is
another advantage of the Turn-X system. . .
to turn the eggs without opening the
incubator.
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GETTING THE INCUBATOR READY
With the incubator sections correctly
assembled as per the foregoing
explanations, and being sure that the
wick is laying under the screen through
two slots in the base and is extended
outward toward the fountain, plug the
electrical cord into a wall socket. The
fan will begin spinning and the heater
will come on, indicated by the small
light.
TEMPERATURE REGULATION
The incubator was regulated before it
was shipped to you. Due to handling in
shipment, it may require further
adjustment. Watch the thermometer as
the temperature builds up. The
indicator light should go off at 100°F.
After that, the light will go on and off at
short intervals. This on and off of the
indicator light and a constant
thermometer reading of 100°F indicate
the thermostat is controlling the heat.
The thermometers should be
inspected many times for several days
to be sure the temperature is fully
stabilized.
TX-6 TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT:
The TX-6 has a solid state temperature
control. The regulator shaft protrudes
through the dome above the thermostat
board. Turning the shaft CLOCKWISE
will increase the heat, turning the shaft
COUNTERCLOCKWISE will lower the
heat. In regulating the thermostat, turn
the shaft slowly and carefully.
TX-7 TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT:
The TX-7 has a 10 turn solid state
temperature control. This control is
designed to operate the incubator in a
range of 80 to 106°F. Each 360 turn of
the control covers a range of
approximately 2 - 3°F for precise
temperature setting.
When tested at the factory, the control
was set at 100°F. To LOWER the
Temperature turn the control knob to
the LEFT and to INCREASE the
temperature turn the knob to the RIGHT.
Remember that a COMPLETE 360
TURN of the potentiometer covers only
3°F. Make small adjustments to the
temperature desired.
REGULATE THE INCUBATOR AT:
100°F for temperature and 86°F (wet
bulb) for humidity (for chicken eggs).
HUMIDITY REGULATION
With the nut on the neck screwed against the
bodyofthefountain,fillthefountainwithwater.
Place a finger over spout to prevent spilling
and invert the fountain over the socket on the
base. Remove the finger and quickly slide
the spout to the bottom of the socket. Water
will immediately gurgle into the base
segment adjacent to the fountain. Capillary
attraction will soon wet the entire wick up to
the thermometer, after which the wet bulb
will register humidity. With the fountain in
place and the incubator running at 100°F,
humidity may stabilize inside the incubator
in about five minutes. A humidity reading
may then be made. Unless the incubator is
in a very humid climate adjustment to
increase the humidity will be needed. With
the fountain remaining in place in the socket
on the base, more water is introduced into
the base by holding the nut on the fountain
neck and turning the fountain
counterclockwise a half turn. Read the wet
bulb again and adjust the fountain upward
again if it is needed. Continue to adjust the
fountain upward in slow steps until the
reading of 86°F is obtained.
Humidity accumulates in the incubator
from evaporation in direct proportion to the
surface area of water in the base. Each
counterclockwise half turn elevates the
fountain 1/16 inch and causes water to run
into another cup Segment of the base. Dry
climates require water in more cups than
humid climates. Continually elevating the
fountain will eventually run water into all
seventeen cups. The object in humidity
regulation is to determine what the
elevation of the fountain and the number of
cups with water should be for your climate.
Watching the wet bulb thermometer while
elevating the fountain half a turn at 3 to 5
minute intervals will eventually produce the
desired reading of 86°F.
If hard, mineralized water is used, the wick
may become clogged in a number of days,
before this happens, you will have arrived
at a satisfactory adjustment. Before each
hatch, a new wick may be installed or the
old one may be removed and washed to
remove the materials that may have
stiffened it. The use of distilled water in the
fountain will largely eliminate the problem
of mineral clogged wicks.
WHY EGGS ARE TURNED
It is necessary to turn incubating eggs for
the very same reason a person turns
himself while sleeping. That is, to relieve
the pressure that restricts the nerves and
impairs circulation. The mother hen on the
nest instinctively beaks and turns the eggs
at intervals Developing embryos in the
eggs will not grow in vigor and strength
unless they are turned at regular intervals.
Lack of turning may cause chicks to have
paralyzed feet, crooked toes or to be so
weakened as not to be able to escape the
confines of the shell at hatching time. Any
interval of turning longer than three or four
hours gets declining results according to
scientific studies. The longer the wait after
four hours, the weaker the chicks may be.
POINTEGGSTOCENTER
Eggs are set in the turning ring with the
small ends pointing to the center.
THEDEGREEOFTURNING
Ideally, eggs would be turned 180 degrees.
That is, the side that is up before the eggs
are turned will be down after they are
turned. Generally, however, varying sizes
of eggs cause some to be rolled more than
others. With automatic turning when the
eggs are moved once an hour, experience
shows that it makes little difference if
some eggs are turned more and others
less.
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An “X” may be marked on one side of several
eggs and an “0” on the other side for visually
indicating the movement of the eggs in the
turning ring.
The automatic turner turns the eggs once
eachhour.Embryos intheeggs restandgrow
during the periods between turns. Each turn
lasts for 30 seconds during which time the
eggs are gently rolled over.
EGGTURNINGDIAGRAM
Turning should start on the first day of
incubation and be discontinued one day
before hatching of 16 day eggs and two days
before hatching of eggs that take 21 days or
longer to hatch.
MANUALTURNINGSCHEDULE
A reasonable egg turning schedule and one
that has proven to be successful is to turn
the eggs the first thing on arising in the
morning; beginning at 6:00 a.m. ; mid
morning - approx. 10:00 a.m.; mid afternoon,
approx. 2:00 p.m.; again at 6:00 p.m. and
when you retire for the night, approx. 10:00
p.m. This is five times per day. Hatches
have been produced with three turns a day
or even with only two turns, but in general
the percentage is low and the chicks do not
survive well.
AUTOMATICTURNING
Automatic turning is a far more successful
method of hatching eggs. An automatic
turner does not forget, it does not want to go
away on the weekends and it turns day and
night at set intervals. Most automatic turners
are set on the basis of one movement each
hour.
TOP VIEW OF INCUBATOR WITH AUTOMATIC TURNER
The turner sits at the right side of the
incubator. The incubator and turner are
attached together by two L shaped screws
in the lower corners of the turner case. The
short L screw must be in the front corner
and the long L screw in the rear corner of
the turner. Study the top view of the
incubator and automatic turner on page
four. The turned up ends of the L screws
engage through two holes in the rim of the
incubator base. The turner pull rod hooks
over a knob on the side of the incubator.
The automatic turner pulls and pushes the
dome back and forth on the base. It is
necessary that the two screws projecting
inside the dome wall from the knobs
engage two slots in the top of the turning
ring strap, (refer to the drawing).
POSITIONOFEGGS
An incubating egg should set in a normal
position as it would on a flat surface; that
is with the large end slightly higher than
the point. An egg that persistently has the
small end elevated may cause the embryo
to be misoriented with the head toward the
small end. In this misoriented position,
the chick is likely to drown when pipping.
Therefore, it is quite important that the large
end of the eggs should be slightly higher
than the small ends, or as they would lie
naturally on a flat surface.
THERMOMETERSANDWICKS
Having several spare thermometers and
wicks is good insurance. Glass
thermometers are easy to break and
certain accidental circumstances may
cause the spirits to separate. Having extra
thermometers for comparison against
each other will lead to accuracy.
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Chula Vista, CA 91911
Telephone [phone]
Fax [phone]
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e-mail: [email protected]
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REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR TX-7 & TX-6
NO. TX-7 TX-6 ITEM DESCRIPTION
Catalog Catalog
Number Number
68 350-005 350-005 Water Fountain
69 350-006 350-006 Base
70 130-001 130-001 Screen
71 350-016 350-016 Fan Guard (For older Units)
72 115-020 115-006 120V Wired Dome Assy.
73 115-021 115-007 230V Wired Dome Assy.
76 350-071 350-007 Plastic Dome
78 350-028 350-028 Plastic Baffle Plate
80 350-009 350-009 Plastic Motor Cover
81 270-012 270-012 224 OHM Heating Coil (120VAC)
82 270-013 270-013 432 OHM Heating Coil (230VAC)
85 200-049 200-049 Square Receptacle
87 320-073 320-073 120V Fan Motor
88 320-074 320-074 230V Fan Motor
89 320-075 320-075 3" Fan Blade
90 118-000-1
118-000-1 120V Power Cord
92 220-012 220-010 120V Thermostat Control
93 220-013 220-011 230V Thermostat Control
500-013 500-009 Therm./Hygro. Assy.
500-011 5 1/2" Mercury Therm. (2 Used)
500-008 Carded Thermometer (2 Used)
WK1-9 Wick Material, 9" Long
WK2-6 Wick Material, 6" Long
PCS1 PCS1 Wick Cinch Strap
REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR AUTOMATIC TURNER
NO. CATALOG ITEM DESCRIPTION
NUMBER
94 320-097 Turning Lever & Rod Assy.
95 320-071 120V Power Motor
96 320-072 230V Power Motor
97 320-076 120V Timer Motor
98 320-077 230V Timer Motor
99 350-002 Power Motor Cam
100 350-000 Timer Motor Cam
101 460-020 Sensitive Snap Switch
102 460-019 Push Button Switch
EGG TURNING RINGS FOR TX-7 AND TX-6
CATALOG ITEM DESCRIPTION
940-028 72 Combo Ring
940-029 48 Quail or Similar
940-030 27 Pheasant or Similar
940-031 18 Chicken or Similar
940-032 9 Goose or Similar
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ASSEMBLING
&
OPERATING THE TURN-X
INCUBATOR
1690 Brandywine Avenue,
Chula Vista, CA 91911, U.S.A.
Telephone [phone]
Fax [phone]
Email: [email protected]
www.lyonelectric.com
ELECTRIC COMPANY
INC.
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