THREE
INCUBATORS IN
ONE
Contact Incubator / Conventional Moving
Air Incubator / Hatcher
The
Brinsea CONTAQ Z6 – designed
to enable you to set all the incubation parameters
your eggs would experience in their natural nest.
The Z6 is the latest high performance egg incubator
to feature patented Contact Incubation Technology
(CIT) which accurately mimics the nest conditions
and warms the egg by contact with the top of the
shell.
Added
Flexibility
The Z6 also operates as a very high performance
conventional moving air incubator or as a top
quality hatcher – with a dedicated hatching
mode as part of its control system.
 Since
initial field trials in 2000 Brinsea’s patented
Contact Incubation Technology has established
itself as a real step forward in incubation.
Eggs
are warmed by contact with an artificial skin,
rather than being surrounded by warm air, and
the result is much stronger and faster development
of the embryo in early stages of incubation. Many
breeders of exotic, rare and valuable species
across the world have switched to CIT.
The Z6 also allows the breeder to use conventional
moving air mode for later stages of incubation
and hatching where the benefits of contact incubation
are less important and the greater control of
humidity can outweigh the advantages of incubation
by contact.
A purpose designed hatching tray completes the
Z6 specification, giving the best possible hatching
results for any species.
Better
than the real nest
Although CIT aims at reproducing the environment
of bird and nest, with the CONTAQ Z6 the incubation
environment can be seen as better than the real
nest. There are no predators and no egg damage
from inexperienced brood birds, no risks of disease
or disturbance interrupting the parents. The professional
breeder or advanced amateur now has an incubator
which can be relied on to produce consistently
higher yields of precious eggs – for birds
of prey, for parrots and for endangered species.
Humidity
pump accessible
for easy maintenance |
Hatching
Tray
with cover |
Temperature
calibration facility |
Advanced
roller
system |
Air
Filter and
Contact ‘Skin’ |
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Key
standard features
-
Contact incubation, conventional moving air
and hatching modes
- Reliable,
flexible and easy to use microprocessor control
system with improved temperature stability with
Enhanced Proportional Derivative (PD) temperature
control.
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Microprocessor controlled roller turning system
allowing full control of turning interval, angle
and direction including randomization feature.
- Mains
and 12v DC supply inputs allow battery backup
in case of mains failure
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High accuracy calibrating thermometer supplied
so control system calibration can be checked
easily
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High accuracy automatic humidity control
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High quality stainless and galvanised steel
cabinet construction for long life and ease
of cleaning with integral heat retaining insulation
panels improving electrical efficiency and temperature
control.
- Two
stage air filtration in moving air and hatching
modes to keep the air clean for emerging chicks
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Front loading drawer design gives ideal access
to eggs and chicks whilst being stackable and
space efficient
Control
System
The electronic controls, based on well-proven
technology, can be used to define precisely the
environment required, controlling temperature
of the skin, the time it spends sitting on the
eggs and away from the eggs and the amount of
movement to take place for each change of egg
position.
The Z6 recreates the brood patch with a warm air-filled
plastic diaphragm (the skin), which can be inflated
and deflated. A conveyor belt system rotates the
eggs. To control the Z6 Brinsea has developed
a fully flexible system using an 8 bit microcontroller
with a 16 character display. Through a simple
3 button, menu-driven interface the breeder can
control:
 Temperature
– of the skin in contact mode or air temperature
in moving air mode
Humidity
level – of the egg chamber
Cooling – duration and
interval that the skin is retracted from the eggs,
simulating the bird leaving the nest.
Turning – direction, angle
and frequency of egg rotation with option to randomise
egg turning within user defined limits.
Alarm – for high and low
temperature. Internal alarm sounder and message
on the display.
Power Back-up – battery
may be connected at same time as mains for
auto back-up
Plus:
Predictive temperature stability system incorporating
active temperature overshoot elimination.
Specifications:
External dimensions: 32cm x 66cm x 59cm (12 1/2"
x 26" x 231/4" ) – H x W x D
Weight: 30Kg
Power consumption: 110W max and 60W nominal operating
Input voltage: 12v DC and 115v AC or 12v DC and
230v AC as specified
Examples of typical maximum egg capacities:
Quail 152, hen 60, goose 24, macaw 100, parakeet
200
The
best solution to every stage of incubation - naturally
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