depends on the application. I have had about the same "lemon" rate on the Helix, Johnson, and Ranco, about 2%-4% or so. Johnson and Ranco have the power capacity for room heaters and other large power draws but have about a 3 /- degree slop. The Helix is about dead on most of the time, or atleast close enough it isn't relevant, but has only a 500 watt capacity. For incubators I really like the rock steady Helix and not the Ranco or JC. Otherwise I like the JC or Ranco just fine and in reality they are generally more than close enough for cages and racks. If it is of any consequence, everything I have on a thermostat is on a Helix.
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Rich Goldzung

Reptile Basics Inc

www.reptilebasics.com

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• Ranco Thermostat -- Is this thing Junk?! - oogieboogie, Thu Apr 27 12:51:10 2006
• who wired it? - robyn@ProExotics, Thu Apr 27 13:02:31 2006
• RE: who wired it? - oogieboogie, Thu Apr 27 13:11:43 2006
• RE: who wired it? - rcreptiles, Thu Apr 27 14:35:54 2006
• RE: who wired it? - reptilebasics, Thu Apr 27 15:00:06 2006
• RE: who wired it? - 414reptiles, Thu Apr 27 16:36:48 2006
• RE: who wired it? - reptilebasics, Thu Apr 27 16:45:36 2006
• RE: who wired it? - 414reptiles, Thu Apr 27 16:47:02 2006
• RE: who wired it? - reptilebasics, Thu Apr 27 16:56:34 2006
• RE: who wired it? - 414reptiles, Thu Apr 27 17:10:58 2006
• RE: who wired it? - stu, Thu Apr 27 17:41:31 2006
• RE: who wired it? - reptilebasics, Thu Apr 27 18:42:20 2006
• you can do night drop with ranco........ - boobubba, Thu Apr 27 19:05:10 2006
• RE: you can do night drop with ranco........ - reptilebasics, Thu Apr 27 20:10:31 2006
• RE: who wired it? - oogieboogie, Thu Apr 27 21:09:01 2006
• I would have.... - snakebstr, Thu Apr 27 20:09:12 2006
• RE: Ranco Thermostat -- Is this thing Junk?! - TomChambers, Thu Apr 27 15:43:59 2006