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jfmoore
at Thu Sep 18 18:54:12 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jfmoore ]
Yes, all the proportional controllers can accommodate multiple units. You just have to make sure that when you add up the wattage of everything you have connected to one, you don’t exceed the maximum load allowed. In the case of the basic Big Apple unit (without power boost) that would be 300 watts. The location of the socket where you plug in your heating device(s) on this unit is so confined that it is more convenient to run an extension cord off of it and then hook up the devices to that. A power strip works fine, but you’ll probably need a 3 x 2 wire adapter since most power strips are grounded, but these heaters don’t need to be, so the socket is for 2 prong plugs.
The issue I have with running multiple cages off of one controller is that if your cages are stacked vertically, then there can be a fairly large temperature differential between the top and bottom cages, especially in the wintertime. One of the ways I deal with that is to place different species in different levels, so, colubrids at the bottom and pythons at the top.
-Joan
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RE: proportional controller - jfmoore, Thu Sep 18 18:54:12 2003