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joels417
at Wed Jan 7 20:38:34 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by joels417 ]
Wire them all seperate.  Get an surge protector with 6 outlets and plug em in. 6 ft extension cords are cheap.
Although, I have my hatchling rack (BP's) wired parallel, in 5 30" strips, I don't get any heat loss. And it sticks around 89.5 rather well.
Good luck.
>>I just spent a lot of time wiring up my rack really nicely following a diagram that was posted on here quite a while ago and think that this might not be the best way to do it.
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>> The person had a diagram of the tape wired in parallel (as I just finished wiring it) and I am getting very little heat off of it with the dimmer on its highest setting. It isn't even breaking the 75 degree mark inside of my individual containers.
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>>Does anybody have any real experience and know if it would be better for me to wire them in series instead? (I think by wiring them in parallel each "level" is only getting the 10 watts for thee 1 foot section of heat tape... but if I wire them in series then the wattages will add up to 30 watts? I would really love some advice right about now
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>>Thanks, Trevor
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- Joel Smith
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RE: Wiring Flexwatt tape for breeding rack..... series or parallel? - joels417, Wed Jan 7 20:38:34 2004