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sstorkel
at Wed Feb 18 17:37:33 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by sstorkel ]
>>Alright people Thanx for the input on the panels. Now, it has been brought to my attention that its necessary that one uses a thermostat w/ rhps and I can see the reasoning behind this. Now how do the cheaper themostats, 30 dollar range compare with the say helix brand thermos 100 dollar range. Also, can I operate two cages w/ one thermo which I think would require a dual sensor
>>I think you can see the obvious advantage to this. Although from a manufacturing stand point this would be a disadvantage. Well thats it for now I'll think of more later. Ireally appreciate the replies. Thanx, Clint
This is news to me... I once met a professional breeder who had tens of thousands of dollars worth of snakes in his garage. RHPs in every cage and not a thermostat to be found! He just had everything on dimmers and would periodically check the temps with a heat gun and adjust the dimmers. The one caveat here is that all of his cages were fairly long and low, so there was quite a good heat gradient and the temps in his garage were relatively constant.
The main difference between a Helix and a $30 thermostat is how tightly the temperature is controlled. The last time I had eggs, I ran my incubator with a Helix and the temps didn't change by more than a half-degree in either direction. In a normal cage, I might get a bit more movement, say plus or minus 1 degree. My cheap $30 thermostat, on the other hand, will often let temps swing 2-3 degrees. Depending on how sensitive your species are, this may or may not be a problem.
You can operate two cages on one thermostat or two, depending on how tightly you want the temperature controlled. GCS is the only company I know of making thermostats with multiple probes. In most cases, you'd setup one cage with the probe but plug two (or more) identical heaters into the thermostat. In theory, if the cages are the same size and in the same location you should end up with identical temps. In practice, temperature may be off by a couple of degrees.
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RE: Radient heat panels and thermostats.(come on people I'm almost there) - sstorkel, Wed Feb 18 17:37:33 2004