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The two heaters shown are enclosure heaters.

The first is a rail-mountable enclosure heater encased in plastic (about 3.5in x 3.0in x 1.5in) that can be mounted in a glass, plastic or wood cage to heat the air.

Next is a thin fiberglass/silicon heater 6in x 2in fused to an aluminum mounting plate. I will be mounting this in a wood box to heat the air so I can keep deli-cups with baby snakes in there.

The 3rd pic is little t-stat, around 3.5in x 1.5in x 1.0in and cost only $13. It is bi-metal, so not for precise control. However, it makes a great high-temp safety cutoff and does not require any power itself. I will put this inline with the enclosure heater, but will use a proportional controller to maintain the temps.

Fun stuff to play with.

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Mark

Where are these available at? Anymore info would be great...almost looks european
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Jeremy Payne
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Definitely either directly from Europe or influenced by European design. Small, rail-mount control systems were developed in Europe and used there before they caught on here in the USA.

The company is www.omega.com and is in the USA but sells worldwide.

They sell measurement and control devices for temperature, pressure, humidity, flow and strain.

Look under Electric Heaters and then click on Enclosure Heaters.

Also look at Flexible Heaters to see some really nice heating mats and cables. Very expensive but they perform better than the heating devices used in this hobby for the same purpose. I use the 2.5 W/sq-in density - that is plenty of power. I have two of the heat tapes that are about 5 watts/sq-in, and I put those in series to lower the wattage-density overall.

I know these items are as or more expensive than mainstream herp-related stuff, but for me, toying around with these devices is more fun than keeping the reptiles themselves.

I would not buy their proportional controllers however. Too precise for herp applications. No sense in paying extra for something that can keep to the 0.2 deg F when a snake doesn't need that kind of control. The herp-related controllers on the market are great and more cost effective.
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Mark

>>Definitely either directly from Europe or influenced by European design. Small, rail-mount control systems were developed in Europe and used there before they caught on here in the USA.
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>>The company is www.omega.com and is in the USA but sells worldwide.
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>>They sell measurement and control devices for temperature, pressure, humidity, flow and strain.
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>>Look under Electric Heaters and then click on Enclosure Heaters.
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>>Also look at Flexible Heaters to see some really nice heating mats and cables. Very expensive but they perform better than the heating devices used in this hobby for the same purpose. I use the 2.5 W/sq-in density - that is plenty of power. I have two of the heat tapes that are about 5 watts/sq-in, and I put those in series to lower the wattage-density overall.
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>>I know these items are as or more expensive than mainstream herp-related stuff, but for me, toying around with these devices is more fun than keeping the reptiles themselves.
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>>I would not buy their proportional controllers however. Too precise for herp applications. No sense in paying extra for something that can keep to the 0.2 deg F when a snake doesn't need that kind of control. The herp-related controllers on the market are great and more cost effective.
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>>Mark

Do you have pictures of one of those heaters installed in a cage. They look interesting

When I can get around to it, I'll take a few pics.
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Mark

"...toying around with these devices is more fun than keeping the reptiles themselves."

Man, Mark, you've got it (the Tinkerer's Syndrome) bad!!! And I know just how you feel. Ha! Ha!

Interesting find. A lot of stuff on that site interests me. Let us know how those products work out for you.

Take care!
Mike
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