If i gave two 2' lengths of heat tape wire together to a thermostat. Will they both be the same temperature? or has anyone tried this. to me it is the same as having a 4 foot length. this would not be the inside of cage
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Will this work
Neo_TheOne
Nov 12, 2003 12:32 AM
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sstorkel
Nov 12, 2003 10:44 AM
>>If i gave two 2' lengths of heat tape wire together to a thermostat. Will they both be the same temperature? or has anyone tried this. to me it is the same as having a 4 foot length. this would not be the inside of cage
I haven't wired two pieces of heat tape together, but I have connected multiple separate pieces to the same thermostat. In general, I find that there's always a difference in temperature from one piece to another. It seems to be related to how solid I managed to get the connection from wire to the heat tape. Maybe I'm just wiring it wrong? In any event, I usually wire up several pieces, connect them to the wall, and then see how hot they get. I'll pick pieces with similar temp and connect them to the same thermostat.
markg
Nov 13, 2003 11:07 PM
I can't see the pic, but I'll assume you have the pieces wired in PARALLEL, meaning each piece is wired to 110VAC (just together.) You're correct - this is like having one 4ft piece. No difference in temp if placed on the same type of surface. Obviously if one piece is on say melamine and one on glass, you will see a difference because of the differing heat-conducting properties of the two surfaces.
