I have 2 racks that I used 3" Flexwatt. Where is the best place to place the Thermostat Probe???
Thanks
Tom
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Where to Place The Probe for Flexwatt??
latin1956
May 29, 2005 05:36 PM
Replies (3)
markg
May 30, 2005 12:10 AM
In a spare box in the rack, held down with adhesive caulk and slightly covered with the same substrate used in the other boxes. This way, the controller sees the temps that the animals will see.
Mark
>>I have 2 racks that I used 3" Flexwatt. Where is the best place to place the Thermostat Probe???
>>
>>Thanks
>>Tom
paulv
May 30, 2005 01:54 AM
The way i have done this is to put the probe directly onto the heat tape. The i have measured the substrate inside the hide boxes (for gecko's) with a tempgun, and set the thermostat according to what i want it to be. The temperature inside the hide boxes is about 2 - 3 degrees lower in the boxes than on the heat tape.
justcage
May 30, 2005 05:35 PM
I have done it both ways with equal sucess. I would use the caulk though, a peice of foil tape is what I would use...
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