Thermostat?

malaysianbloods · 03-06-05, 10:24 PM

Hi I was wondering how well do the helix thermostats work and what do they normally go for (price), and lastly how easy are they to hook up wiring etc....

Thanks for all relpys inadvance.

paulsreef · 03-07-05, 12:08 AM

They work great. Plug and play. You worked harder by turning on your computer. They cost around $200. CDN.
Paul.

BornboreD · 03-07-05, 12:26 AM

The Helix DBS-1000 is great. So basic, and easy to use. Totally worth the cost. They're also pretty much the industry standard now I would think. I will always use them, and know of well respected and successful breeders that use them as well. I highly reccomend them. In fact I should probably get my hands on some more come to think of it.......

Colin

mykee · 03-07-05, 11:33 AM

I'm with Paul and Colin, they are the easiest and best proportional thermostat on the market today (I've only ever used Helix's though) Super easy to use, very accurate and I have 6 in use and would never consider using anything but Helix DBS-1000's forever and ever.

malaysianbloods · 03-07-05, 01:46 PM

where are they available to purchase.

dystopia · 03-08-05, 04:38 AM

MG Reptiles is great. The guy who runs it is awesome and very nice. HTH

Jeremy

Slannesh · 03-08-05, 06:42 AM

I'll second the vote on MG Reptiles.. Matt was super easy to deal with. I picked up a Herpstat Thermostat a few weeks ago and coudln't be happier with it.

Bristen · 03-08-05, 07:29 AM

I can "third" Matt at MG Reptiles.. I bought some heat tape from him and the deal was great. I also hope to get some Herpstats from Matt this year... they look like a really great thermostat.

I currently use a couple of DBS1000's... I have no problems with them and they are working perfectly.. I however don't like the fact that you can't set temperature to less than a degree (Herpstat allows settings with increments of 1/10th of a degree)... I also would like more than one button on the DBS1000! It would be simpler with more buttons I think heh!

Probably both are excellent devices... DBS1000 has a proven track record though.. I think the Herpstat is fairly new on the "reptile thermostat scene"...

Bristen.

mykee · 03-08-05, 05:21 PM

Sid, try Matt K on this forum, he's in Canada, and I've purchased Helix's from him before; $225. MUCH cheaper than ordering from the States for sure. Trust me.

BornboreD · 03-08-05, 05:44 PM

I'm just curious.....

Other than maybe certain incubation situations, when would a tenth of a degree actually matter enough for it to be a downfall to a herp thermostat? No disrespect meant, I'm really just curious.

Colin

mykee · 03-08-05, 11:05 PM

1/10th of a degree is splitting hairs, EVEN for an incubator. A waste of money if that's what you're paying for IMO.

malaysianbloods · 03-08-05, 11:34 PM

How many pieces of heat tape can you hook up to one helix or one herpstat, because i'm hoping to be building a rack that has ten levels which means ten pieces. Will it work?

thanks

Bristen · 03-09-05, 07:17 AM

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Originally posted by mykee
1/10th of a degree is splitting hairs, EVEN for an incubator. A waste of money if that's what you're paying for IMO.

wasting money if you're paying more, but in the case of the Herpstat, it's actually cheaper than the Helix :-P

Bristen.

Slannesh · 03-09-05, 07:30 AM

Not even a bit cheaper... I saved over $50 + whatever shipping would have been for a Helix anywhere that i was able to find in Canada.

I believe both the Herpstat and Helix will do a total of 500 watts of heating element Sid.

The 1/10th of a degree is more gimmick than feature I think. Mine tends to fluctuate +/- .2 degrees at all times... So they aren't really accurate to 1/10th of a degree, they just show you the tenths instead of whole #'s.

malaysianbloods · 03-10-05, 09:23 PM

Where can you get the herpstats