Thermostat? - Page 2

Bristen · 03-11-05, 07:02 AM

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Originally posted by malaysianbloods
Where can you get the herpstats

I've bought from Matt at MG Reptiles without any problems in the past: MG Reptiles

Bristen.

zero&stich · 03-11-05, 10:49 PM

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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?

I been thinking bout getting a helix to, but I'm not building racks. But that quote brings up 1 question I can't find the answer to. I have 2 BP's The two balls are in sterlights(rubbermaids are hard to find here). Question I have is, can I use the helix for the two balls? I mean can you use the helix for two different cages? If so, can someone explain a bit how? I'm kinda new to this thermostat and not sure. I was also thinking about incorperating the night drop feature into it to. For the night drop, what do I need again? I can;t seem to log onto beanfarm.com. Thanks for any help.

Jeff_Favelle · 03-12-05, 06:32 AM

Helix's RULE man! Great choice.

I have them on all the incubators as my 2nd thermostat. I trust them over anything else!

Markus Jayne · 03-12-05, 11:00 AM

I use Helix DBS 1000 and love it! It can handle 500 watts and you can add 500 watt power module to it.

Markus

K1LOS · 03-12-05, 11:57 AM

With the herpstat you can just use a regular house hold timer for night temp drops right? It costs another $50 or something for that with the helix. I feel every reptile needs a night temp drop, its only natural. So if you don't buy this nightdrop cable (or whatever it is), are you stuck leaving your herps at a constant temp 24/7 ?

I'm also curious how you can control different cages with the same thermostat. Can you have multiple cages with multiple temperatures, or do they all have to be the same?

Geoff

Jeff_Favelle · 03-12-05, 12:10 PM

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I feel every reptile needs a night temp drop, its only natural.

Not really. Actually, not at all. Some reptiles actually get WARMER at night, due to their behaviour. I think you need to re-think your thoughts on temperatures.

Tim_Cranwill · 03-12-05, 12:59 PM

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Originally posted by K1LOS
you stuck leaving your herps at a constant temp 24/7 ?

Also, they <b>should</b> have a temperature <u>gradient</u>. Not one constant temp. So they can choose their temp anytime of the day rather then being stuck "cold" all night long. I see your logic but like Jeff said, it's a bit flawed.

malaysianbloods · 03-14-05, 01:28 AM

So can I hook up ten pieces of flexwatt up to one helix or herpstat (because each level of the rack is going to have it's own piece of flexwatt).

Thanks

Jeff_Favelle · 03-14-05, 02:27 AM

You can hook up as many items as you want, provided you have enough power bars and the total wattage doesn't go over 500W.

Also keep in mind, that the thermostat has ONE probe, so it will only regulate the heat the LOCATION OF THE PROBE. Whether that location has the same level of heat as the rest of the rack, is entirely up to the rack's design.

zero&stich · 03-14-05, 07:25 PM

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Also keep in mind, that the thermostat has ONE probe, so it will only regulate the heat the LOCATION OF THE PROBE. Whether that location has the same level of heat as the rest of the rack, is entirely up to the rack's design.

]Jeff-
What if someone isn't using a rack? I'm keepin my balls each in their seperate sterlight, same demensions, that are stacked. How would I be able to control the temps from two enclosures with one probe? Any ideas?
(rubbermaids are hard to find here).

I can take a pic of my current setup if anyone needs it.

Jeff_Favelle · 03-14-05, 08:08 PM

Well, the probe controls the temperature of the heat AT THE PROBE'S LOCATION. So, depending on the desgin and how similar the cage are, they may be the exact same temps, or they may be very different temps. But the only reliable way is to have two thermostats. Kind of expensive. Which is why people use a rack system where there Helix controls the surface heat of the heat tape (and not the heat inside a cage....well it does, but indirectly). So if you control the heat of the heat tape, you'll get a far less variance of heat levelling within your rack.

The thermostat cannot regulate multiple heat SOURCES as it only has one probe/sensor.

zero&stich · 03-14-05, 08:34 PM

I see. Thanks for the help, that answers alot of my confusion. I been thinking about a helix because of all the constant good feedback and mainly for the night drop feature which will help me greatly. One more question, is the night drop feature added onto the helix, worth its wieght in gold, especially for breeding purposes?