Help: Thermostat Probe - how to keep in place? - Page 2

KORBIN5895 · 03-28-12, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by MoreliAddict

correct, it would be at least four inches above you UTH, maybe more. It would be sitting above the UTH and below the RHP. The UTH and RHP are both hooked to the same thermostat.

My guess is that you would get your reading only from the Rhp. The ground temp will probably not affect the probe that far off the ground and on top of the hide. I would be worries about the uth because in reality that probe will not have be regulating it very well.

MoreliAddict · 03-28-12, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

My guess is that you would get your reading only from the Rhp. The ground temp will probably not affect the probe that far off the ground and on top of the hide. I would be worries about the uth because in reality that probe will not have be regulating it very well.

should i just lay the probe on top of the aspen, and stick it in the back corner?

shaunyboy · 03-28-12, 10:23 AM

i use the little cable clips you can buy for securing telephone cable in position

they come with a little panel pin nail,i just replace the nail,with a small self tapping screw

put the probe cable into the clip,then screw the clip into the position you require it to be in

i use 1 cermaic bulb,bulb guard and thermostat in each tank

imo theres no need for multipule heat sources mate

you can see how i position the heat source in this picture,i place the heat probes,4 to 6 inch back towards the cool side,6 to 8 inches below the bottom of where the heat guard stops

i've moved all my probes since that picture was taken.i will try and get some pic's of there new positions for you

they are attatched to the back wall,5 inch towards the cool side,from the heat guard,6 inches down,from the level of the bottom of the heat guard

cheers shaun

KORBIN5895 · 03-28-12, 11:40 AM

Shaun can you pm me some specific pics of your heat bulb setup? I want to do that in my enclosure.

Robyn@SYR · 03-28-12, 04:00 PM

I am not a fan of permanent probe attachment like gluing. Sometimes things change, and probes must be moved.

That said, if a probe is accidentally/unknowingly moved, the results can be disastrous. As in heated death disaster.

We usually secure probes with zip ties. Drill a hole on either side of the probe, loop zip tie through, and secure.

Probe security is especially important when securing incubator probes. I learned that lesson after a couple of accidents of a probe falling out of an incubator, or being snagged out. Eggs do not hatch at 130F.

MoreliAddict · 03-28-12, 07:33 PM

thanks for the advice everyone!

shaun that setup you've got going is awesome.

im planning on keeping a bit of extra substrate in the corner and placing the probe on top of the substrate. i'll run the wire under the substrate . If i need to make adjustments i'll hot glue a suction cup onto the hide back there and use that

pics after i setup on friday.