Heat panel placement.

[pinefamily]

I was under the impression heat panels gave off more heat than a CHE, that's why they are popular with people's vertical enclosures.

[jjhill001]

Originally Posted by pinefamily

I was under the impression heat panels gave off more heat than a CHE, that's why they are popular with people's vertical enclosures.

They give off a more spread out heat. Think heat pad with better heat penetration but downward instead of upward/by contact.

A ceramic heat emitter REALLY directs the heat down. I tried to emulate the spread out heat of a RHP by using a REALLY wide fixture of 10 inches. The heat is REALLY direct from a CHE so much that the CHE itself is what's directing the temp and not so much the fixture which is why I'll be switching over.