Monitor enclosure discussion thread

[formica]

Originally Posted by smy_749

All of them can. Once your probe goes whacko, anything can happen....

Ive only used microclimate and habistat, and they have all failed ''Off'' when they did eventually go, is there any more specific info you can give me? because it seems to me that this is a pretty major flaw in the design if this is happening - i've heard it mentioned, but only on this forum in the last few months

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by formica

Ive only used microclimate and habistat, and they have all failed ''Off'' when they did eventually go, is there any more specific info you can give me? because it seems to me that this is a pretty major flaw in the design if this is happening - i've heard it mentioned, but only on this forum in the last few months

Again, not talking about the stat itself. I'm sure there is a fail safe like you are talking about so they turn off. I'm simply referring to the probe going haywire. When any of these probes are exposed to extreme heat or cold or whatever, they tend to stop working. Now, the stat still works, but if the probe is reading 40 degrees F then you will have a problem....

[fldaddy2]

I was using a Zoomed thermostat that stuck on all the time. Just a light thump and it would turn off. Never had a problem coming on, but it damn near cooked my sav a few times (120 ambient). Until I moved it to my blackthroat enclosure (after working on it and mounting it differently)and he ripped the probe off. It's now in the county landfill. Since then I have just played with different wattage lights and combinations and locations until I got my enclosures to stay consistent where they should be.