6-Outlet Wired Ranco Thermostat any good?

Can buy one for 85 bucks.. is that a good price? are they worth a damn?

thanks

The Rancos are fine. I wouldn't use one for a rack as I personally like the proportional thermostats better, but I use one to keep my snake room warm and it keeps it within a couple degrees.

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Originally Posted by Sevo

Can buy one for 85 bucks.. is that a good price? are they worth a damn?

thanks

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NO thats not a good price:) I sell them for 73.99 and they work like a charm..

There was recently a post on the KS ball forum (can I say that) from a guy that switched from Rancos to Helix's and is now saving 25% on his electric bill by switching from an "on/off" thermostat to a proportional.

I personally prefer the way proportional stats work over on/off stats like Rancos. When Rancos hit the market I tried one out and saw some signifigant temp swings compared to my proportional t-stats. Ball pythons are sensitive enough to temps that a swing of only a couple of degrees can throw them off food.

Hope this wasn't a thread hi-jack, I am honestly just trying to help.

-adam

Ranco's make a good backup tstat. I am all for proportional.

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

When Rancos hit the market I tried one out and saw some signifigant temp swings compared to my proportional t-stats. -adam

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Yup analog vs digital... thats one reason proportional is more expensive and still handles less power

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Originally Posted by justcage

thats one reason proportional is more expensive and still handles less power

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And if you're investing hard earned dollars into ball pythons (or any other high end species), it's a small price to pay for that extra accuracy. ;)

-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

And if you're investing hard earned dollars into ball pythons (or any other high end species), it's a small price to pay for that extra accuracy. ;)

-adam

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And knowing is half the battle! Stay off drugs boys and girls:)

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Originally Posted by justcage

And knowing is half the battle! Stay off drugs boys and girls:)

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huh? :confused:

-adam

Go proportional .....


Neil