helix vs ranco themostat?

does the 50 dollars extra that the helix cost really make a difference? is the ranco proportional of on/off i cant find anything that says.. i need to know soon. im bout to make the purchase and dont know if i should get the helix. do any kinds of stores carry these by any chance cuz i dont wanna have to depend on shipping. my snakes are gonna be here my next wednesday and my heated side is above 100 but warm side is 81 so i need it. HELP :O
Thanks

the ranco is an on/off the helix is a very good proportional

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Originally Posted by andwhy6

does the 50 dollars extra that the helix cost really make a difference? is the ranco proportional of on/off i cant find anything that says.. i need to know soon. im bout to make the purchase and dont know if i should get the helix. do any kinds of stores carry these by any chance cuz i dont wanna have to depend on shipping. my snakes are gonna be here my next wednesday and my heated side is above 100 but warm side is 81 so i need it. HELP :O
Thanks

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If you can afford the Helix, I'd go for it. But the Ranco works fine, too. I don't know of any retail stores that carry them....BUT....what you can do while waiting for it to be shipped...is head to the hardware store and pick up a dimmer switch. They make them for table-top lamps that you can just plug into like an extension cord...then you can use the dimmer to scale back the temps on that UTH until your t-stat arrives.

From what I've gotten in your last few posts is that you're getting two snakes, but you have one enclosure?

I have a Herpstat 2 as well as 2 Johnson Controls tstats. Both work well for what they do.

I would go for the helix.
I have a Helix on my rack and a Ranco hooked up to my oil filled heater.
I prefer the Helix to control the heating of my snakes. Ranco works great on the heater but like stated is an on/off 'stat.

I know I ordered my Helix from Reptilebasics and got it within a couple of days

You may want to give them a try
www.reptilebasics.com

He sells both.

yeah im working on building a kinda of snake hotel.. i guess you could call it. not a rack with tubs but wood instead. so i am setting up an enclosure for my one snake now, who will be arriving about a week sooner than the other. so i have time to finish his home before arrival =) i think im gonna go with the helix. thats 50$ towards not having to worry bout temps i guess lol

i bought the helix :D money aint no thang lol

Ranco's have diarrhea all over Helixes

everyone told me diff opinions and ranco is on/off so temps fluctuate way more than helix's proportional. ill have my own opinion on it soon but thanks for that poopy input

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Originally Posted by andwhy6

everyone told me diff opinions and ranco is on/off so temps fluctuate way more than helix's proportional. ill have my own opinion on it soon but thanks for that poopy input

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can somebody tell me the definition of a 'PROPORTIONAL THERMOSTAT' ???