kane thermostat?

http://www.dogcatetc.com/010kmc-hmt.html

has anyone ever heard of this? It seems like its a pretty nice thermostat. Theres only one not very helpful review on it though. I have a reptitemp 500 that i dont like at all. the temperature fluctuates widly ( almost 20 degrees! ) when the ambient temperature dosent, you have to watch it like a hawk, and before the real cold hits i want to get Aspen a new thermostat, but 130 is just a hefty price tag for a helix. i cant find any other reviews on it.

i'd just like to know anything, good or bad about this thing before i'd attempt to even purchase it. worst comes to worst i squander away for a helix or something but this product even LOOKS better than what im currently using. ( as in it has degree temperatures on it and not just a turny knob )

Well i dont know anything about that one, but i did check the price and it was like 56 bucks. If you are willing to spend that i would spend the extra 15 bucks and order a Ranco or a Johnson. You can check out reptile basics.com that is were i got mine, they are cheaper than say a helix and work just as well especially for what you are doing. Many people use either of those, maybe someone else could validate this?

i will most definitely check that out. Thank you!

No problem, i myself run one on one of my racks and the temps hold just fine.

im browsing the forums right now through the search feature, but which one would you recommend since theyre identical in price? The johnson or the ranco. ( i'll continue looking through the threads ) but from what ive seen its Johnson with the better favor.

I have a ranco, just what i picked up they have the same features which ever you like. I also have a herpstat which ran just about as much as the helix and since i dont use all of the features it was a waste of money. I know that both products are tried and true in the herp world so its a toss up in my opinion. But you cant beat the price on them!