Placement of hot glue to secure thermostat probe

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

When i use hot glue on probes i lay the probe where i want it, then use the glue to secure directly on it covering the probe. Once the glue is not hot anymore you can go about your set temps like normal

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Thanks. I'm still plagued by a concern that covering the terminal/sensing end of the probe with the glop of glue (thus encasing it in a dense medium) would somehow change how it senses the temperature accurately. I am a bit prone to being a geek about things, so maybe this concern is not necessary.

-J

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Originally Posted by Jamie

Thanks. I'm still plagued by a concern that covering the terminal/sensing end of the probe with the glop of glue (thus encasing it in a dense medium) would somehow change how it senses the temperature accurately. I am a bit prone to being a geek about things, so maybe this concern is not necessary.

-J

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This wont harm anything at all. Your only covering the top half of the probe which is exposed to air anyways. The bottom half is what touches the heat tape.

If you are mounting it inside the enclosure as Dion (herpstat designer) recommends the snake will be able to move around it. If the probe can break free it may end up off the uth causing a temp spike. Depending on the set up this could be a disaster. The snake MUST not be able to break it free. I cover the probe completely and about 1/2 an inch of the wire leading to it as well. The temps are slightly different but it is very slight less than 0.4º (yes I have a very accurate thermometer rated to 0.05º)

It is still much more accurate than exterior mounting. The glue adds to security of the probe mounting it is very important more so than a small temperature variation.