Planning for the worst.

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Originally Posted by TheSnakeGuy

I don't have a generator but here's a tip I figured. Instead if just bottles of water I'll be adding powdered fruit pectin. It's called Sure-gel and its at nearly every grocery store. It will essentially triple the thickness/density of your water and therefore make it hold heat even better. Haven't tried it yet, but the theory is sound.

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i dont think thickness or viscosity are what you want if you want to increase thermal capacity. by volume, liquid water on its own just rocks. its even better than solid metal by volume. and i found a few sources that say that salt water has a lower heat capacity compared to fresh water, so while the salt will make it heavier, it makes heat capacity worse, because it decreases the amount of possible hydrogen bonds between the water molecules. so i doubt solving anything in the water will make it better at storing heat. i may be wrong, but i dont see what could do the job.

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Originally Posted by dillan2020

I have a ups backup power supply hooked to mine. It's an older model without a display so i'm not sure how long it will keep it running before the battery dies. but i'm sure it gives me 12 hrs atleast to figure something else out if the power doesn't come back on.

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Just don't use it with a proportional thermostat.

more info: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...u-Need-to-Know

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

Just don't use it with a proportional thermostat.

more info: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...u-Need-to-Know

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In the Herpstat manual they talk about generators. The only ones the recommend are the newer Honda models that put out such a clean power source that they are fine to use with proportional Herpstats.

http://spyderrobotics.com/home/suppo...afetytips.html

Its a hospital Refrigerator that has been taken apart. It is insulated and 2 1/4 in thick.


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Originally Posted by coreydelong

In the Herpstat manual they talk about generators. The only ones the recommend are the newer Honda models that put out such a clean power source that they are fine to use with proportional Herpstats.

http://spyderrobotics.com/home/suppo...afetytips.html

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Yes, those are what are called inverter generators. The thread I linked to goes over all of that.

Great writeup on the generators! Also, unless you need to run a proportional t-stat for something like an incubator where you don't want temperatures to fluctuate, it may be easier to simply plug an electric heater into your generator, put all the snakes into one room, and use the heater just to keep that room warm until the power outage ends.

I used a old coke machine not had a power issue here yet. but I am looking at figuring a way to set a pair of solar panels I acquired (not sure their rating yet since I must get to the leads to test them) but I figure I set them up to run the tstats and possible charge our cell phones if the power out for a while. ( once I tie them into some dry cell batteries )