heat tape?

I do not reccommend the clips for flexwatt. A soldered connection is more sound than one that uses pressure and spikes to make the connection. making a loose connection will provide resistance in the connection and make for unwanted heat buildup! And the tool to do the properly is about 40-50 bucks.... Thanks,
-matt

the manufacturer of the tape "CalorIQue" makes the clips for a reason.. the tool can be bought from them for 35 dollars they also sell tape to the public if any one is interested
http://www.calorique.com/products/reptile.asp
all you have to do is request a price list

Yup if you need 100 feet minium than you can order direct from the manufacture. They do reccommend the clips, but then again if your making cookies the box will recommend using a certain "brand" of chips also. If you have used the clips alot you would know they indeed will become loose.

i don't know about the clips for the flexwatt being good or bad. i use the clips btw. but over the past 16 years i have crimped alot of wires on hvac equioment and not had any problems with my connections. just my food for thought.



vaughn

well if you really think about this , the crimped connection goes compeltly through the tape locking in to the other side keeping the the tape from seperateing from the clip . on the other hand solder is just melted to the out side of the tape , which any one who knows electronics would know.. if the solder isnt fluxed properly or the surface isnt prepared properly the joint will not hold correctly

Personally, I think heat tape only makes sense on racks, not on a single cage. I would just get a king-size heatpad, but that's just me.

Flexwatt comes in 25" also... It makes perfect sense on any application what needs to be heated unless it is a damp envirnoment...

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Originally Posted by justcage

If you have used the clips a lot you would know they indeed will become loose.

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I've used the clips a lot (almost 10 years now) and I've never had them come loose. Maybe a little more muscle into those crimps Matt? ... LOL ... j/k. Seriously though, I've never had a problem with loose clips.

-adam

I have on several occasions.... Maby I need to take my vitimans..lol.. I switch pads around alot and they are here and there when new animals come in... Thats where my wear and tear comes in.. If you have them under a boaphile and nothing is movin then yeah they are perfect!!!!

how do you recommend "attaching" heat tape to an enclosure?