Light Dimmer Rheostat Instructions

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Originally Posted by llovelace

No power strips are grounded and cannot be plugged into this type of dimmer

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I usually break off the ground probe to get around that problem. Will that work?

I don't see why not, the only problem I see is that with the dimmers you have to frequently monitor temps and adjust the dimmer, whereas if you have a herpstat type thermostat with prob it will adjust itself accordingly.

Oh I will have a herpstat. But just in case I cant afford one when heat is needed.

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Originally Posted by t-Roy

I usually break off the ground probe to get around that problem. Will that work?

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I wouldn't break off the grounding plug. If that thing malfunctions or something gets in it, all of your snakes/animals will be toast.

how do i make it warmer on the cold side?

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Originally Posted by Michael

how do i make it warmer on the cold side?

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Use two UTHs with a dimmer connected to each one. Set the cool side temp accordingly.

ive been looking for something liek this forever on the internet and when i find a link finaly...of course its on bp.net lol

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

I wouldn't break off the grounding plug. If that thing malfunctions or something gets in it, all of your snakes/animals will be toast.

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& your place... The ground is there for a reason..:colbert:

I just got the exact dimmer yesterday, thing work great!

They actually make converters to turn three prongs into two. I picked some up at Walmart.

http://www.reptilerescuecenter.org/r...gconverter.jpg