so...i was lookin' at reptilebasic's thermostats, particularly the VE-100, 200 & 300.
nowhere on there however does it specify if any of them can be used with more then 1 device & no picture of it shows that.
so i'm askin' ya'll here,
1) can any 1 of them be used to control more then 1 heat pad & if so, which one(s)?
2) whats the difference between the 100 & 200 other then price? their specs are the same & they look identical & they both have the same max wattage...in fact all 3 have the same max wattage but the 300 i notice has the built in night drop feature & the 200 has a temp dimming thing with it whereas the 100 & 300 have on/off pulse settings...
3) what the heck IS that pulse thing & how does that work with the on/off feature? isnt it still just on/off regardless?
i'm totally confused here. i am considering my options for a better T-stat for when my girl goes into her adult set up (which will be soon if she keeps growing the way she is) but i still have time to figure this all out & also for when i'm finally able to expand my collection someday.
i see the ranco & johnson can be set up with more then 1 device via the power strip...i'm not sure about a helix cuz they're more geared towards large rack set ups running high hundreds - low thousand of wattage, am i right?
at most (with the small collection i want) i'd only be running maybe a few hundred watts...definitely less then 700 total so i wouldnt need something too high end.
with price range in mind (when considering total cost of set ups) the VE-100 & 200 are really where my budget range is but i just really wanted all my info straightened out before making a decision.
thx to anyone who can answer some of these Q's...