....The ideal set up is to have a proportional thermostat like the herpstat connected to the heat tape with the probe inside the cage over the hot spot. Then plug the herpstat into a non-proportional thermostat like a ranco. The Ranco's probe is attached to the heat tape and acts as a backup. you set the herpstt to your desired temperature, and the rancho to the hottest you want the heat tape to get to. If the max temperature is breached the rancho will cut power to he herpstat until the heat tape has cooled down.......
I've read that before somewhere.....
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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant
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