Sure two individual sensors would work and there's always the very overly expensive alternatives but I wanted one device to control the temps with for both the ambient and belly heat. And being kind of handy I decided to make my own.
Materials Used, everything from Lowes except the first. Example Wiring diagram
2x STC 1000
http://goo.gl/mljncm
8" x 8" x 4" PVC Enclosure
~20$
12 gauge braided wire, 4' of black and white
~5$
Replacement 16 gauge electrical cord
11$
Outlet
5$
I attempted to use the laser I used in this thread to cut the holes but this material was terrible and didn't want to cut cleanly. Instead of liked to melt back into itself so the cuts came out really ragged. If I did another I would use hand tools to cut the spaces out.
Enclosure with the holes cut. Can see where the inside has been burned and melted.
Back with everything in place. Holes for the cables are just big enough to let them in so the sensor ones aren't going to slip out without a lot of work. Power cord was secured with a very big zip tie. Left outlet is for device 1 and the right is for device 2.
Wired up, would have went with a full 16 gauge setup if the Lowes guy hadn't grabbed me the wrong gauge. 12 is overkill and hard to work with for the tight space.
Front finished, I did make some rectangular cut outs so the stc 1000s would be secure since the cut out area ended up being too big.
A little decoration from the stickers that came with a naga mouse I got.
In place and warming up to calibrate what they should be set at.
Bonus setup with some re-purposed LED lights for nighttime viewing or just extra light in general.
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