Quote Originally Posted by flameethrower View Post
it wont ever be 100% grounded unless you rewire the herpstat with a grounded power strip. but using a power stril will help ground it better.
What do you mean by being grounded better. A surge protector will help with surges and spikes, but something is either grounded, or it isn't.

You can email Dion and see if it's possible to remove the cord and re-wire it with a grounded cord, but I know that the Herpstat Basics are wired to the PCB before the transformer is put in, so it would take some work if it is possible. But I don't think Dion would advise you to do something like that for liability reasons. I've asked him about making them special for me so I can wire them myself for the incubators I sell, and he basically told me the above. If you were knowledgeable in small electronics you could open it up and see what would be involved, but since that isn't the case, you would probably be better off buying a grounded thermostat.