thermostats (help) what do you use?

[Vypyrz]

The temperature probes for all Herpstats are 12ft.

Dion Brewington
Owner, Spyder Robotics

Dion, Thanks for the update. I'll be ordering some of those 12 footers in a few weeks so I can have them ready when my new cages arrive.

[spyderrobotics]

Dion, Thanks for the update. I'll be ordering some of those 12 footers in a few weeks so I can have them ready when my new cages arrive.

No problem. We also have 12ft extensions that you can add to the temperature probes. So that gives you a 24ft reach if needed. Their on our site's store as well.

[LizardPants]

Thanks for the insight! Any plans to do a Herpstat 1, same software but one probe for controlling an incubator?

Keep up the good work!

[OhhWatALoser]

Do my eyes deceive me? I just looked up the herpstat 4... do i see an enter button? as in I don't have to wait for it to cycle through stuff to adjust something? If that's the case, best feature yet, I hate my Herpstat II for that reason.

[spyderrobotics]

Do my eyes deceive me? I just looked up the herpstat 4... do i see an enter button? as in I don't have to wait for it to cycle through stuff to adjust something? If that's the case, best feature yet, I hate my Herpstat II for that reason.

Herpstat Pro had the enter button too. The Herpstat II was the first multi outlet thermostat I designed. It was also the first to use a membrane faceplate. That sticker in the front actually has micro switches in it. Its pretty slick but you do pay a good amount per button. Also due to the smaller lcd at the time couldn't write a nice menu like the PRO and 4 have. So it was decided it would just cycle. This is fairly acceptable for the Herpstat ND but with two outputs worth of features on the II it does take a little time. However, I thought it was no big deal because I figured it would be set up and then left alone. I didn't realize how often people like to change the temps on the thermostat.

The Pro brought a huge screen and much better menu system. The 4 took the same lcd and then I tweaked the menu even more. Needless to say its pretty quick to change a setting.

I am looking at refresh of our single and dual output products adding in alot of the new tech I invented with the 4. No release dates on that though.

-Dion

[LizardPants]

I see myself ordering a 4 in the near future.

[OhhWatALoser]

normally when you change temps on one, you have to usually change them all, basically 4 times a year, a/c gets turned on, a/c gets turned off, heat gets turned on, heat gets turned off. also sometimes you change them all and then go back and check the temps and your like.... eh ill bump it up one degree and its the same process changing them all. waiting for things to cycle just gets annoying lol.

I'm impressed with the new unit though, It actually saves you money even if your only using 3 of the outputs and offers more features. I'll most likely have one with my new stack.

[saber2th]

Herpstat II and a Hydro Farm that runs a small rack(which I will upgrade soon). I had both racks hooked up to the Herpstat II, but had to move the small rack off so it could control the incubator!

[RhacHead]

Thanks for the replys everyone. I ended up ordering the Herpstat 4 from Dion on Friday and I'm looking forward to its arrival! What does shipping usually take Dion 3 days?

[firemandan26]

Herpstat ND, best bang for your buck!