Quote Originally Posted by kitedemon View Post
On the inside top of the hide? I don't know where else it could be really it will be a pain to clean there but that is where it makes the most sense if it were on the face of the panel ambient temps would change the hide temp dramatically. I might be tempted to run a fail safe too attached to the panel (failsafe probe) and set to 100ºF or so so incase the panel got too much hotter it would shut down and not risk a burn.
I don't think he needs a second probe in this case. RHPs are pretty safe, and I've yet to hear of one going up in flames.