Racks and Thermostats

[kitedemon]

Any on/off tstat will back up any other T-stat the only caveat is a proportional unit (set in proportional mode) cannot be used as a back up.

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[PitOnTheProwl]

that was the pic I couldnt find................. LOL
What took you sooooo long kitedemon, you are getting slow in your old age

[Slim]

Yeah, they'll just be the 8" flower pot holders on newspaper. Thanks a lot for the help.

Yeah, those don't move around so easy.

[kitedemon]

I am getting over worked in my old age... LOL 19 hours in the last 24! Too much for an old guy like me...

[Mike41793]

Can't find him anywhere online.....would be great for me being close by.

First link on google was his site, maybe you were typing something in wrong...

http://www.cserpents.com/C_Serpents/HOME.html

[kitedemon]

After 15 years of breeding reptiles the one thing i still cant wrap mybhead around is this. Probe placement. I do not understand why some people put the probe directlly on the heat source. Please dont explain it to me cause i dont want this to get into a 4 page rant about it lol. Thats not really my intention nor do i want to start an argument. I want to know exactly what temps are in my tubs. Therefore i place all my probes where they can read tub temps. For example on my freedom breeders that use cb70 tubs there are 10 levels with 30 tubs. I use 2 helixs on each rack. I place the probes where they can read tub temps. This way no guessing. When i had plastic racks i used a sokdering iron to melt a channel in the cieling of the middle tub and hot glued the probe. Again so it could read tub temps. I just dont like the idea of probe placements on heatbsources and having to adjust or guess at tub temps. Maybe its just me. Maybe im just crazy i dunno.

Your system is great I agree it is a simple elegant solution... IF you are using back heat.... IF you have regulated room temps.
Not every keeper uses back heat. Most racks should be in regulated rooms I know this better than most but again not all racks are. You have to admit your system will simply NOT work with belly heat, especially in a cooler room temps. There are likely more racks with belly heat than back heat.

[Brion99]

Yeah, those don't move around so easy.

They're the thin plastic one (shoulda clarified that).....can't believe they'd have much trouble with those. I'll try it when I get the rack, and if they are too hard to move I guess I'l be making an order from RBI.

[Slim]

They're the thin plastic one (shoulda clarified that).....can't believe they'd have much trouble with those.

Ahhh, I thought you were talking about the clay ones. I've seen people use those before.

[Brion99]

First link on google was his site, maybe you were typing something in wrong...

http://www.cserpents.com/C_Serpents/HOME.html

Thx A LOT. Dunno why I couldn't find it, but if they are really quality I can save a ton of money, especially since he comes to the local shows I can save on shipping too.