Quote Originally Posted by chrid16371 View Post
Yes the 40w would give the same hot spot temp in any cage that is the same height but the issue was he couldn't get his hot spot to temp with the 40w on full power so he needs a more powerful 80w to reach the desired temp. Also if the 40w can't get the hot spot to temp there is a good chance it won't get the cool side to temp either.



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Alot of people use the 40w with no problem so it surely has to be able to get hot enough to get a good hot spot. That's the way I've been looking at it anyway and what brought me to the assumption that it's likely to be not performing as well as it should be