Herpstat 2 Questions!

[Eric Alan]

1.) I set it as 92.0*F on Dimming (Heat), but it doesn't get past 28%... Is that okay? I noticed that it turns off the power strip, I assume it's to prevent going past your desired heat? Will this cause my ball pythons to have moments where they are cold? It turns back on literally within a second.

Dimming mode is best for most heat sources - perfect. It's doing exactly what it should be doing under dimming mode - only giving the proper amount of power necessary to keep your heat source at the temperature you have it set at. The power strip probably isn't turning completely off, but going below a level to support the light being on (I assume that's how you're seeing that it's going off). Do you have anything else plugged into that power strip? If not, a plain ole extension cord will work and you can save that strip to use elsewhere.

2.) What is AO & IO in safety? I have mine set to IO (Exclude H/L) randomly.

Here's a link to the Herpstat User's Manual: http://www.spyderrobotics.com/manual...t12_manual.pdf.. The section on Safety Setup is on the second to last page. The setting you have it on is the default setting, but there are other options should you choose to use them.

3.) I plugged in another probe and set it up as Dimming (Heat), it is not connected to any power strips on that side. Is it okay to use the probe to watch the cool side? Since there's nothing connected, do I need to have it as maximum power or does that not matter? Does it need to be under Dimming (Heat)? This probe reads 100%, unlike the side that actually is giving off heat. The side is at 80.1*F.

What you're doing with the 2nd probe is basically turning it into a thermometer (a really expensive one ). The reason it reads maximum power is that the temperature setting you have that probe set to is higher than the temperature it's reading. It's trying to heat something and not being successful because there's nothing plugged in. If you want to use it this way, you could turn that probe's temp down as low as it'll go (hopefully well below room temp) and it won't try to send power to that output anymore. If you're not powering a heat source through the second port, it doesn't matter what heat setting it's on (dimming, on/off, etc).

In advance, thank you. I may or may not have any more questions. I did read the manual, but first-hand help really makes me feel secure.

You're very welcome!