6-Outlet Wired Ranco Thermostat any good?

[Sevo]

Can buy one for 85 bucks.. is that a good price? are they worth a damn?

thanks

[xdeus]

The Rancos are fine. I wouldn't use one for a rack as I personally like the proportional thermostats better, but I use one to keep my snake room warm and it keeps it within a couple degrees.

[justcage]

Can buy one for 85 bucks.. is that a good price? are they worth a damn?

thanks

NO thats not a good price I sell them for 73.99 and they work like a charm..

[Adam_Wysocki]

There was recently a post on the KS ball forum (can I say that) from a guy that switched from Rancos to Helix's and is now saving 25% on his electric bill by switching from an "on/off" thermostat to a proportional.

I personally prefer the way proportional stats work over on/off stats like Rancos. When Rancos hit the market I tried one out and saw some signifigant temp swings compared to my proportional t-stats. Ball pythons are sensitive enough to temps that a swing of only a couple of degrees can throw them off food.

Hope this wasn't a thread hi-jack, I am honestly just trying to help.

-adam

[jglass38]

Ranco's make a good backup tstat. I am all for proportional.

[justcage]

When Rancos hit the market I tried one out and saw some signifigant temp swings compared to my proportional t-stats. -adam

Yup analog vs digital... thats one reason proportional is more expensive and still handles less power

[Adam_Wysocki]

thats one reason proportional is more expensive and still handles less power

And if you're investing hard earned dollars into ball pythons (or any other high end species), it's a small price to pay for that extra accuracy.

-adam

[justcage]

And if you're investing hard earned dollars into ball pythons (or any other high end species), it's a small price to pay for that extra accuracy.

-adam

And knowing is half the battle! Stay off drugs boys and girls

[Adam_Wysocki]

And knowing is half the battle! Stay off drugs boys and girls

huh?

-adam

[aaajohnson]

Go proportional .....


Neil