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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator

United Kingdom
5008 Posts

Posted - 14/05/2011 :  17:18:51  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
http://www.luckyreptile.com/products/145/en/pid1,2$pid2,3336$pid3,7773431/products.html

Has anyone got any experience with these thermostats? They look pretty nifty and I'm liking the control panel thing and think it would look nice and tidy built into my custom vivstack thats in progress at the moment.


MrsA82
Yearling

United Kingdom
437 Posts

Posted - 14/05/2011 :  18:12:10  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I was thinking about them but there on/off stat ain't they ?

Would look Very cool built in the stack tho

If they would work here I would have helix stats


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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator

United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/05/2011 :  18:39:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I was looking through info I could find on them and found out they are on/off and it put me right off, all that gadgetry and they blow it by scrimping on the stat part. will stick to my not so cool looking but very efficient habistat dimmers. I intend on concealing them so they won't spoil the look.




NOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Why did you tell me about helix stats, they look REALLY good.



Edited by - Lotabob on 14/05/2011 18:40:41
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MrsA82
Yearling

United Kingdom
437 Posts

Posted - 14/05/2011 :  18:56:47  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I do like me habistats tho id rather use them than the micro climates

I was reading about the helix stat on tinter web and was reading that they don't work here but euro rep were trying to sort something out with helix
How true or if they are sorting something out I don't know

I first saw them on utube and Ralph Davis uses them and swears by them so I thought hmmmm I'll have a search
But found out they don't work in the uk :(
Please someone correct me on that :)



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Lotabob
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/05/2011 :  19:03:41  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
No I think your right, just had a nerdathon reading session and the products look good but for USA/Canada. I do like that heat plate thing that mounts to the ceiling.


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MrsA82
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437 Posts

Posted - 14/05/2011 :  19:10:11  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
:( maybe one day

Good luck with your stack
Can't want to see some pics :)


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Lotabob
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/05/2011 :  19:44:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Its hopefully going to emerge from the mdf sheets like some strange pressed wood fibre board phoenix in 2 weekends time. Just planning out the saw cuts for minimum wastage and then fixings, paint, sealant, etc, then I can measure up the glass and get it ordered from my future step brother in law (if thats what its called, who knows), I have a few pieces of it I got from offcuts and I laid them out where they are meant to go and oh my god its going to be HUGE.


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prozacbear
Yearling

United Kingdom
130 Posts

Posted - 14/05/2011 :  19:52:58  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi I have a couple with the timer for the light and the stat for the heat mat. Looks nice and neat and does the job although if I was buying now I would probably go dimmer stat. Always have to look up the instructions when setting up as the controls are not the most intuitive, and the timer does drift and has to be reset occasionally. But touch wood I've found them to be reliable and the digital display is easy to see and the whole set looks professional.



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blackskull
Fully Grown Royal

United Kingdom
1278 Posts

Posted - 15/05/2011 :  09:44:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
i used those stats for a while, about 2 months. but as they are on/off stats the temps fluctuated too much for my likeing. also it shortened the life of the ceramic bulb. they are now stat gathering dust in the spare room

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Lancelot
Hatchling

United Kingdom
81 Posts

Posted - 15/05/2011 :  21:40:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I have one which i use with a heat mat. Works great although i don't used the night and day settings on it. Holds temperatures perfectly.

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