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20-Aug-08, 05:20 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Adelaide, SA (North East) Age/Gender: 56  | | | Habistat Reptile Radiator
For your interest, I have installed a Habistat Reptile Radiator in an enclosure dimensions 1800mm long, 500mm high and 600mm deep. I have attached it to a Habistat dimming thermostat. The radiator has the cage which I purchased from the Herp Shop. Initially Brian thought that a dimming thermostat may not be compatible with the radiator and a pulse proportional may be better. I went with the dimming thermo to try it out as I could use it on another enclosure if it wasn't suitable. Everything is working flawlessly. I am getting ground temperatures under the radiator of about 34C. My room is mainly a constant 24C as it is air conditioned, so I don't know how low the temp would go if the ambient was a lot lower. I know Larks from here is using one and getting good temps at 400mm from the radiator at room temps of 10C. All in all these systems are much neater than lights or ceramics and only 75 watts and I may eventually change all mine over.
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Last edited by Fester; 20-Aug-08 at 05:29 PM.
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20-Aug-08, 05:23 PM
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looks great fester!
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20-Aug-08, 05:54 PM
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Awesome. I was wondering how they would go. Thanks for sharing. I use dimming thermostats on my 110 watt heat panels and they work well. Why are you using a cage around it? Does the surface get overly hot?
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20-Aug-08, 06:01 PM
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I use a 40 watt radiant heat panel made by ultratherm and i get them from simon at everything reptile in brissy . easy to install ,no need for a cage, no changing bulbs no thermistat in a encloser 900x900x600 cheers
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20-Aug-08, 06:03 PM
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My 50 watt models surface temp gets to 80oC ,so im assuming that the higher wattage units would eclipse that surface temp. Very nicely done Fester.
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20-Aug-08, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Ewan  Awesome. I was wondering how they would go. Why are you using a cage around it? Does the surface get overly hot? | I initially tried it in the kitchen on its own. I could not keep my hand on it for too long, it did get pretty hot. I suppose it would be OK without it as a reptile cannot grab on to it at least. I thought better be safe than sorry.
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20-Aug-08, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by cracksinthepitch My 50 watt models surface temp gets to 80oC ,so im assuming that the higher wattage units would eclipse that surface temp. Very nicely done Fester. | The infra-red thermometer indicated a surface temperature of 115C
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20-Aug-08, 07:32 PM
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Hi Fester, Yes I agree they are great units. I'm running 3 of them at the moment but haven't done serious temp testing on them yet. I have one without a stat at all in a large lizard cage and,while the surface gets quite hot, it does a great job in very low temperatures and I am in love with them, lol. I reckon it's one of the best things ever getting Habistat products in Australia.
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21-Aug-08, 12:09 AM
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As fester mentioned I use these heat panels, I have for a while now and I highly recomend them as they are great.
I have measured the suface temp at 140C at full power.
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21-Aug-08, 12:20 AM
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Just a quick question we know h these get pretty hot but does anyone know how hot light globes get?
Just for a quick comparison between the 2
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21-Aug-08, 09:20 AM
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Excellent, just waiting on mine turning up in the post. Looks like i might need to put a cage on it now if the temps are getting that hot on the surface.
Last edited by Ozzie Python; 21-Aug-08 at 09:25 AM.
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21-Aug-08, 09:28 AM
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hmmm,..where did u get that cage?
i'm a bit hesitant to use the heat panel i bought cos i dont liike how hot the surface gets,....
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21-Aug-08, 09:41 AM
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chris, herp shop sell them, $35.
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21-Aug-08, 11:37 AM
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thanks OzziePython!
i hadnt seen them!
might get a new heat panel as well since the one i got only has velcro not screws. 
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21-Aug-08, 03:25 PM
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I don't use the cage with mine, I don't think you need to if you mount the panel on the top of your enclosure, the snake doesn't have any way to rest against the hot surface.
They also come with screws and they are really easy to install.
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