reptile direct thermostat and oics of my new stimmie

[indyspotted]

Hi guys

So after hours of researching thermostats on the net untill my eyeballs are hanging out of their sockets I am leaning towards the ATC_210, so two questions,

1: Is this a good thermostat to use in a dual enclosure for stimmie and a maccie
2: I found this on ebay, has any one had experience with this company and their products?

ATCBrand Digital Reptile Thermostat & Light Timer 0-50C | eBay

And since i know every one loves pics here is one of the future inhabitants of the said enclosure, my new stimmie Jackson

 

[angie90]

I'm not sure about the thermostat I can't even remember what mine is lol. But cute little stimmy!

 

[mad_at_arms]

I got that just last week, been testing it out on a cabinet I keep my woodie tubs in.
I set the therm cut off at 25C and set it to come back on once the temp dropped 5C.
It is switching on and off within half a degree (25.5C off/ 20.5C on).
Terrible instructions even if they are in english. But you'll figure it out quickly, if only to silence the alarm.

 

[SYNeR]

I've got three of these, and they seem to work great. I prefer them over other thermostats because of the nice, big red display (good to check on at night time) and they double as a thermometer probe..

My first two I got from ebay and I agree, the instructions are horrible. My third one I got from a reptile shop and it was labelled as a Lucky Reptile ThermoControl II. Exactly the same thing, just labelled differently (and the Lucky Reptile has Australian plugs, not universal ones). The instructions are much better.

For the first two, I didn't realise you can turn the alarm off by pressing both the up and down arrows simultaneously.. I ended up taking the back cover off and cutting the wire to the speaker. It wasn't until I saw the much better instructions that came with the third thermostat that I realised you could just disable the alarm..

I should also note that the first one I got, I have been running for a bit over 2 years..
My only gripe is the timer functionailty. Setting it is bizarre, and even after I worked it out, I found it wasn't very accurate and would lose or gain time over the course of several days. Having said that, I didn't buy it for the timer function..