Geez that would solve a lot of this if he just hasn't set up his thermostats properly. I've never seen them with factory set gaps. I wonder what the point of it is. Unless like you say it's to reduce rapid on off switching.I have some cheap thermostats that you actually can set to do that. They are digital and you can run them at whatever gap you like. They come factory set at 10deg. So go a little easy on him. If they are the ones I have you can change the setting down to 1deg. I personally run mine at 3 deg cause if find that that difference creates a stable basking spot without the on off on off being to quick.
I think mine are the get-100s you see on eBay pretty regularly. Are yours a digital thermostat?
Geez that would solve a lot of this if he just hasn't set up his thermostats properly. I've never seen them with factory set gaps. I wonder what the point of it is. Unless like you say it's to reduce rapid on off switching.
I might have to adjust one of mine a bit. Drives me crazy with the constant ticking. Plus I think that might be a cause of it kind of stuffing up.
It only goes up to 33c now, rather than 50. Which isn't a big issue, but one none the less.
Possible coincidence. I've got a couple of Che that are on their 2nd year with dimming. Same with on off. Yet I had some blow in 6 months with other vivs. Luck of the draw I reckon. For the most part the last for ages.Yes, it certainly would have. I hate night shift lol. I think it's safer set to a big gap. That way it's not so hard on the che's but that's only a guess. I did an experiment with 100w che's. one plugged into the cheap thermostat and one into a very expensive dimming thermostat. The one on the cheap,one lasted longer. But probably coincidence
I just checked. They are ecotec brand tc100. About $60 from memory. They work great. I reckon that's the issue. OP pm me if you need me to help with the settings.
There's a few reasons that imit thermostats could function as the op stated. They usually work on a bi metalic strip. Two different metals that expand at a different rate causing the strip to bend and break contact. If the thermostat gets too hot, it will take longer for the switch to cool down enough to switch on again. These types of thermostats should be mounted some distance from the heat source.OP stated in Post #7 that he's using IMITs.
I just checked. They are ecotec brand tc100. About $60 from memory. They work great. I reckon that's the issue. OP pm me if you need me to help with the settings.
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