Dimming Thermostat With Ceramic Bulb
Remember to check your thermostat can cope with the wattage of the ceramic bulb.
Dimming thermostat with ceramic bulb. We place the probe on the hotspot and secure it using nail cable clips u clips if you have a branch under the heat bulb and guard you would place the probe there and secure it to the branch using a cable tie. Pulse proportional thermostat these are made specifically for ceramic heaters. Komodo ceramic lamp and bracket. I thought it may be the ceramic heater bulb so changed it for a spotlight bulb so i know when it s coming on.
The heat light on the stat is sometimes coming on and sometimes off. Simply connect your heat mat heat cable ceramic heater or heat bulb to the exo terra day night thermostat set the preferred daytime and nighttime temperatures and place the heat sensor in the desired spot. The push button dial system of the thermostat will prevent accidental changes of the set temperature if the device is being handled. With a reliable single output capable of sustaining reptile heating equipment up to 600 watts minimum 40w the habistat dimming thermostat is perfect for heat bulbs basking bulbs and even just light bulbs ensuring your reptile gets both the heat and light it requires to thermos regulate metabolise and digest their food efficiently contributing to their overall health and wellbeing.
Ultimately it s better to use a 600 watt grow lamp running at full power than to dim a 1000 watt bulb. I have this one. They send out pulses of energy to the bulb to change the amount of heat the bulb gives out. I ve been using my komodo dimming thermostat for ages with no issues at all.
On off stats usually come in either 100w or 300w and pulse dimming thermostats are usually rated. For heatmats cables use an on off thermostat for ceramic bulbs accurate heatmat temperatures use a pulse thermostat for light bulbs use a dimming thermostat always check that the thermostat you use is suitable for the wattage of your heat source. Temperature thermostat temperature stats can be used with any heat source however they are best for use with ceramic bulbs. It s understandable that some growers may want to dim their grow lights but it s best to keep your lamps at full power.
Now put the thermostat probe through the vent or you can drill a hole through the vivarium if you wish. You must be sure to use a ceramic light fitting though as it can melt the plastic ones pretty quickly. They will shorten the life of a light emitting. It s nothing to do with the bulb as the spotlight is only coming on now and again.