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lee2308
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Posted - 11/01/2009 :  16:06:23  Show Profile  Click to see lee2308's MSN Messenger address
Since fitting my mimer stat with a 100w infrared bulb it has had moments of flickering and today it,s been doing it most of the time.Has any one else had this,i did'nt know if puting a lower wattage bulb would sort it,took this from the habistat website=

Heaters must be large enough to heat the vivarium to the required temperature. An underrated heater will rarely supply enough heat to reach the temperature set on the HabiStat. Too large a heater will supply so much heat that the HabiStat will only supply a very small amount of power.This would lead to poor temperature management and may cause the heater to fail.

So do you think this is why it's flickering?

matty18714
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Posted - 11/01/2009 :  16:08:37  Show Profile
Whats the watt limit on the stat?
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lee2308
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Posted - 11/01/2009 :  16:19:36  Show Profile  Click to see lee2308's MSN Messenger address
minium of 40w and 600w max,but as i have only got a 2' viv maybe 100w bulb is too much?

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Blackecho
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Posted - 11/01/2009 :  16:21:48  Show Profile  Click to see Blackecho's MSN Messenger address  Send Blackecho a Yahoo! Message
Possibly, I have 75W in my 3' vivs and they are barely on.


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lee2308
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Posted - 11/01/2009 :  16:45:24  Show Profile  Click to see lee2308's MSN Messenger address
i'll get a 50w tomorrow and try that,ive put my normal stat on for now as i thought the constant flickering might stress him.

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dazb
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Posted - 11/01/2009 :  16:52:41  Show Profile
if you put a normal stat on bulb the light will switching on and off at full power.
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lee2308
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Posted - 11/01/2009 :  17:00:59  Show Profile  Click to see lee2308's MSN Messenger address
I know but it's got to be better to have it go off and on every 5 mins than flickering like a strobe at a rave Anyway it only until the morning

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gingerpony
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Posted - 11/01/2009 :  21:34:04  Show Profile  Click to see gingerpony's MSN Messenger address
i'd just go and buy a heatmat....... *whistles*
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lee2308
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Posted - 11/01/2009 :  22:40:46  Show Profile  Click to see lee2308's MSN Messenger address
quote:
Originally posted by gingerpony

i'd just go and buy a heatmat....... *whistles*


If i can i want to stick with a lamp as monty seems alot more active now than with a mat,but if the lower wattage bulb dont sort it i will have to go back to the mat

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