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 Posted - 01/11/2009 : 11:22:38
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Hi guys n gals,
I'll speak quietly, in case there are any post halloween hangovers amongst you readers 
Really noob question on my ministat 100 please if i can. I bought one of these devices to fit to my vivarium and the instructions said to position the sensor approx 9 inches, (225mm), from the ground to ensure correct temperature monitoring.
It has only just dawned on me, that, isnt it supposed to be reading the ground temp, not the air temp?
As the heat mat is directly under 1/3 of the viv, surely this area is going to be a lot hotter than 9 inches above it?
Please advise if you can, i hope i haven't installed my ministat incorrectly and have been cooking poor chuie :
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
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Posted - 01/11/2009 : 11:24:08
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| I have a ministat 100 and have the probe lying on top of the substrate in the viv. your'e right, ground temp is the important one. |
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Posted - 01/11/2009 : 12:17:44
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| i also have the probe fixed to the side just above the substrate. |
  
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Posted - 01/11/2009 : 13:19:01
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thanks guys I think i will move the sensor so that it is just resting in one corner of the viv on the substrate.
Am i right in assuming that the more Watts of power in a heat mat, the hotter it will become?
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Posted - 01/11/2009 : 13:22:32
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Yes mats heat only what is in contact with them. If you have a microclimate mini stat 100 you'll see a one line instruction on the back page saying if used with a mat to place on top of where the mat is.
Where you see stats refer to placing the probe in middle of the viv (height etc. etc.) its to measure the air or ambient temperature, this is only relevant to ceramic/ infra red bulb heating as they work by raising the ambient temperature. |
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Posted - 01/11/2009 : 13:25:09
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| No. the larger the mat is the more watts is required to get the same temp. i.e. a small mat will be about 7w, a medium 22w and a large mat will be 40w. They'll all heat the same, its only that they'll need more power to reach the same temp the bigger they are. |
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Posted - 01/11/2009 : 14:05:32
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Ah so this is indeed another case of RTFM i guess lol.
Thanks for the mat also, always interesting to know, was bugging me a bit. |
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Posted - 01/11/2009 : 14:16:40
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| HAHA! No probs. Always better to ask & instructions aren't always comprehensive. |
0.1.0 Anery corn- LegLess
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Chimp276
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Posted - 01/11/2009 : 14:56:13
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| Yeah the probe should be measuring the temperature of the substrate as this is what you snake will be getting its heat from!!! |
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Ministat question please
