The problem I'm having with reporting the actual temps is catching it while it is on again all day and remembering to measure it properly. The tops of the ceramic fixture base are different from the edge closer to the bell which is different from the center. The bell itself varies greatly from...
A quick update, I can give a more detailed update later on with actual temps etc.
I checked the temps of the ceramic bases with the MVB on for about 4 hours and the CHE on a dimmer (always on) but with the dimmer turned all the way up and the MVB side was hotter than the CHE side so a big...
I have a server right near that corner and that room stays 70ish so heating isn't too much of an issue. I may still be getting a second fixture for the CHE anyway depending on the temp test results that I have yet to perform (still waiting on the laser therm).
Yes, I am worried a little...
I have a heat gun on it's way and I will do the same before I really fire it up for real.
Can someone else chime in on the dimming issue with a CHE? My thought was 100 watts is 100 watts and a CHE is essentialy an incandecant source just like a lightbulb just with the element burried in...
Now that I have it set up, there already are holes in it (3 big 1 small on each side of the dual). Not sure if adding more holes is the answer or not. I have a thermostat & timer coming already but I think I'm going to have to add a dimmer too to reduce the heat output.
Already have the 100w CHE, had that first. Could just dimming that CHE lower it's heat enough to make it safe? Where is a lawer/tortoise lover when you need one ;)[hr]
:) I thought the same thing but didn't want to say it out loud (type it out loud)
Thank you, Scott and I (we) are south of Buffalo.
I is a ceramic base but i'm debating if they are saying it's isn't designed for the CHE because it doesn't have the wire cover over the opening or it can't handle the heat.
Shown here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003F6XW56/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
1b) I don't so much mind buying another fixture but now I feel sort of stupid having a dual fixture with only one bulb in it. Not expensive enough to ship back so any suggestions as to what to put in the other half of the fixture?
2b) Great, I was hoping slate wasn't of a specific hardness...
Hello, and thank you in advance...
1) Can a CHE (100w) be used in the "Zoo Med Mini Combo Deep Dome Lamp Fixture" even though it says it shouldn't be used in there? Seems sort of silly that the merc lights can but the CHE can't. Fire-fighting isn't on my list of "things to do" anytime...