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Offline Brandon

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Fifi new set up
« on: April 14, 2009, 05:32:04 PM »

^the tote it self and yes its fogged and has good humidity last time i check it out 83%




^ the dimmerswitch thanks to donnie



^yes its 92.1 degrees in the tote
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Re: Fifi new set up
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2009, 05:35:53 PM »
cool, now to get the temp gun and find out if that gives you a perfect 90 degrees on the floor inside the tote  :goodjob:
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Re: Fifi new set up
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2009, 05:44:25 PM »
Looking good!  The hardware store light dimmer switch is always a cheap alternative to the expensive dimmer switches sold as reptile specialty items.

As an added safety you may want to get an electrical box to house the switch and wire nutted wires.  Most boxes will have clamps that hold the incoming wires on each side.  I've seen a couple unsecured wire nutted wires come apart under load by a little bit more tug than usual and cause all kinds of arcs and sparks sometimes ending with a blown breaker or fire, sometimes starting a fire late at night, and other times just coming apart with no other ill effects.

Not to worry man, my technical advice comes cheap!   :givebeer:

On a side note I am having way too much fun with the new smiley face stuff!!!  :snake2:
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Re: Fifi new set up
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2009, 07:14:27 PM »
actually I wired the dimmer switch and sent it to him because he wasn't sure he understood how... it'll work fine, just don't tug on it... I actually used that one for quite awhile
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Re: Fifi new set up
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2009, 08:06:29 PM »
Quote from: Donnie_K on April 14, 2009, 07:14:27 PM
actually I wired the dimmer switch and sent it to him because he wasn't sure he understood how... it'll work fine, just don't tug on it... I actually used that one for quite awhile

I wasn't sure of the knowledge of the person putting it together.  I was an electrician in the Airforce and have been working pretty much in the power production industry since I got out.  You would not beleive some of the scary things I've seen people do with wire nuts!  lol 
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Re: Fifi new set up
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2009, 08:54:00 PM »
lol, yeah... and you're right, they will come apart if you pull on it... but you shouldn't be pulling on it anyway... lol
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Re: Fifi new set up
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2009, 09:13:13 PM »
I wont be pulling on it and im happy with the set up
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Re: Fifi new set up
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2009, 10:31:31 AM »
Donnie tried walkin me threw it the first time i did it haha. 1st time i put ethc ord back togeather wrong cuz i spliced it an the end result  blew out the breaker for my whole kitchen XD - then whenw e rewired it the frekain dimemr turns out wouldn;t work haha its a nice on/off switch though XD.
2nd dimmer i got it did it right the first time learned from my mistakes :D
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Re: Fifi new set up
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2009, 05:10:17 PM »
totes are he best!!! looking good man :sign11:
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Re: Fifi new set up
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2009, 09:35:13 PM »
Nice setup I want to setup something like that! How would I go about wiring the dimmer? I see dimmers in Home Depot for less then $10, but Im not sure how to use it, I know its a little harder to set the temp since its not digital but I would prefer getting one of those then spending over $100 on another stat.
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