Flexwatt Setup

[Ultrakd]

I was wondering if there was any other way to setup Flexwatt other than using those clips? If there is could you guys tell me how to do it ?

Thanks

 

[GeckoJunkie]

Simple....Solder it....best way!!

 

[Ultrakd]

How would I soder it on?:main_huh:

 

[killagreen]

http://www.arbreptiles.com/cages/flexwire.shtml

Here check out this link. It explains how to do it pretty well.

All of my flexwatt is sodered like this. Works Great. But MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A RHEOSTAT or some sort of temperature control device because this stuff can get very hot if you are not careful.

 

[malt_geckos]

yeah, we soldered ours and it works perfectly!

 

[Ccrashca069]

That is a good link. I wish I saw it before I torn my flexwatt out and switched to heat cable. I think if I used flexwatt again I would soder it.

 

[malt_geckos]

yeah, I deffinately like our heat tape better than the cable. But it's just personal preference.

 

[Ccrashca069]

I have no complants about my heat cable. It stays within 1 degree of where I have it set 24/7. I just rewired mine using the 100 watt cable. I am going to use the first 2 15 watt cables I bought on 2 shelves on a wire rack. Since I have alot of eggs about to start hatching I had to make room for them lol.

 

[killagreen]

BE VERY CAREFUL when removing the plastic from where u are going to soder, expecially if you are using a sodering tool to do so with. Too much heat and it starts to melt the plastic away from the metal. That might cause problems, you never know.

 

[Ultrakd]

WHat type of wire should I use? I understand I can just use a normal powercord but how would I Attach 3 shelvs to on cord? Or is it just better to have each piece of tape on its own cord?

 

[killagreen]

That is a good question. I am not sure. It depends on how big of a rack you are building i suppose. I have to come up with an answer to that question also as i am building a rack soon. In the past i have simply done 1 wire to each shelf. Then i have them plugged into a temp control device.

I guess the bottom line is how many piece of heattape are you going to use?

Hopefully somebody out there can answer this question way better than i can.

 

[sushikam]

WHat type of wire should I use? I understand I can just use a normal powercord but how would I Attach 3 shelvs to on cord? Or is it just better to have each piece of tape on its own cord?

I think this link will help to answer you question (if I am understanding your question correctly): http://www.beanfarm.com/heating/Flexwatt_parallel.pdf

And this is a great link for how to build a rack, with other information (also this is where I got the above link): http://www.geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=14228

Hope I helped !

 

[Ultrakd]

it is going to be a 10 shelf rack that is 40" wide