Hi all,
For what it's worth - the Cobra Heat Mats and the Ultratherm mats are the
exact same thing. T-Rex just repackages them and gives them a different
name (and probably charges more! ;-)
The Cobra heat mats operate at a constant 100-degrees (give or take a couple
degrees) - I've checked them while in operation with a non-contact infrared
thermometer, and the surface temp ranged from 99 - 104 degrees across the
entire surface of the pad...
Oh, and the Cobra (and Ultratherm) heat mats don't have "sticky sides" -
they don't have any adhesive on them (unlike most of the other brands).
Cheers,
John
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John Bohrman
Pondside Herp Supply
http://www.herpsupplies.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Chapman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 9:09 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Gecko] Cobra heat pads
>
>
> Greg,
>
> You may want to look at the Ultratherm brand heat pads sold by the Bean
> Farm. They are similar to Flexwatt heat tape in design and are
> designed to
> stay under 95F so that they can be used without thermostats. I
> lay them on
> the table surface with the aquarium resting on top. This leaves a slight
> air space between the pad and the bottom glass. I also have one under a
> small portion of a Vision brand fiberglass cage. They seem to work fine.
> All are on timers so that they are on only during daylight hours.
>
> See: http://www.beanfarm.com/heating.htm#Heating%20Supplies
>
> Jim Chapman/Ogden UT
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Watkins-Colwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 6:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [Gecko] Cobra heat pads
>
>
> > on 3/28/01 5:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > > The sticky side goes against the tank.
> >
> >
> > Hmmm.... this one doesn't seem to have a sticky side or I would have
> guessed
> > that to be the one that sticks to the glass. (LOL) it's
> laminated and the
> > directions say to stick it to the glass with double-face tape
> or with some
> > "other adhesive" and refers to the "back" of the pad, but doesn't say
> which
> > side that is (and there is no writing on the pad itself to help with the
> > decision). The directions also warn against using more than 1/4" of any
> > substrate over the pad for risk of fire. Is this the same product you
> were
> > using with the ceramic tile over it? I had intended to stick
> the pad to a
> > piece of slate, but after reading the directions I got rather
> worried that
> > this would be a bad idea..
> >
> > Oh, the size I have is the 11" x 17"... that might make a
> difference too.
> > Maybe the smaller sized one is self-adhesive like the old "under tank
> > heaters" that we've all used and abused in the past.
> >
> > You know, this is actually a topic we haven't explored much on the list.
> > We've beaten the "hot rock" topic quite a bit... but not the under
> tank/heat
> > tape products. I'd be interested in exploring this topic more.
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell
> > Dept. of Biology
> > Sacred Heart University
> > 5151 Park Avenue
> > Fairfield, CT 06432
> >
> > and
> >
> > Yale Peabody Museum
> > Dept. of Vertebrate Zoology
> > 170 Whitney Ave
> > PO Box 208118
> > New Haven, CT 06520-8118
> > Fax 203-432-3758
> >
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