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Old 05-09-2009, 02:40 PM
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I can use a habistat dimmer stat to control 2 heat mats cant I?

One mat is 42 watt and the other mat is twice as big so presumably a higher wattage, I think dimmers have a minimum of 40 watt dont they?
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aye you can use it but with the other mat being twice as big if there's a huge difference in wattage you may need to keep an eye on the temps.
If you put the probe on the lower wattage one the higher wattage one might get too hot, or vice versa.
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Old 05-09-2009, 11:24 PM
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what meko said.

but in my experience different heatmats seem to get to roughly the same temperature within a couple of degrees. The only way is to try it and see.
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Old 05-09-2009, 11:32 PM
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I've got both mats on a pulsestat atm and the temps are good.

I want to swap the stats over though to use the pusle stat on an incubator with a lower wattage mat as pulse stats dont have a minimum wattage like dimmers do.
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