Herpstat Thermostat - Any Good?

I'm looking for a ne wpulse proportioanl thermostat to control the flex watt in a rack and was thinking of ordering one of these. Anyone use them? Are they reliable? Pros/Cons?

No one?

Guess these aren't that great then. Oh well.

I just started using a Herpstat on my new incubator and have been nothing but happy with it at this point, Steve.

Matt has a good break down of the features on his site ( http://www.mgreptiles.com/HERPSTAT1.html ) and they all work as advertised.

If I needed another proportional thermostat I would be buying another Herpstat. I am that happy with it so far.

Same here, Thumbs Up!!!

The cheaper $30-$40 thermostats have no display and use a dial to adjust temperature. Requires a additional thermometer to keep track of actual temperatures. No internal transformer so probe wires are not separated from the mains. Also they are non-proportional.

Helix DBS1000. Proportional. LED Display limited to whole degree adjustments. Night drop feature available with optional cable. Non Removable probe. No user settable features other than the temperature.

Herpstat. LED Display allows setting and display in tenths of a degree. Proportional with essential features for incubator, cage, rack use. No additional thermometer necessary since the Herpstat tracks and displays the High / Low temps. Also allows the consumer to calibrate the sensor digitally if necessary. Special power matching mode allows consumer to change out power output curve to match the enclosures efficiency. Can be
used for 120vac emergency cooling fans instead of heating. Upgradeable with optional night drop cable.

Hope this helps,
George Knaack
GLK HERP

Thanks everyone.

I just ordered one from Matt at MGReptiles.

Hopefully these are not a PITA to get setup like I have heard the Helix can sometimes be.

who ever told you the helix(dbs-1000) is a pain to set up is full of it! if they were such a pain, the wouldn't be so popular with all the breeders???


vaughn

I should have written PITA to get to WORK once it's set up.

I have heard stories about quality issues with the lately.

Kelli from HISS got a bad one and Brian Foster got 2 bad ones in a row. Third one worked. I don't want to deal with getting it all set up and having to ship it back since it doesn't work.

Granted that may happen with the Herpstat but I haven't seen the negative posts on forums regarding the quality as I have seen with Helix lately.

Each of the Herpstats are individual tested before shipping. That includes running through the setup menus, running the full 500 watts through it and testing the night drop features. So unless you plug more than that rated 500 watts into it you shouldn't have any problems.

George

Originally Posted by v2rherp

who ever told you the helix(dbs-1000) is a pain to set up is full of it! if they were such a pain, the wouldn't be so popular with all the breeders???

Vaughn

Your right! The Helix stats are not hard to setup.. Just hard to get one that actually works.. Helix may have been a great stat at one time but I am afraid that is just is not the case now.. Helix has a great markup as well so why not sell them like others do.. Well if you care about your customers and their animals then you sell(and use) herpstats not helix's!!!!