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Heating PMHerps Racks?

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I picked up a rack this weekend at the MARS show from PMHerps, and I was wondering if anyone knew a trick for feeding the heat tape through the slots in the shelves. The shelves on these units are hollow so you can feed the tape through them, but I can't seem to push it through so that it comes out the other side, and the opening is so narrow that I can't fit pliers in there to grab it.

Any suggestions from people who own one of these? Thanks!
 
I don't have any experience with them, but I have a suggestion anyhow. Tape a playing card or other flat rigid object to the end of the tape to keep it from curling, then attach a string. Tie the string to a long stick. Pass the stick through the shelf to get the string, then carefully pull the tape through with the string. :)
 
If the gap is open enough , you can take a wire coat hanger ... straighten it out .... tape one end to the heat tape and feed the other through the slot and pull i all through.
 
If a hanger is too big, you can get some wire (not electrical, but that could work), and do the same thing...you may find that doubling & twisting it helps with rigidity
 
I used a long piece of cardboard to thread it through. The hollow shelves are a cool idea, but running the tape through in one continuous piece is tricky.
 
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