G'Day all.
I have a triple layer enclosure that Ive just put two new BHP's in the top and the middle one.
The gradient s good, and the light is turning off at say about 32-33 hot spot. However because its 3 on top of each other, I'm also getting heat radiating up from each enclosure below the other and its acting like a heat mat effect.
As stated, the hot spot is about 33 when light turns off (this is taken from a rock under the light where the probe sits on top of the rock. but b/c of the heat mat effect from the enclosure directly below , when the probe is sitting on the floor, its gettign to about 36-38. When the enclosure light underneath turns off, you can see the floor temps of the one above also drop.
This area of higher temps is only a small area compared to the overall hot end floor area, but does play havoc with checking my temps of the enclosure (high/lows).
Is this a problem or not do you think. Should I just lay the rocks (which are large flat limestony almost type rocks) over the exact area radiating heat from below to eliminate the higher temps on the floor and just go off the light temps, or leave as is???? The problem leaving as is, is that depending on when the lights go off in the below enclosure and when they go off in the actual enclosure, the temps can vary a bit on the floor?
Sorry about the essay, didnt quite know how to explain it any simpler.
Cheers
Colby
I have a triple layer enclosure that Ive just put two new BHP's in the top and the middle one.
The gradient s good, and the light is turning off at say about 32-33 hot spot. However because its 3 on top of each other, I'm also getting heat radiating up from each enclosure below the other and its acting like a heat mat effect.
As stated, the hot spot is about 33 when light turns off (this is taken from a rock under the light where the probe sits on top of the rock. but b/c of the heat mat effect from the enclosure directly below , when the probe is sitting on the floor, its gettign to about 36-38. When the enclosure light underneath turns off, you can see the floor temps of the one above also drop.
This area of higher temps is only a small area compared to the overall hot end floor area, but does play havoc with checking my temps of the enclosure (high/lows).
Is this a problem or not do you think. Should I just lay the rocks (which are large flat limestony almost type rocks) over the exact area radiating heat from below to eliminate the higher temps on the floor and just go off the light temps, or leave as is???? The problem leaving as is, is that depending on when the lights go off in the below enclosure and when they go off in the actual enclosure, the temps can vary a bit on the floor?
Sorry about the essay, didnt quite know how to explain it any simpler.
Cheers
Colby
