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deborahbroadus · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject: Quarantine Rack

As you (the original posters) know...I am not a "DIY" er. However, I have managed to put together this/

This is my daughter giving me a break and putting the heat tape on for me.

Plans can be found at: http://www.arbreptiles.com/cages/rack.shtml

NickMyers03 · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:24 am Post subject:

Deb now that she has built her first thing Very Happy

( if she was a short white man that is)

deborahbroadus · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:36 am Post subject:

You talking about Mio?? Laughing

Next, gonna build bookcases to cover my old radiators!!

Any tips?

NickMyers03 · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:46 am Post subject:

if they are still being used dont do it !! LOL or dont use anything that can burn

deborahbroadus · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:21 am Post subject:

They are still being used...will need to sandblast the old paint off...but how can hot water heat cause a fire in wood? Question

NickMyers03 · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:29 am Post subject:

any product incased in any heat can burn or start a fire ( mostly). if there are any firefighters on here they can inform you better. most state that nothing should be placed with in ( amount) of inches or feet so that it would not be a fire hazzard.

deborahbroadus · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:50 pm Post subject:

Ok, I am almost done.

For the LIFE of me, I can't figure out how to wire all these strips to come into the one in the middle so that I only need ONE plug to heat all the strips... I have tried many ways and none of them work..does anyone know how to do this?? SAVE ME!! Crying or Very sad

smerf217 · Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 82 Location: Jacksonville, FL

Ok Deb,

This is what you need to do. Hook all the left leads together and then hook all the right leads together. What you have pictured is flexwatt wired in series when it needs to be wired in parallel. You have split your voltage in half. about 55 volts going to the ones right of the middle one and 55 volts going to the ones left of the middle one. Hope this helps.

gocmando19328 · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 55 Location: CRESSON,PA

deborahbroadus · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:32 am Post subject:

DARN!!

This part never "lit up" to let me know I had responses!! So I missed this..but Thanks guys!!

Smerf..I tried and tried...anyway the rack is no more...I tried moving it and rack fall down and go BOOM! It really was something to see how all the shelves just collapsed..and so ends my short career as a DIYer. Laughing

Thanks Kyle for the information. I won't be building anything again...and I found some beautiful radiator covers that are made just for this purpose. Very Happy

Buck_99 · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:46 am Post subject:

No more Deb DIY projects?

Your rat rack looked like a DIY...did you not build that?

BTW, what substrate are you using in the rat rack tubs?

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