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watts501
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 Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:15 pm Post subject: ceramic earthing |
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right i want to put a ceramic heater in one of my vivs and use a gaurd to protect the snakes but dont know where i can or should earth the bulb and ideas??
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GJ
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Can you not just wrap the earth wire around the screw before you screw the guard to the ceiling of the viv. |
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Rad
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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is it a guard to protect, say a snake coming into contact with the ceramic. or a guard to deflect heat down.
If the latter, it will need to be earthed and will have a earthing point on it, in the form of a nut and bolt. |
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watts501
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:00 am Post subject: |
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it is to prevent the snake touching the bulb!
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Rad
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:02 am Post subject: |
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| watts501 wrote: | | it is to prevent the snake touching the bulb! |
then if it is to be screwed into wood and not touch th eceramic bulb or holder, then dont worry about earthing it. |
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JohnC
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The ceramic heater cannot be earthed due to it's nature but anything round it made of metal can be earthed.
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watts501
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| JohnC wrote: | | The ceramic heater cannot be earthed due to it's nature but anything round it made of metal can be earthed. |
thanks
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