90 watt par38 halogen bulb

[Cassieo8]

I got the 90 watt par38 halogen bulb and I’m not sure how to test the temperature for it, the bulb is super hot but I’m not sure how much heat it is producing, I use a temp gun to check it. Is it maybe not enough watts to produce the right amount of heat? If so what other bulbs could I use?

 

[Cassieo8]

Nvm I figured it out, not sure how to delete post lol

 

[CooperDragon]

That's the one I use but the temps you read will vary depending on the setup. When I use my temp gun I just hold it a couple of inches above the surface I want to test and adjust the light height based on that reading.

 

[Cassieo8]

It’s temp is at 113 so I bought a dimmable fixture to adjust the temps, also have a 45 watt one sitting in the middle to give some added warmth, is that good?

 

[KarrieRee]

I bought a par 38 90 watt and it was way too hot -- ended up going back to a 100 watt zoo med works great -- temp is running around 100 or so for basking temps-- depends on temp in the room-- finally got my temps and humidity to where everything should be -- I have now shut the CHE off and will probably use it this winter --- as we live in MN and keeping things warm are some times hard --

 

[Cassieo8]

I bought a par 38 90 watt and it was way too hot -- ended up going back to a 100 watt zoo med works great -- temp is running around 100 or so for basking temps-- depends on temp in the room-- finally got my temps and humidity to where everything should be -- I have now shut the CHE off and will probably use it this winter --- as we live in MN and keeping things warm are some times hard --

I use a dimmable fixture on it so I can keep the temp down and raise it in the winter as well