TheDon125":262tosh9 said:[*]Delayed start/stop for the fluorescent (since this one cannot easily dim, have it start once the basking bulb brightens by some amount, and cut off before the basking bulb becomes too dark).
TheDon125":2yg9ekbc said:*keep in mind this would not work well with halogens. Those either need to run at full power, or have a somewhat more complex control scheme, to prevent from blackening and burning out quickly.
At much lower voltages, the bulb temperature may be too low to support the halogen cycle, but by this time the evaporation rate is too low for the bulb to blacken significantly. There are many situations where halogen lamps are dimmed successfully. However, lamp life may not be extended as much as predicted. The life span on dimming depends on lamp construction, the halogen additive used and whether dimming is normally expected for this type.
That's largely what I am thinking as well. I'm still at a loss for the "minimum" amount of time the reptisun needs to be on though, to ensure that "safety" feature makes its way in to the code.jamma2342":27gz0890 said:I really wanted to do something like this about a year ago but I had no idea where to start. Since most people on here use the reptisuns with a basking lamp, I was thinking you could use the dimmer on just the basking lamp so it would simulate the sunrise and sunset and have the reptisun turn on when the basking lamp is at full power in the morning and turn off right before the basking goes to dim.
But keep us posted on how it goes! I'd love to see how everything works out.
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