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Interestingly, part of the reason why I lacked the foresight to warn you guys against this is because my parakeets and parrots literally stand on this perch all day long. The thing is - the heating element differs in different parts of the perch, so the bird can move away from a hot spot if they want to.
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I bought one, it arrived earlier this week...not working. I believe it is mainly the power adapter that is screwed up so I emailed the store and they are sending me a full replacement which should arrive sometime early next week.Sucks about d_friday's experience yet good to know it will get hot enough to do that if left in the toy for an extended time.
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The right way to do this would be to rig a thermocouple sensor with a thermostat switch, that would turn the Thermo-Perch off and on appropriately, keeping the Meiki within a certain temperature range, say, between 97 and 100 degrees F. I'm sure one of you geeks out there can show the rest of us how to do this.
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So, my perch just arrived, and while it Is warming up, the instructions say it could take up to an hour to warm up evenly/completely. Is that just for the first time, or every time? Also, How hot does it get (it seems to get somewhat warm, but not Hot)?
My replacement arrived and it is working and seems like it'll be a good way to heat up my toys. I am expecting to try it out with my Meiki Maria tonight.
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That Meiki Plush really tied the room together.
Some observations:It takes longer than 5 minutes for mine to warm up to any decent temperature and like Manobon, my instructions say it can take an hour and I am thinking it'll be at least 20 minutes each time for this to get to a decent temp for this warming up job.I only kept it in my Meiki Maria for 6 minutes just to see what the result would be at that limited amount of time and while it did heat it up a bit it was IMO not long enough to reach a maintained heated temperature. Think of it like doing a few thrusts into a non heated meiki and you get an idea of what this result was like. Note that the perch was not plugged in for a long time so next use I will try the perch plugged in for 40+ minutes and then look at 5-6 minutes of meiki heating and see what the result is. My perch seems to heat pretty evenly from the tip down to maybe 2.5" from the base so this is perfect for jerkoff toy heating use.I just used a small amount of spit to lube things up (just wiped the spiton the perch) for this yet I am wondering if trying reg lube may be better (applying inside the sleeve instead and a tiny amount of spit on the end of the perch) as it'll give the bonus of heating up the lube at the same time. The only negative I see of doing this is it'll possibly require more lube use to factor in any that will dry out in that time. I'll report back when I try this out in the near future.
Thanks John for your detailed info about the process.One thing to keep in mind is the following: the perch is an item that can be left plugged in. It really consumes very little electricity. Birds are meant to stand on it all day (that's what my African Grey does). So if you need it warm, you can keep it warm pretty much anywhere and it won't be a fire hazard. Just keep it plugged in.During the winter, my bird's heated perch is plugged in 24/7. He doesn't stand on it 24/7, but it's there for him at night when it gets cold.Demondabbler
Quote from: demondabbler on November 29, 2012, 06:25:13 PMThanks John for your detailed info about the process.One thing to keep in mind is the following: the perch is an item that can be left plugged in. It really consumes very little electricity. Birds are meant to stand on it all day (that's what my African Grey does). So if you need it warm, you can keep it warm pretty much anywhere and it won't be a fire hazard. Just keep it plugged in.During the winter, my bird's heated perch is plugged in 24/7. He doesn't stand on it 24/7, but it's there for him at night when it gets cold.DemondabblerThanks for this. I wonder if you could speculate on if its okay to leave it on a table or something? As its designed to hang in the air off a wire cage, it has no chance to build up heat but in itself with the possible exception of perhaps right under the birds feet. Do we need to come up with a suspend it in the air solution or do you think this isnt a problem, it can rest on stuff. (maybe not a book of match though )