

| Subject: | Re: Seeking warmth in my Westy |
| From: | Joseph Fortino |
| Date: | Fri, 21 Sep 2001 13:03:19 -0700 |
ahhh shes crafty ;) -- Joseph Fortino fortino1@onebox.com - email (510) 360 -7829 voicemail/fax ---- Rachel Cogent <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > Well let's see. > If an electric blanket uses 180 watts and you sleep 8 hours that is > 1440 > watts. Assuming a 75% duty cycle if it is very cold but you have other > blankets over the heater that is 1080 watts. The average inverter is > 80% > efficient so that brings it up to 1296, lets say the original 1440 > to be > liberal. That is 1440 watthours. If 1440 / 12 volts =120 amp hours > is true, > and I think it is then the average battery should do it. > Actually having a 12 volt electric blanket would be very cool....er, > warm I > mean. An added bonus is that you don't have the AC next to your bod > with the > DC thereby preventing cancer.(if you believe the fearmongers) > Where can I get one? > > Rachel http://www.gnarlodious.com > > > Entity Royston, Jerry spoke thus: > > > I was thinking about getting an electric blanket to accomplish this. > Of > > course you would need an electrical hookup. Has anyone else used > electric > > blankets in their Westy? How long would it take to run a battery > down with > > one on all night? > > > > Gerry Royston > > Bethesda, MD > > '87 Westy > __________________________________________________ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com
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