

| Subject: | Re: Eberspacher Heaters |
| From: | Andrew Fox |
| Date: | Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:23:27 -0700 |
> I have WBXs, so I would only be interested if they really work well > while camping. If these are the BA-6 models that came on vanagons they are not really practical for "dry" camping with no hookups because they draw too much current. If i remember correctly they use around 9 amps on startup and 3-5 amps while running. You'd need an awefully big battery in the vanagon to keep the sucker running. This is a problem with lot of forced air RV furnaces. The best ive seen is: http://www.ducktec.com/itm00026.htm for BTU/amperage although nothing beats the plat cat which uses like .5 amps (no big fan) although i found 5800 btu's to provide too little warmth in the vanagon. Some of the newer eberspachers use around 2.5-3 amps, the propex heaters that carl is selling are also very good at 1.3 for the EX1800, 1.8 for the HS2800. In any case you need a good deep cycle battery for any forced air heater (except the plat cat), and would need several for a BA-6 eberspacher. > > What kind of price range are you expecting them to be in? Also, is > there to be any guarantee against being DOA? > > Thanks, > > Mike > > > > > I'm trying to decide if there's a demand for these heaters (e.g., if I > buy > > them will anyone buy them from me). If anyone is interested, please > let me > > know. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Jeff > > www.vanagonparts.com >
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