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Subject:Re: Truma heater, like propex, for cheap but...
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Mon, 21 Jul 2014 19:08:05 -0700

Man that's a good deal. I'd jump on it of they shipped to Canada. I kick myself for not grabbing an older truma from a vanagon in the scrapyard some years ago.

Alistair

> On Jul 21, 2014, at 3:46 PM, Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Hey I picked up one of
> these:
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Truma-HEIZG-E24-24V-30-OBT-Propane-Heater-Kit-Bus-Boat-RV-/251564290213?pt=Boat_Parts_Accessories_Gear&hash=item3a926670a5&vxp=mtr
> 
> or:  http://goo.gl/BXLVQ4
> 
> I offered $50 and it was accepted immediately.  There are 2 left as of now.
> 
> It does appear to be brand new stock in it's original box with
> multilingual original manual.  The biggest but is that it is 24V.  So
> you will need to do some electrical contortions to power the device
> if you want to put it in your Vanagon.  It states electric draw of
> .4A on low and .7A on high.  Also, there is no control device.  The
> manual shows 2 different basic controls and mentions a bunch of
> others that can operate it.  The circuit board has empty connectors
> that  they plug into.  I need to find or figure out the pin outs for
> these before I can test it.  It seems to be capable of low and high
> heat output and fan only.  There is no exhaust pipe included.  So if
> any of you are up to a challenge this might be a good opportunity.
> Edward