

| Subject: | Re: 12volt electric heaters |
| Date: | Wed, 8 Feb 1995 12:17:48 -0600 |
>Dan Houg wrote: This was addressed earlier but it bears repeating. > >Those nice 110v ceramic heaters crank out 1500watts of heat, >equivalent to, i think, 5200 BTU. To achieve the same heat output at >12v would require, in terms of amperage, 1500watt/12v= 125amps. >That's ALOT of juice folks. Electric heaters from a 12v system are >not practical in an automobile context. > >sorry to burst the proverbial bubble... Well, waaaahhhhh! (Explains it all too well, don't he? ;) Mike Wright Ackworth, Iowa 68 Camper; 79 Bus wright@storm.simpson.edu
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