REFLECTOR: Re: Cabin Heat 12 volt

[jbujanda at dslextreme.com]

In my mind, my reference is also a hair dryer.  This is the reason I kind
of doubt their effectiveness.  They don't seem to move air volume as hair
dryers do either.  A blanket makes more sense to me, both from an
effectiveness and power consumption standpoint.  However, one never knows
so... I asked the experienced out there.
Thanks for the feedback.
Jorge



Ron Brown
> Jorge,
>
> A typical hair dryer puts out about 1000-1200 watts.  So a 100 watt to 300
> watt 12 volt heater
> is going to put out about 1/10 to 1/4 what a hair dryer would do.
>
> For the 300 watt heater, you will need a 25 amp circuit, which is a pretty
> good load on a typical aircraft electrical system (landing lights take
> from
> 10-20 amps).
>
> These little heaters will probably do pretty good if you can keep the
> drafty
> cold air out.
>
> I decided to do the electric blanket.  Does pretty good. But I haven't
> flown
> in anything less than about 25 degrees.
>
> Ronnie
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jbujanda at dslextreme.com>
> To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 5:49 PM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Re: Cabin Heat 12 volt
>
>
>>
>> These seem to go from 100 to 300 w.  Can anyone share experience with
>> regard to the actual effectiveness of these units.
>> Jorge
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Andrew Ellzey
>>>
>>>
>>> --- Andrew Ellzey <ajlz72756 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I did a search for 12 volt electric heaters and came
>>>> up with these sites. They also have 12 volt electric
>>>> blankets.
>>>>
>>>  http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/12voltheaters.html
>>>  http://www.nextag.com/12-volt-heaters/search-html
>>>> http://www.brandsonsale.com/autoappliances.html
>>>>
>>>> Andy
>>>>
>>>>
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