bushwhacker Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Any one put one of the 12volt heaters in their series or even tried one. Are they any use at all. My series can be very cold and damp these cold mornings. No headlining or side insulation does,nt help either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 For an electric heater to be any good it's going to draw a lot of current. Find out how many watts they take (or amps & x battery voltage) if it's 100watts do you consider that a 100 watt lightbulb would provide enough heat for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick w Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Any one put one of the 12volt heaters in their series or even tried one. Are they any use at all. My series can be very cold and damp these cold mornings. No headlining or side insulation does,nt help either. Not entirly sure what type of heater you are refering to but as quoted by the other member heat needs watts of power which are in laymens terms directly related to your volts and amps getting high amps through a 12v system aint easy hence the large cables on your battery ect. Obviously you dont need anything like the power which starts your vehicle but any form of heating uses lots of power so this should be concidered. If the heater in question is made for the job i suppose it must be ok but when you concider not any cars to date ( i think) have a element type heater(execpt for windows) instead of the normal warm air blower type and the wiring ect in the series is pretty primitive i would think hard about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwhacker Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 Cheers guys I think I,ll give these heaters a wide berth then.And stick with the old car blanket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 All that said, they make effective demisters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwhacker Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 What the blankets? I just use my sleeve or glove Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1701 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 i use a shammy, but an effective demister hmmmmmm, i really want one of the heated screens but i don't have that kinda money and i lane so if i got it sods law says i'd break it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgeous george Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Maybe you need a 130 amp altenator like me... don't ask why my mate made it that big.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 All I've heard about those electric heaters is that they're pants, I'm just going to give in and buy a heated screen as the V8 kicks out enough general heat into the cabin and the only need I have for an actual heater is to see where I'm going. Cheaper alternative, raid the scrapyard for heaters / heater matrixes and see what you can make fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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