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Sorry, no cigar. Putting a source of ignition (110 ac) in proximity to a fuel
source isn't where I wanted to be. But thanks for trying. Jim "Montblack" shared these priceless pearls of wisdom: -("Jim Weir" wrote) - Another thought is to put some sort of oven pan with a mat of some sort -that - would let the gasoline evaporate slowly from under the mat. The problem -is - finding a nonflammable mat that gasoline will not attack chemically. - - -Pet store (or a garage sale) buy a lizard heating rock. $10. - -Put the flat rock UNDER, maybe a large brownie pan, and insulate around the -rock. - -We used a 2" thick piece of rigid pink insulation and cut out the shape of -the rock. Rock fit flush in the hole. Then we also put another piece of -rigid pink UNDER the rock, So now the rock/insulation layer is sandwiched -between a solid piece of 2" insulation on the bottom and the container on -top. - -The rock should be upside-down in the insulation hole to mate up with the -bottom of whatever you're using as a drip pan. - -Run a couple of bands of duct tape around the pink edges for that "finished" -look and you're all set. - -For us it was an aquarium for the lizard (anole) brought home from school at -the end of the year, by the 3rd grade niece. Kept that sucker alive for 2 -years. - -http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/w...iles/anole.htm - -You know, any small heating pad would work in this setup. I had a waterbed -heater that I kept for years after the bed had been thrown away. Used the -pad all the time. Gave the pad to my sister a while back, haven't seen it -since. - -Or ...a can of yellow foam insulation is $2.95 - $3.95 ...and it's fun to -play with. Wear latex gloves because that stuff turns your hands black, -before it hardens. - -Whatever you choose, just separate the heating thing from the thermal mass -pan thing. - -Good luck. Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup) VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor http://www.rst-engr.com |
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