auxiliary heat

I'm assuming you mean for seat heat, and not space heat? It's awfully
difficult to get much heat out of 14V. Even automotive folks (with a fairly sealed
cabin) do very minimal heating on very localized areas (read: arse). It might be
doable, but only for localized/concentrated situations (seat heat, blankets, etc).

Imagine getting cabin heat from a hair dryer... 1250-1500W... around 100A for
14v.

-Cory

Jim Burns wrote:
: Does anyone in the group use a 12v auxiliary heater or heated blanket for
: added cabin or passenger heat? I've seen that they come in 150watt/12.5 amp
: and 300watt/ 30amp versions. We'd have to figure out the current load on
: our alternators but I'm wondering if we should even consider such an option
: for the rear seat passengers in our Aztec. I've seen this quesion asked
: before but it's been several years.

: Jim


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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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