Preheater

Kyler Laird wrote
I second the generator idea. Electric heaters are *so* handy. You can
even put some in your cabin to keep your seat and instruments warm. If
you run the generator off of 100LL, you won't have to mess with carrying
(other) tanks of fuel.

Small generators often have 12VDC
outputs
http://www.mayberrys.com/honda/gener...ls/eu1000i.htm
so if your plane has a 12V system, you're all set.


Kyler,
What heater system do you power with the Honda generator? We are
deciding on what type of electric heater to put on our new Lycoming
engine which will work with a portable generator:

1. Tanis: ~$400-$600 (250w -500w) - cylinder/oil pan heaters
http://www.tanair.com/heatersystems.html
2. Reiff: ~$350 (4cylindersx50w= 200w + 100w oil sump = 300w) -
cylinder/oil pan heater
http://www.reiffpreheat.com/faaelig.htm#price
3. E-Z heat: $160 (300w or less)- oil pan heater
http://www.e-zheat.com/index.htm
4. Safe-Heet $130 (300w) - oil pan heater
http://www.aircraftsupply.com/categories.asp?cID=133
5. ProHeat pad - Model 512 $55 (250w) - oil pan heater (not specified
for aircraft but should work the same)
http://www.engineheaters.com/

We are leaning towards the Tanis/Reiff type system (for more
complete heating) but not sure whether they can be powered with a
portable generator such as the Honda EU100i or the equivalent Yamaha
EF1000iS (
http://www.usalight.com/yamaha/ef1000is.htm)

Thanks.