Back to work and its gonna be cold
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Back to work on Monday
Bought a small fan heater to de-ice the beast whilst i have a cup of tea. Problem is running extension lead across the road and the added hassle of doing it. Its struck me that my answer would be to fit a small generator in the boot. A bit drastic i know but ive seen them small enough but at a cost of 500 quid. Anybody been down this route?
Bought a small fan heater to de-ice the beast whilst i have a cup of tea. Problem is running extension lead across the road and the added hassle of doing it. Its struck me that my answer would be to fit a small generator in the boot. A bit drastic i know but ive seen them small enough but at a cost of 500 quid. Anybody been down this route? Tried ceramic heater but not up to the job. Used to run car for ten minutes before setting off but at 6 in the morning the natives get restless. Geny outside car again too noisy.
Looked at your link Jeff for ceramic heater-one think that took my eye on front page is a cigar lighter plug in 12vdc to 240vac adapter which claims to run ordinary 240v appliances!!! is this possible i ask? Have they finally invented perpetual motion? surely E=MC sqared? spare battery in boot and fan on back shelf excellent. Can somebody out there tell me what sort of heat i would get from this?
Looked at your link Jeff for ceramic heater-one think that took my eye on front page is a cigar lighter plug in 12vdc to 240vac adapter which claims to run ordinary 240v appliances!!! is this possible i ask? Have they finally invented perpetual motion? surely E=MC sqared? spare battery in boot and fan on back shelf excellent. Can somebody out there tell me what sort of heat i would get from this?
Cheers Jeff,
Had a look around caravan and boat sites and found several invertors ranging up to 2000 watt output.
One that seems reasonable to me is made by Amps at 600 watt for 120 quid but i cant find/work out how long a seperate 700amp battery would last before having to recharge it. Maybe i would have to upgrade the alternator if i wanted to wire it into car electrical system? Any thoughts?
Had a look around caravan and boat sites and found several invertors ranging up to 2000 watt output.
One that seems reasonable to me is made by Amps at 600 watt for 120 quid but i cant find/work out how long a seperate 700amp battery would last before having to recharge it. Maybe i would have to upgrade the alternator if i wanted to wire it into car electrical system? Any thoughts?
You can have two batteries in a car then have a manegment system that keeps both charged. One battery for your heater and one for the car. Only problem is proper recharging times. If the second batt puts out a lot of energy to power the heater then not enough time to fully recharge it will flatten over a couple of day's.
We used to use it in work on vehicles packed with electronics and there wasn't any chance of mains.
Also space and weight and fuses required will probably make it a bridge too far. The kit we used would be too expensive for your uses but we only used one make so there might be others.
On another note, whats the road like that you have to run a cable accross and why not park the other side?
We used to use it in work on vehicles packed with electronics and there wasn't any chance of mains.
Also space and weight and fuses required will probably make it a bridge too far. The kit we used would be too expensive for your uses but we only used one make so there might be others.
On another note, whats the road like that you have to run a cable accross and why not park the other side?
dickymint said: Cheers Jeff,
Had a look around caravan and boat sites and found several invertors ranging up to 2000 watt output.
One that seems reasonable to me is made by Amps at 600 watt for 120 quid but i cant find/work out how long a seperate 700amp battery would last before having to recharge it. Maybe i would have to upgrade the alternator if i wanted to wire it into car electrical system? Any thoughts?
By my reckoning using V=I/R then I reckon about 5.5 - 6 minutes would flatten the battery
Other than park the other side of the road the only suggestion I can make is 'put the car in a garage' somehow. If you don't have one try to rent one locally.
ok ok i get the picture. seemed a good idea at the time! I was right about it being cold though
Got up extra early dragged extension out of window,over road and into fan heater on parcel shelf, back in for cup of tea. 20 mins later car warm as toast for about 2 miles then ice cold again. Definately worth the effort though. Tommorrow will do the same but sod the neighbours i'm gonna leave engine running as well!!
Got up extra early dragged extension out of window,over road and into fan heater on parcel shelf, back in for cup of tea. 20 mins later car warm as toast for about 2 miles then ice cold again. Definately worth the effort though. Tommorrow will do the same but sod the neighbours i'm gonna leave engine running as well!!
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