12v Mattress heating pad woes
Last night was kinda chilly. An hour before climbing into bed I, plug my 'watts up' meter inline with my mattress heating pad, crank it up to 7, check out the amp draw, and see it is only half of n...
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You increased current less than 10% over specification, that should not be a problem.. I agree with PNichols.. Likely failure due to use.
I do like anderson power poles. they blow those ciggy style plugs away and then some... Just got done installing a Rig-Runnoer 4005 in my car have a 4012 here in the motor home to run assorted 12 volt stuff I've added, including my Engel Freezer. All work great on the power poles.
For those who do not know about the power poles.. They come in sizes from like 10 amp up to several hundred, though 10-40 mate well. (larger ones only mate with same size). They are asexual, that is there is no male or female, you assemble the two connectors (For 12 volt the "Standard" is tabs up red right looking into the plug) and they mate with each other. so if you have an extension cord (I do, 10GA) both ends are identical and may be swapped.
This means you do not need to ask if the pair you grab when you wire up something is INLET or OUTLET, cause they are identical.
I do like anderson power poles. they blow those ciggy style plugs away and then some... Just got done installing a Rig-Runnoer 4005 in my car have a 4012 here in the motor home to run assorted 12 volt stuff I've added, including my Engel Freezer. All work great on the power poles.
For those who do not know about the power poles.. They come in sizes from like 10 amp up to several hundred, though 10-40 mate well. (larger ones only mate with same size). They are asexual, that is there is no male or female, you assemble the two connectors (For 12 volt the "Standard" is tabs up red right looking into the plug) and they mate with each other. so if you have an extension cord (I do, 10GA) both ends are identical and may be swapped.
This means you do not need to ask if the pair you grab when you wire up something is INLET or OUTLET, cause they are identical.
