โJan-22-2014 11:16 AM
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โJan-24-2014 03:43 AM
wa8yxm wrote:
.........Instead buy your blankets at a truck stop that sells 12 volt blankets, Put in heavy wire (At least 10 ga) to heavy duty (20 amp) socket(s) near the bed and add at least one more battery, In fact Id go with either a pair of GC-2 in series (Six volt golf cart batteries, best Bang for your buck) or a pair of 29's or 31s. For the added capacity. one 27 ain't going to cut it.
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
.............Does anyone make a 12 volt king size electric blanket with twin controls and 10 power settings? Oh, I forgot. And 180 watts of afterburner to get a bed toasty pre-warmed on a chilly night?
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
.......What you use ATOP the blanket makes all the difference in the world as to kWh usage.
โJan-23-2014 11:52 AM
โJan-23-2014 10:51 AM
โJan-23-2014 08:24 AM
BFL13 wrote:He would only be ashamed occasionally. LOL! You crack me up dude.
Mena, Kit Carson would be so ashamed of you! It's sad really.
โJan-23-2014 07:08 AM
mena661 wrote:
...I run my electric blanket from my 300W PSW inverter occasionally. I don't run it overnight, just use it to warm up the bed before climbing in.
โJan-23-2014 06:38 AM
โJan-22-2014 09:26 PM
mena661 wrote:Shadow Catcher wrote:I run my electric blanket from my 300W PSW inverter occasionally. I don't run it overnight, just use it to warm up the bed before climbing in.
Basically anything that uses resistance heat (your blanket) is a no no they use a LOT of current, a good quilt or the dog works.
โJan-22-2014 07:45 PM
Shadow Catcher wrote:I run my electric blanket from my 300W PSW inverter occasionally. I don't run it overnight, just use it to warm up the bed before climbing in.
Basically anything that uses resistance heat (your blanket) is a no no they use a LOT of current, a good quilt or the dog works.
โJan-22-2014 03:32 PM
โJan-22-2014 02:43 PM
mena661 wrote:hugemoth wrote:Thanks for that info.
It's the SCRs (silicon controlled rectifiers) in the controller that are cooked by a modified sine wave inverter. Doesn't matter if it's digital or not, most electric blanket controllers use them.
โJan-22-2014 02:39 PM
hugemoth wrote:Thanks for that info.
It's the SCRs (silicon controlled rectifiers) in the controller that are cooked by a modified sine wave inverter. Doesn't matter if it's digital or not, most electric blanket controllers use them.
โJan-22-2014 02:33 PM
โJan-22-2014 12:45 PM