Re: What kind of Hair Dryer for DC Defrost/Heat..

[Peter VanDerWal <peterv@peoplepc.com>]

You'd be better off going to Wal-mart, etc. and picking up one of those 
ceramic cube heaters that are about 6" cubed.  Repalce the muffin fan 
with a 12V DC muffin fan and voila'.  That's what I use in my truck and 
I can feel the heat from it by the time I've gone 100 yards.

If your fan fails with the ceramic cube, it's less likely to melt things 
(they are self regulating).  Just be really careful of the connections 
to the heating element, they can be fragile.  If you want to get really 
fancy you can wire up the thermostat that comes with it to a contactor 
to control the element and get climate control.

evblazer@softhome.net wrote:

> It is getting cold up in CT and my wife wants heat.. When I got the 
> blazer it was missing everything under the hood for the ac/heater 
> including the blower motor and vents. I found the vacuum for the 
> switches also leaks horribly and much of the under dash pieces are 
> broken and or missing. So fixing what is going to take a lot of time 
> if I use the proper parts.
> I recall reading of people using Hair Dryers and was wondering what 
> kind you could use?
> Is there anything special to look for like one with no added features?
> I already have the switch and relay wired to proper rated equipment so 
> I don't have to worry about the AC rated switch on the hair dryer. 
> Also I currently have 144vdc and will have 156vdc soon. Is it possible 
> to run two dryers in series so it's safer or lasts longer, or does it 
> matter?
> If anyone has any alternate suggestions that would work better/safer 
> please let me know.
> Mark Hastings
> '83 S-10 EV Blazer
> www.geocities.com/evblazer
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