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Re: Electric heaters

To: Geoff Love <engconn@infi.net>
Subject: Re: Electric heaters
From: Leckstein <bleckstein@monmouth.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 15:00:39 -0500
At 06:00 PM 1/31/97 -0500, Geoff Love wrote:
>Leckstein wrote:
>> 
>> My TF has a cigarette lighter (hidden to connect the cell phone adapter)
>> but its positive ground. Since the polarity is reversed,  will the heater
>> work as an air conditioner.?
>> 
>> Since the Smiths heater in the car blows the cold air around in the winter,
>> and hot air in the summer, maybe I need this electric heater / air
>> conditioner, or does everyone advise warm clothing.
>> ....SNIP....
>> 
>> Mike
>
>Mike:  I do not think that you are correct in thinking that if the
>polarity has been reversed, the heater will work as an air conditioning
>unit.  After some considerable pondering of this connundrum, I feel
>confident in stating that the heater's fan will work in the reverse
>direction, thereby sucking OUT of the cockpit all the hot air which is
>being generated at the time. Considering the amount of hot air which is
>probably available in the cockpit, particularly if the two occupants
>happen to be fisherpersons, sports fans of any particular persuasion, or
>TV commentators discussing the Simpson cases, (as well as MG
>enthusiasts, of course), this will impose an extremely heavy load on
>the  battery, and I now refer you to the threads concerning electric
>heaters etc., recently running on this channel.
>
>Geoff Love, The English Connection.
Geoff,
I think you are quite right. But, you couldn't mean us in referring to hot
air generators?


Mike

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