Date:         Mon, 17 Apr 2000 18:45:38 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Plat Cat noise
Comments: To: Steve Schwenk <sxs@CONCENTRIC.NET>
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I hooked up my meter to mine... .375 amp is the draw while heating and 2.6
amp during the initial fire up.  Not bad for current draw.  I'm quite happy
with the whole setup.  I'll try a few nights with the motor and see how it
goes.  I'm sure I can make it a little quieter if I have to.


At 11:40 PM 16/04/2000 -0700, Steve Schwenk wrote:
>You need a new fan motor.  One of the wear items.  also, the later models
have
>a brushless fan.  I bought one.  $75 i believe.  Draws .4 amps and is
quiet as
>a whisper and really draws the air, quite a large motor, 4" long x 1.5".
Plat
>Cat is much quieter than the propex, and uses 1/3 the electrical power.
>steve
>
>
>
>David Wrote:
>The only complaint that I have with the
>heater is that the fan is noisy - doesn't it keep people up at night?  Is
>there different fans that one can install that will make it quiter?  Is the
>function of the fan to push the bad stuff out?  If so, would it be possible
>to install the fan at the end of the pipe and suck the bad stuff out.  It's
>not THAT loud, but I cannot sleep with a wind up alarm clock due to the
>tick-tick-tick noise, the fan to me is just as bad.  I'm fussy I know...
>but there is always room for improvements in my mind!
>
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