Date:         Fri, 21 Sep 2001 10:39:55 EDT
Reply-To:     JKrevnov@AOL.COM
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From:         Rico Sapolich <JKrevnov@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Seeking warmth in my Westy
Comments: To: gmr@obpa.usda.gov
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In a message dated 9/21/01 9:31:58 AM, gmr@OBPA.USDA.GOV writes:

<< Has anyone else used electric

blankets in their Westy?  How long would it take to run a battery down with

one on all night? >>

Gerry,

There may be 12 V electric blankets available for the RV crowd, so a call to
RV's-R-US should prove informative.  If not, you may be able to roll your
own.  I once read, in the BMW motorcycle owners club magazine, about
disemboweling an electric blanket to make a heated vest.  Reconfiguring the
heating elements of a 120 V blanket to run on 12 V is rather straightforward;
although easily calculated, whether or not a car battery has enough grunt to
carry the load all night is another matter.
Rich