If these are BA6's syncro owners will have to shoehorn them under the sliding door or something, the driveshaft is in te way of the stock location. Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:23:27 -0700 >From: Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU> >Subject: Re: Eberspacher Heaters >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >> I have WBXs, so I would only be interested if they really work well >> while camping. > >If these are the BA-6 models that came on vanagons they are not really >practical for "dry" camping with no hookups because they draw too much >current. If i remember correctly they use around 9 amps on startup and >3-5 amps while running. You'd need an awefully big battery in the vanagon >to keep the sucker running. This is a problem with lot of forced air RV >furnaces. The best ive seen is: http://www.ducktec.com/itm00026.htm for >BTU/amperage although nothing beats the plat cat which uses like .5 amps >(no big fan) although i found 5800 btu's to provide too little warmth in >the vanagon. Some of the newer eberspachers use around 2.5- 3 amps, the >propex heaters that carl is selling are also very good at 1.3 for the >EX1800, 1.8 for the HS2800. In any case you need a good deep cycle >battery for any forced air heater (except the plat cat), and would need >several for a BA-6 eberspacher. > >> >> What kind of price range are you expecting them to be in? Also, is >> there to be any guarantee against being DOA? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mike >> >> > >> > I'm trying to decide if there's a demand for these heaters (e.g., if I >> buy >> > them will anyone buy them from me). If anyone is interested, please >> let me >> > know. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > >> > Jeff >> > www.vanagonparts.com >> |
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