Date:         Mon, 12 Jan 2004 18:37:45 -0500
Reply-To:     80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
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From:         80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Eberspacher Heaters
Comments: To: Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
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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
>>