In-car heater
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:00 pm
Hi,
Can anyone recommend a 12V car heater?
Can anyone recommend a 12V car heater?
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Re: In-car heater
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:08 pm
whatever you buy ,you will flatten your battery very quickly.
Re: In-car heater
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:08 pm
No - Any 12v heater will flatten your battery very quickly, unless the engine is running (in which case you wouldn't need a heater 
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).Re: In-car heater
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:56 am
Thanks - but I've got a leisure battery. Any thoughts? Are there perhaps alternatives to a 12v heater that would be safe to use? Cheers.
Re: In-car heater
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:16 am
Welcome Sossylm.sossylm wrote:Thanks - but I've got a leisure battery. Any thoughts? Are there perhaps alternatives to a 12v heater that would be safe to use? Cheers.
I'm afraid a 12v heater will flatten that too.
If you use sites with electric hookup then a 240v electric heater would be the answer (its been discussed recently so have a search on here). Otherwise, solutions range from using propane / butane gas heaters (but you can't ever safely use those in the Bongo) to the likes of built-in Eberspacher / Webasto diesel heaters (or a propane gas equivalent) which blow hot air around the Bongo. These are great, but not cheap to buy and install (maybe £1k unless you buy one cheap off ebay and DIY it).
Re: In-car heater
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:14 pm
It will seem to flatten a leisure battery even quicker. Leisure batteries cannot supply a high rate of power for long - they are designed to release power slowly, over a long period.sossylm wrote:Thanks - but I've got a leisure battery. Any thoughts? Are there perhaps alternatives to a 12v heater that would be safe to use? Cheers.