I have a set of heated seats from a wrecked vehicle I'm thinking about fabbing up a mount and putting them in my boat any thoughts opinions or has anyone done this before?
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I have a set of heated seats from a wrecked vehicle I'm thinking about fabbing up a mount and putting them in my boat any thoughts opinions or has anyone done this before?
I have thought about it......but I bet they would drain a battery pretty quick
Okay maybe I'll have one and my passenger's can suffer. Most of the time its my son and I don't want to spoil him LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by "G"
That sounds like a great idea!!
I'd like to know more about the battery questions...
on another note...
Over the past 2 years I've used the foot, toe, hand and body warmers you can buy from Academy and Dick's Sporting Goods.
They're not bad!!!!
A foot pad warmer in each shoe/boot will keep your toes nice and toasty....
I had a situation where I put a few too many warmers in my jacket and had to rip that dude off to cool down a bit!!
Anyhow,
Keep us posted on the idea...
G is correct, utilizing electricity to generate heat requires excessive power (watts). Whether it be coffee makers, toasters, hot water heaters, etc. An alternator/generator is required for such things. Batteries, no - be dead in a matter of minutes. Just my opinion. Sounds good though!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fishbone
Sounds like this project maybe over my head maybe I need to get cane pole involved LOL
For $19.95 ya need ta get ya one.
Amazon.com: AmazonBasics 12-Volt Black Heated Seat Cushion with 3-way Temperature Controller: Automotive
What about something like bikers use; a little pricey but they work good.
They are low amp draw and can be used in combination with gloves ect. and some come with a portable battery.
Buy Warm & Safe Men's Heated Base Layer - Black at CozyWinters
My wife won a Milwaukee stove pipe hand warmer at the Mississippi fall camp. It will run 6 hrs. on a rechargeable light weight battery that fits in the pouch of the warmer. It's the same battery they use on some of their tools. That thing is a really nice piece of equipment. She loves that thing. At some point in time, I hope to get to use it. Guess I need to get one of my own and put my name on it.
First you have to check the resistance of the heating element in the seat. Then using ohms law you
can calculate the Current(I) drawn if the seat is powered by 12Volts. Once you know the current then
you can go on to calculate the power, for example if the resistance(R) of the seat is 100 ohms and is powered
by a 12 volts battery then the current would be Current I = (V/R ) = 12/100 = 0.12 Amps or 120 milli Amps.
the power drawn would be Power P = (Current^Current*Resistance) = 0.12*0.12*100 = 1.44 Watts. Now lets look at
how this would affect your battery on your boat, if you have a 120 Ampere an Hour (AH) using the example above
it would take (120/0.12 )= 1000 hours to drain your battery, If you fish 8 hours per day your battery would last for (1000/8) = 125 days providing that the seat is the only device connected to the battery. NOTE:This example is only based
on a seat heating element resistance of 100 ohms @12VDC, If the resistance is less the current drawn will increase along with the power drawn and that would definitely affect your battery drain time.You must check the resistance of the heating element then do the calculation.
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