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Old 03-06-2010, 09:28 PM   #56 (permalink)
orange4boy
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A 1500 watt load should be fine with a short 16 or 14 gauge cord on a 15 amp outlet. Most space heaters are 1500 watts. You could also get away with lower watt heater on for longer. I got the 1500 watt one because I also want to heat up the interior a bit as well. The ladies like that.

I'm almost finished the install. While I was at it I also installed a disconnection relay in the 12V supply from the DC-DC converter so I can kick it on when the battery pack gets low.
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