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Originally Posted by Ken Fry
Good points. The cabin is small, and I plan to use about 750 watts, and insulate pretty well. That's equal to one HP -- and you're right, that is a large percentage of the HP used at low speeds.
Thanks, Ken
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I was just going to say insulate (composite construction?) and with a low internal volume your body heat will do most of the work. Just have to defrost the windscreen and ventilate out the moisture (moist breath).
EDIT: FYI; A cool vintage Fiat page.
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/tag/fiat/
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Originally Posted by Ken Fry
In a simple system, blowing past the batteries and into the cabin would be unwise (due to the safety issues from gases venting from batteries).
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That is where my mind first went when I read that suggestion. There might be a way to jacket it, but I would never trust it.
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1977 Porsche 911s Targa
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1989 Scat II HP Hovercraft
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