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Old 07-16-2018, 06:45 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
Most vehicles have fairly high electrical draw just running the fans, perhaps around 200 W on high (measured the TSX at 220W).
I'm going to have to measure mine. It can't be anywhere near 200W though since the entire HVAC system, including the rear window defogger, is on a single 15A fuse, so at 14.5V, that would be 217W total (fan and defogger both running) if the system was designed to run right up to the rating of the fuse (unlikely).

I'd be surprised if it was much more than 50W in my car.
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