Diesel cab heater

[Johnnybravo]

Pretty much any PC power supply should do the trick. Connect the green and black wires in the ATX plug to make it fire up. Not sure about the connections on that server one above, it appears to be non-standard, i assume it plugs into some kind of backplane to make it hot-swappable.

It does,but a couple of wires soldered on and a couple of terminals bridged and away it goes. Have two of the bigger ones linked together giving me 24v at 57A driving a wheelchair motor on my beadroller. It stops for nothing...mind yer fingers....hahaha

 

[mike os]

So what's the verdict on fuel consumption John?

 

[Shox Dr]

Just about to buy one of these, when an eberspacher D1 electronic with 7day timer, is thrust it to my sticky fingers free gratis

 

[Burdekin]

Ordered one of the sealed units with tank included. How would one of these go feeding into some ducting to better distribute the heat around a room?

 

[Shox Dr]

Ordered one of the sealed units with tank included. How would one of these go feeding into some ducting to better distribute the heat around a room?

Shouldn’t be a problem. The flexable stuff is very expensive, as its heat proof. So bare that in mind when using plastic ducting. The outlet can get very hot

 

[Burdekin]

Would one of these power supplies be okay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AC100-24...hash=item2839ce58aa:m:mmvRW2u9BaVrDk9vZAD1wDw

The ad for the heater says it uses 8w to power but guessing maybe draws more on start up so would the 3A / 36w PSU in the link above be okay and safe?

 

[garethp]

Would one of these power supplies be okay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AC100-24...hash=item2839ce58aa:m:mmvRW2u9BaVrDk9vZAD1wDw

The ad for the heater says it uses 8w to power but guessing maybe draws more on start up so would the 3A / 36w PSU in the link above be okay and safe?

I think you're looking at 10amp on startup while it heats the glowplug

 

[fizzy]

Would one of these power supplies be okay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AC100-24...hash=item2839ce58aa:m:mmvRW2u9BaVrDk9vZAD1wDw

The ad for the heater says it uses 8w to power but guessing maybe draws more on start up so would the 3A / 36w PSU in the link above be okay and safe?

NO!

I have just installed mine - see the new thread.
Takes a good 10 amps on startup - melted my connectors!

 

[Burdekin]

NO!

I have just installed mine - see the new thread.
Takes a good 10 amps on startup - melted my connectors!

Crickey, glad I asked. Will have a look what else there is.

 

[fizzy]

Crickey, glad I asked. Will have a look what else there is.

This is the one I ordered - overkill but I needed the reliability and safety.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FXGCQ32/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Constant-V...=UTF8&qid=1544292133&sr=8-8&keywords=12v+400w

Basically the same thing but with exposed live terminals!!!

I wanted the sealed one because my staff might poke their fingers in it!

 

[Burdekin]

This is the one I ordered - overkill but I needed the reliability and safety.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FXGCQ32/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/voltage-co...4290229&sr=1-8&keywords=400w+led+power+supply

Basically the same thing but with exposed live terminals!!!

I wanted the sealed one because my staff might poke their fingers in it!

Excellent thanks for the advice.

 

[fizzy]

By the way John I didn't mean to hijack your thread - didn't realise it had progressed so far.
I also didn't twig really that you were Twastard on Youtube - love your videos and reviews - just bought a 50mm face mill on your advice! You are up there with Old Tony on my most watched videos list!

 

[fizzy]

Excellent thanks for the advice.

My brother runs the unshielded one for all his led strip lights - they have good stable power outputs.

 

[fizzy]

One warning on these Chinese heaters - there is no way they are 8kw! It even says in the book 5kw - and the plate on the machine shows 5 to 8kw! I guessed as much - quoted fuel consumption is 0.6Lph - 8kw would be more like 1Lph. Still exceptional value for money. They should sell these for £400 - then people wouldn't think they are cheap and nasty!

 

[fizzy]

Excellent thanks for the advice.

STOP STOP STOP

I didn't check the link properly - that is 48V!!!!!!!!!!

This is the one you need

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Constant-V...=UTF8&qid=1544292133&sr=8-8&keywords=12v+400w

 

[Burdekin]

STOP STOP STOP

I didn't check the link properly - that is 48V!!!!!!!!!!

This is the one you need

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Constant-V...=UTF8&qid=1544292133&sr=8-8&keywords=12v+400w

It’s alright, realised it was 48v, ordered a 12v one. Thanks.

Went for one of these, if this heater goes well I may put in another so can just use the one PSU. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232959911476

 

[Burdekin]

One warning on these Chinese heaters - there is no way they are 8kw! It even says in the book 5kw - and the plate on the machine shows 5 to 8kw! I guessed as much - quoted fuel consumption is 0.6Lph - 8kw would be more like 1Lph. Still exceptional value for money. They should sell these for £400 - then people wouldn't think they are cheap and nasty!

A mate does VW campers for a living and he was saying he’s heard these can block up internally, I suppose time will tell. I watched a review on YouTube and the guy had done hundreds of hours of running without issue.

 

[fizzy]

A mate does VW campers for a living and he was saying he’s heard these can block up internally, I suppose time will tell. I watched a review on YouTube and the guy had done hundreds of hours of running without issue.

Running mine on kero much cleaner. Also running at idle a lot causes problems. This will run flat out most of the time.

 

[daedalusminos]

Mine arrived today, impressed for the money. I was up and running in 10mins for a quick check that it functioned, and it did with a very clean burn on kerosene. It even came with a relatively comprehensive instruction booklet in Chinglish - but easy enough to follow.

 

[doubleboost]

I have had mine running 3 hours a night all week
You need a good 12 volts it draws 10 amp on start up then about 1.5 amp running
No problems at all with fumes CO detector next to it
Runs about 0.3 liter per hour at about 70 % 0.5 running flat out using kerosene
I will be doing a full review on it next week
But yes pleasantly surprised