If I cut the car socket cable and directly plug into the 12 Volt 7 amp battery, will this heater work?
1753259
I can't answer that..I only used it as the way it came. It barely blows air...and it's Luke warm air at best. I regret buying this product. My hair dryer blows more and warmer air than this product.
1289421
Driving it directly from the 12V in my car works fine. I assume a boat would be similar.
1112297
Not unless you have a 12 volt power supply with a cigarette lighter receptacle.
163704
I don't know for sure if it will work, but most cars output 12V from the accessory outlet.
1479739
It will work with any standard automobile 12 volt outlet. I have never heard of a car without one. Gets respectably warm.
2069357
This item is a 12volt socket that you would wire into an existing 12volt circuit
129451
No. It takes 110 volts AC. Your car provides 12 volts DC. A 1500 watt inverter would draw about 150 amps from your car battery which is more than most alternators can provide except a fuse would probably blow first. 12 volt car heaters are available.
678613
I have the 20 amp sockets installed in my garage - the ones with one horizontal and one dual hor/vert slot plus the common. The plug has one horiz and one vert pin, plus the common... hope this helps. i wouldn't run this heater on less than a 20amp circuit...
777382
No but you could buy a power inverter which would change your vehicles 12 volt into 110 volt but you could not run your heater on high.
915966
It depends upon how long the extension cord is--my heater will trip my 15 amp power strip. As the other person suggests, for a long cord you need heavy duty.
1792260
no, it needs to be wired directly to the battery with a 30 amp inline fuse fitted. the normal wiring used for a cigarette lighter is too light in gauge to run this unit
1778534
Your 12-volt socket is probably not energized when the car is turned off, so not an issue. If it is energized with the car off, this unit would put a small drain on the battery, so you would want to unplug it when not in use. Obviously there is no issue if the car is running.
2123210
I don't know why not, but I do know that you should never try to start the motor with the heater still pluged in. It's in the fine print of the instructions. Thats's how I ruined the last heater.
808385
No Sir, it would run at twice it's rated amps and the heater would burn out quickly, if not immediately.
434037
It would probably work. But this manufacturer (and others) make specific battery heaters that heat the battery more evenly and I'm sure are much better for that application.
1616757
Sure it can work, but it depends on your inverter. The heat pad draws 90 Watts at 120 volts. So make sure you have an inverter with enough power, and some leeway. A 120 watt inverter, or stronger, would be fine. Beware, this will drain your vehicle battery fairly quickly if you don't leave the engine running.
363467
It pulls 50 amps an hour from a battery system. If there's no charge ing of the battery's then yes it would drain the battery. But as long as your alternator is good and it's putting out 50 amps or more then you should be fine to run the heater while the engine is running.