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Reviewed in Canada on January 23, 2025
nice but way too small
Deb
Reviewed in Canada on January 31, 2024
Upsetting, tedious, and time consuming to track down product # and electrical specifications to confirm heater will work properly in my application.
Stephen Metzger
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2023
It's a simple heating element. I use this element as the main piece in a heater unit to keep my 3D printer at a constant, elevated temperature at about 33C. For this purpose it has worked very well and I have gained a great deal of trust/confidence in the unit. My duty cycle is about 20 seconds on and maybe a minute or two off when it is just maintaining temperature, so it does not get run too hard. It has been reliable and still working well after being in operation for a few months now.
CC
Reviewed in Canada on December 14, 2023
Does provide heat, not a lot but enough for what I need
Marcos Silva
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2023
For those of your looking for a DC load for your battery work, this is great. It drains a 12S NiMH 6.5 AH battery in about 20 minutes, which helps with balancing the cells.The heater is weak, unless you're very close to it, but I bought it for a DC load.
ImpulseBuyerMuch!
Reviewed in Canada on December 4, 2022
BEWARE - Whatever the heat it produces, the power at the wire is 160w and not 100w.This should be disclosed as 160w is way too much when you are expecting 100w.Also, they specify to use a 12A fuse and since 12v is usually closer to 13.5-14v it means 160w at the wire, which is exactly what I mesure, but a fuse should allow for about 25% overhead so they specs are really not good.Also, the wire is so, so, so tiny to cary out the power that it becomes really, really hot.Not the type of device I would run unatended like my setup is requiring.Despite that Amazon did reimburse the first unit (admitting that a 150w unit could have been shipped), I will have to also return this one as it's more a product-specs issue-error than the product itself (apart from the fact that I would not trust the wire).** Also, the heatsink will not stop if the fan dies-breaks and that would become a major fire hazard since your fuse may not blow if the unit is not consuming more than what your fuse is rated for, but the product itself maybe melt or catch on fire if the fan is not moving air out of the heatsink.Save yourself the headhaches and chose a better product. Be safe.
Phil
Reviewed in Canada on January 13, 2022
I used this in a small enclosed space to keep my SOK Lithium battery warm. Used in combination with an auto temp shutoff (really important so battery does not get overheated).
Thammarat Tomy Chaisawasdi
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2021
It would probably work o.k. if the fan part works like it was supposed to. The heater element got hot but the fan portion never turn onon the unit i received so, I hat to send it back. The unit is very small
Eric P.
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2020
My tests showed about 65w did not produce much heat but in certain applications a little heater like this could be handy to keep things from freezing in small places.
Dee
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2019
NO instructions. Works when connected to separate power sources (not very practical). Used too heavy of wire, got smoking hot very quickly (literally). Used too thin a wite, no juice. Used battery terminal connectors of a smaller size and heater works great. Connected fan separately and it worked also. Hoping it will work for a different purpose than planned.
Ryan
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2019
Great little heater! I was surprised by the amount of instant heat this provided on 12v.As long as you know what this is and aren't trying to heat a room or something inappropriate for a 100w heater, if you need a small heater for an enclose: this is a great deal! I hooked it up to a temp switch to take the edge off the freeze for my enclosed camper waste tanks.
Brandon
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2019
So I ordered a 60mm 150w version of this from another seller and expected it to peak at maybe 75w given the reports of this one peaking at 50w. It ended up pulling 194w before I shut it off - about 10 seconds in to operation. No good.So this one arrived later that same day (today) and I did the same test. Ran it for 20 minutes and never saw above 68w draw - which includes losses going from 120v AC to 12v DC via a power brick.Good enough for me even if not 100w. I installed in my project and let the thermostat do its thing. The fan on this unit is acceptable to be able to hold your hand an inch away from the output, if it were half the speed it'd move less air over the aluminum fins and be warmer. So that's OK and I was excited to give it a test.What I found is that it heated my project (ammo can) +4 degrees in about 5 minutes. Absolutely perfect. Then I checked how much power it was consuming (this time via calibrated shunt, zero AC->DC losses) and it was at 94w.It must be a voltage thing. The power brick is a constant 12.22v output and the battery inside my ammo can is 13.6.So perhaps expect less heat / watt draw at lower voltages - and rated wattages at 13.6+More testing to be done before project gets implemented.
george
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2018
I measure 2 1/4" square but that is just what I need under the drivers side dash. (no room for a hose now with gauges I installed.) Good for a bit of thawing before the car warms up. It does ok for its size but it is very small so it will not warm the whole car. It is quality made.
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