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Postby dchelette » Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:54 pm

Can any one please tell me how many amps the block heater pulls.

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Postby Philip » Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:28 pm

When I checked mine many years ago. I seem to remember it pulled 13 amps.
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Postby flashgordon » Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:58 pm

Philip wrote:When I checked mine many years ago. I seem to remember it pulled 13 amps.



that sound about right to me!
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Postby dchelette » Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:15 am

Thanks for the info.

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Postby wannadiesel » Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:35 pm

6 amps is more like it. It's a 750 watt element.
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Postby PToombs » Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:45 pm

I thought it was a 1500 watt element? :?
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Postby flashgordon » Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:02 am

PToombs wrote:I thought it was a 1500 watt element? :?


Pretty sure its 750 for us, and was reduce to 500 in the 24V trucks.......or maybe it was common rail era (L shape to a shorter straight element that thread in to the block.
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Postby flashgordon » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:02 pm

PToombs wrote:I thought it was a 1500 watt element? :?



:? You may be right, just pulled a heater out of a 03 and it it said right on it
750w 120V :oops:

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Postby BobS » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:57 pm

Easy to remember for any appliance:
Watts รท Volts = Amps
Volts x Amps = Watts
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Postby PToombs » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:03 pm

That's good Bob, now how many watts or amps are the heaters? ;) I did a quickie on that the other nite, after Wanna said 6 amps, 726 watts.
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Postby flashgordon » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:58 pm

PToombs wrote:That's good Bob, now how many watts or amps are the heaters? ;) I did a quickie on that the other nite, after Wanna said 6 amps, 726 watts.



Ok.
1500W /125 V =12A

1500W /110V= 13.36 A

If it only 750w /110V=6.8A

So with this little cheap-o .........I thing it covered with some to spare ;)

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Postby PToombs » Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:13 pm

I have one of those, it works. Sometimes! :roll: I got it 2nd hand, and I think it's faulty. When it wants to, it works good! 8)
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Postby flashgordon » Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:55 pm

PToombs wrote:I have one of those, it works. Sometimes! :roll: I got it 2nd hand, and I think it's faulty. When it wants to, it works good! 8)



Well the official wattage is 750WPulled a new on out of a box for our truck, L in shape said 750W@ 120V Exactly what the straight element said :hs: :bh:

They look different and attach to the block But THEY ARE THE SAME WATTAGE :oops:

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