X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mx2.netapp.com ([216.240.18.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.9) with ESMTPS id 4465434 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:31:59 -0400 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.240.18.37; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.56,360,1280732400"; d="scan'208";a="449643654" Received: from smtp1.corp.netapp.com ([10.57.156.124]) by mx2-out.netapp.com with ESMTP; 13 Sep 2010 13:31:10 -0700 Received: from [10.62.16.147] (ernestc-laptop.hq.netapp.com [10.62.16.147]) by smtp1.corp.netapp.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/NTAP-1.6) with ESMTP id o8DKV9F3012005 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:31:10 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4C8E8A08.6020502@nc.rr.com> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:31:04 -0400 From: Ernest Christley Reply-To: echristley@nc.rr.com User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (X11/20100317) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: New rotary Cozy IV builder References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit John Slade wrote: > Something like this: > http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=12v+ceramic+heater&hl=en&cid=12874249802847341330&ei=94GOTLWcA6DOwQXgnu2cBA&sa=title&ved=0CAcQ8wIwADgA#p > > > Chad Robinson is installing a couple of these. I will probably get > something similar. 300 watts. That's going to be 20 to 25 amps, depending on what your regulator is set to, and will still only give 1/4 of what the typical hair dryer delivers. Probably a minor issue if the heat can be trapped in that insulated tube called a Cozy cockpit, but close to useless otherwise. I have found the defrost to be MUCH more important than cabin heat. The defrost of the Cherokee I trained in could barely keep up with the chill of a North Carolina morning, and made finding the airport "interesting" (wipe/scan......wipe/scan....wipe). My solution for my Delta was to pull heat off the oil cooler. A movable panel blocks part of the air in the exit duct and forces it through the cabin through SCEET hoses. Vents are located in what I hope are optimal defrosting positions.