On 1/19/2013 1:22 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > Hello! > > Winter has arrived with temperatures below -20C, so I finally decided > to something about inability to start up car's engine in these cold > mornings. > There are lots of options for auxiliary heating with fuel and > electricity. I found on ebay a nice heater that works from fuel, but > it costs some 600 EUR. > I found out that my parents have installed some electrical heaters in > several of our tractors. They are cheap (something around 70 EUR) and > work good, but the problem is that there is no pump inside the unit, > just heater. In tractors they are specially placed relatively low to > the engine so that the cooling liquid flows naturally as it is heated. > I do not think that it is possible in car, so the question is: > Can anyone suggest a small pump, powered by AC electricity and, what > is most important, that will work in -20C, -30C temperature? I was > thinking about all these aquarium pumps - size is great, flow rate > also good, but I am reserved about them working below 0C. > > Is there something for a reasonable price? > Thanks in advance! A couple of inexpensive alternative in rough order of costs.
1 install a momentary switch to put an additional battery in series on the ignition circuit. This wont work if it is too cold to turn over the engine but a really hot spark makes a big difference. (you dont need a very big auxillery battery since the ignition does not draw a lot to current and it is just used to start the car. release the switch as soon as the car starts. ) I use this when I go into the mountains in the winter. Note: I have only used this on old cars so I don't know if it will something bad to a modern ignition system. 2. heat the battery. A simple heating pad with a little insulation works quite well. (Wrap the pad in a acid resistant plastic if you want it to last). These won't heat the car but will make it a lot easier to start. Craig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_123012 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
