There are a few options for ceramic heaters.
Be aware of the different voltage ratings on them.
A 120 volt element will put out very little heat on a 96 volt or lower
system. I have had a few people complain that their ceramic element puts
out very little heat on their 96 or 120V system.
It turns out they are trying to use a off the shelf 120V AC element
which works OK on 144V but not very well on lower voltages.
We supply most of the ceramic heaters for EV conversions and have over
3,000 in stock.
We have a 36-120 volt one which puts out 1800W then a 1500W one which is
good for 144 - 192 volts and then a high voltage 1500W one.
We also have an integral heater / blower unit which a lot of VW
conversions use as its a complete heater with blower, duct and dash outlets.
The Albright SW60B is a good contactor choice as it has the magnetic
blowouts for arc suppression.
We have done the liquid heating systems in a few vehicles over the last
23 years but find they are more complicated, require a pump and
antifreeze. They take longer to heat up and you loose some heat just
from the radiating of the lines and heating unit which are outside the
passenger compartment, even when they are insulated.
Yes digging into the dash to replace the old core with the electric
one(s) is a pain but lots of times you can get around this.
Some new cars have an air intake filter.
On the Toyota Echo it was a slide in drawer. Just slide out the filter
and slide in two element that were fastened to a piece of ABS the same
size as the old filter.
One our New Beetle kit the same thing, the filter pops out and the
elements drop in.
Some cars like the Dodge Neon we are able to cut a slot in the heater
box and slide the new element up into the airflow between the blow and
the old heater core.
There are lots of ways of installing the ceramic elements if you spend
some time looking at it.
BFN
Randy
On 10/13/2013 1:22 PM, L. Chris Hager wrote:
I can't follow the thread with a changing name, but want some basics about
getting heated defrost air into me project car. Is there a ceramic heater
that's fairly efficient that's coupled with a fan unit. Or a good drawing or
diagram of how to gang the two-- fan and heating unit- to blow onto the
windscreen?
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