Bill wrote the resistance was lower compared to the block heater in his
wife's car. I was thinking maybe the heater element could defective -
only part of it shorted out, but not enough to cause it to draw too much
current & blow a fuse.
It could test good while not providing sufficient heat to get the job done.
On 12/15/2016 9:50 AM, Gonz wrote:
If its much lower resistance than normal, then there will be something
very hot somewhere. Would probably end the short via blowing it,
leaving it now with an open circuit.
On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 7:59 PM, Mark Roberts
<[email protected]> wrote:
Gonz wrote:
Power (heat) = V^2/R, so inversely proportional to resistance and
squared directly proportional to voltage. So a really low resistance
or a even just a smal boost in voltage will produce more power
(heat).
Of course, if the low resistance is caused by an internal short you
probably aren't going to benefit.
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