Reminds us how good the preheat system in a diesel MB is. My cheapo (~$30 IIRC) 400w Coleman inverter did the job nicely which leads me to believe the heater in an MB is either over-rated or the inverter is under-rated.
-Curt Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:19:17 -0500 From: Fmiser <fmi...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT 12v dc to 120v ac heating element? Message-ID: <20120326201917.cab582c3.fmi...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Curt used to do that every morning 'cause he couldn't use an extension cord to plug the car into "shore power". You will need an inverter rated for at least 800 watts, which is not one of the inexpensive ones. Or use a generator. -- Philip _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com