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To: Monkey Face
"... wish I had a) a cigaret lighter, and 2) a heating pad I could plug into a cigaret lighter, so I could slide it under my rump to warm it up."

Well, you'll need to get your lighter socket repaired/installed, then ...

... and then you can try something weird, per my suggestion. I noticed that a small electric blanket I recently purchased uses only 140 watts.

So I was thinking one could use a small inverter, about 300 to 350 watts, in the car, to power a blanket or throw-warmer. It's a bit oversized, so the idea may not be practical, but keep the idea in mind, and keep your eyes open.

675 posted on 12/03/2007 4:49:25 PM PST by NicknamedBob (I had the solution for everything, but it got out of its container.)
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To: NicknamedBob

Aren’t there some in the 175 watt range? 350 is a lot of overhead, not that the efficiency is likely to suffer much. But it’s more than you’d want to pull from a lighter socket.


677 posted on 12/03/2007 4:52:11 PM PST by sionnsar (trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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To: NicknamedBob

I plan to get the lighter thingy in the next day or two, but thought of going to Camping World to see if they have a 9V heating pad. I can pull up the website and find out, or make a call, as there are two of them here in the Valley, one about two miles from here.

Either way, I’ll let you know how it all shakes out. I think if my bottom were warm, I wouldn’t be so miserable doing my errands.


684 posted on 12/03/2007 6:08:35 PM PST by Monkey Face (If we are what we eat, I'm cheap, fast and easy.)
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