I have one of those. It draws 5 times the current desired AND would likely catch on fire or burn something up if left on for long. It is a 1200 watt heater with no fan! Joe Coquina
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 12:07 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bill Bina - gmail <billbinal...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Battery test http://www.harborfreight.com/100-amp-612v-battery-load-tester-61747.html Bill Bina On 2/7/2017 11:54 AM, Ron Ricci via CnC-List wrote: Dave, If you used a resistor, you'd need 0.6 ohms at least 240 watts. Probably not practical. You could put a load on your batteries by turning on most of your lights, cabin fans and other loads. Ron From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David Knecht via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 11:32 AM To: CnC CnC discussion list Cc: David Knecht Subject: Re: Stus-List Battery test I have been following this discussion and would like to do this for my batteries. Can you suggest what would be an easy/appropriate ~20A load generating device? Dave Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT [cid:image001.png@01D28138.02844420] .
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