Re: [VAC] Miscellaneous 12 volt Appliances

[RSmith6368@xxxxxxx]

Please be careful of these items, they are commonly 
available in the chain discount stores and for the most 
part are just what you'd expect from them. Note that none 
are "name brand". I have had experience at other web 
sites and read many articles on these type 12 vdc 
products and they never seem to last (we had a fan just 
like the one shown here die after three or four days of 
commuter traffic use). I would invit Gerald to do the 
math on the 12VDC hair dryer just to see how much heat it 
can produce along with air movement. I suspect not 
much...and certainly not worth the cost in battery usage. 
There are good 12vdc appliances, but they ARE expensive, 
and fairly hard to find. There are curling irons that use 
butane cylinder catridges for heat. There ARE 
ALTERNATIVES to the cheap 12 volt appliances, it just 
takes some looking. Most of the solar sites will have 
links, as do the altenative living sites and the 
"survivalist" sites, and the boating world (check west 
marine) too. Again, be careful of ANY heat producing 
items running off 12volts...they will eat mr battery 
alive.

Ralph