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Originally Posted by Starkler
I got one from a camping store in Dandenong Sth a couple of years back.
It works ok if you can power it from the car, but dont expect to run it from a power tank for long. I measured the current consumption on a power supply at 18 amps  |
18A - that's a hot one Geoff. They mostly seem to be 90-120 Watt - hence 8-10 Amp - still enough to warm the wires up almost as much as the air they weakly blow! And suck every electron out of that battery pretty quickly.
And if you have been used to using a 1200-1800 Watt AC one, the 12V one delivering a tenth of that, or less, is a bit of a disappointment. Just takes patience.
It seemed hit and miss to me whether a camping store carried one or not when I searched.