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Title: Heater needed
Post by: guest7 on December 29, 2009, 06:57:15 PM

I was contemplating making my own food dehydrator and I've got all the bits needed to make a (very) small cabinet, but I haven't got a heater. I thought one of those car 12v ceramic blower heaters might be suitable. Anyone got one they want to sell on cheap?

Also, what do I need to do to step down 240v mains current to 12Vdc, would one of those little plug-in transformers work (excuse my woeful ignorance of all things electrical).

GC

Title: Re: Heater needed
Post by: OMEGAMAN on December 29, 2009, 07:29:52 PM

 It's your lucky day Graham,   I have both of those items (unused) & to you....free,  as a thank you for your help so far....just give me your postal address & I'll get them on the way for you!


             Good new year to you too......  cheers,   John....

Title: Re: Heater needed
Post by: Richard on December 29, 2009, 07:53:29 PM

Or go onto the Westfalia website and buy one.  I use one, bloody great for Jerky.  Mr Edwards currently has custody and is doing something nice to some Venison.

Also does fruit leather, but overheats fish.

No reason you couldn't knock up a perfectly effective home made one, it looks pretty basic.

Richard

Title: Re: Heater needed
Post by: guest7 on December 29, 2009, 08:46:58 PM

Quote from: OMEGAMAN on December 29, 2009, 07:29:52 PM

 It's your lucky day Graham,   

Woohoo!  :D :) :) :)

To be fair I should at least pay your postage. I'll send my address via a PM.

Cheers John, very much appreciated. And a very happy new year to you too... who knows which bit of the world you'll be in this time next year eh?  ;)

GC

Title: Re: Heater needed
Post by: guest7 on December 29, 2009, 08:49:35 PM

Quote from: Richard on December 29, 2009, 07:53:29 PM

Or go onto the Westfalia website and buy one. 

In an ideal world I would, but it's tax time soon and funds are short.

GC

Title: Re: Heater needed
Post by: OMEGAMAN on December 31, 2009, 12:03:04 AM

 Apologies to you Graham........ :-[

 Cannot locate the transformer thingy!   must have sold the last ones on the last car boot I did!

 Have packaged & sent the heater though, in todays post......

                            Good luck, & cheers,  John....

Title: Re: Heater needed
Post by: guest27 on January 01, 2010, 01:20:47 PM

You can successfully use a light bulb to heat the thing.

I have a wonderful book on preserving and how to tur your garden shed into a bacon curer...

R