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rupigill0
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Hi,
I am not an electrical-engineer, but a hobbyist/tinkerer... I want to create an electric cigar-lighter that can be "always-on" and was hoping that someone here could answer some questions.
The lighter needs to work in a car cigarette-lighter socket; i.e. 12V DC with 10-15 amps max available. From what I have been able to find on the Net, it appears that due to the "always-on" requirement, the element would have to be a ceramics type. My question is, can a 150-watt ceramics heating element get hot enough (around 300 deg-F I suppose) to light a cigar (when touched to surface of element)? (The element needs to reach the desired temp within 1-2 minutes, and not be much bigger than a standard car cigarette-lighter.)
All replies are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Rupi
I am not an electrical-engineer, but a hobbyist/tinkerer... I want to create an electric cigar-lighter that can be "always-on" and was hoping that someone here could answer some questions.
The lighter needs to work in a car cigarette-lighter socket; i.e. 12V DC with 10-15 amps max available. From what I have been able to find on the Net, it appears that due to the "always-on" requirement, the element would have to be a ceramics type. My question is, can a 150-watt ceramics heating element get hot enough (around 300 deg-F I suppose) to light a cigar (when touched to surface of element)? (The element needs to reach the desired temp within 1-2 minutes, and not be much bigger than a standard car cigarette-lighter.)
All replies are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Rupi