Recent content by bud415

It's going to be on a potentiometer, so it won't be on all the time.

I used a multimeter.

It's no secret, the -40 degree weather in northern Canada is brutal. It takes along time for the steering wheel to warm up in these conditions. I am aware that I could just put on gloves, but I'd rather have a heated steering wheel. I'm always up for a challenge and I've wanted to do it for a...

It's 25 watts on the low setting and 35 watts on the high setting. I've got a feel for it, I've been snowmobiling for decades. I have a spare warmer element and I've been using it to size this up. Two elements wouldn't be worth my time and effort. They are 2 5/8" X 4" long and as thin as paper...

I want to make a heated steering wheel for my car using hand warmers from a snowmobile. The power source is 12 VDC and the resistance is 10.0 ohms using 25 watts on the low setting and 19.6 ohms using 35 watts on high. That is for one handwarmer, I figure I will need about 20 of them. Will...