Recent content by KrisEE

I am curious what kind of fabrics (be specific) are used in products such as heated blankets which shield the heated wires, and are resistant to the heat, preventing it from burning. I imagine the wires are simply stitched inside this material and the whole blanket isn't made up of the...

Well I came here to seek engineering (technical) advice because I am not educated in this field but I only received technical questions back at me which I cannot answer for obvious reasons.

Well I do enjoy tinkering but I do realize that I would be dealing with electricity/voltage so just blindly trying to tinker with that stuff is probably not smart. You are right though, Requirements should come before Design. Maybe back to the drawing board to define these. If you don't mind...

Ah thanks for that link! I was hoping I could just purchase the insulated wiring haha, awesome. Have any specific battery recommendations for this project?

Thanks I needed that. Well I am a noobie when it comes to EE but I am very passionate about completing this project so I am willing to learn. If you have any resources about basic Wattage/Voltage/mah/ and whatever other concepts I will need to learn please share. As far as the raw materials...

Thank you for the detailed reply! Well I don't want to just buy a heating pad that'll be against the point of me learning how to make it. I'll be honest you asked a few question that I don't have the answer to. - I am thinking of a 3.5 foot by 3.5 foot blanket, the heating element(wire) sewed...

What about a 7v lithium rechargable battery?

I have gone to Google but I would like to have more in-depth answer and a back and forth convo, I believe that will help me understand it more. And for the second part, I am not sure how much energy I would or even could use. Ideally on a medium heat setting, maybe 3-5 hours? Can you help me...

Understood, But I am not looking to make a queen sized or double size blanket, (should have mentioned this) I want to make like a 3.5 square foot blanket or something small. Do you recommend any other type of battery?

First off, for my EE100 class I chose to replicate the industrial electrical blankets that are out there. With that being said, I do own one and can tell that there are some kind of conductive, insulated wires (copper?) that run throughout the blanket which generate the heat. And of course, the...