RE: Automating electric blanket ( yes its that time of year )

["Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>]

A certain phrase comes to mind...something about fat and fatherless
child
:-)

Just kidding...Homer!

K.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 21 September 2001 22:33
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Automating electric blanket ( yes its that time
of
> year )
>
>
> Yeah ... there's some bloke with horns and a pitchfork keeps prodding
me
> and
> mentioning something about me selling my soul for a doughnut.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:kennwatt@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 21 September 2001 21:52
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Automating electric blanket ( yes its that
time of
> > year )
> >
> >
> > You're in a warm place though! :-)
> >
> > K.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 21 September 2001 21:18
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Automating electric blanket ( yes its
that
time
> > of
> > > year )
> > >
> > >
> > > I dug out the A/C units again today...
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:kennwatt@xxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: 21 September 2001 21:04
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Automating electric blanket ( yes
its that
> > time of
> > > > year )
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Pedro,
> > > >
> > > > I have mine on an appliance module and HV switches it
on only if
the
> > > > outside and/or inside temp is low enough, determined by
DS1820
> > stats.
> > > > But I would not recommend using a lamp module for this
*shudders*
> > > >
> > > > K.
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Pedro de Oliveira [mailto:oliveirp@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: 21 September 2001 15:57
> > > > > To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> > > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Automating electric blanket
( yes its
that
> > time
> > > > of
> > > > > year )
> > > > >
> > > > > It's a good question Mark but one I don't have the
answer to.
How
> > > > could I
> > > > > find out - I don't mind opening it up - but I need
to know
what to
> > > > look
> > > > > for
> > > > > to tell the difference.
> > > > > Depending on which type it is, would that
influence if I could
use
> > a
> > > > AM or
> > > > > LM.  It seems Phil is apposed to the idea of the
LM presumably
due
> > to
> > > > the
> > > > > load of the electric blanket ( I don't know what
the load is
but
> > if is
> > > > > between - say 50W & 100W would it be ok to use
a LM?) I don't
want
> > to
> > > > fry
> > > > > myself or the LM :)
> > > > > Cheers
> > > > >
> > > > > Pedro de Oliveira
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Mark Harrison [mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: 21 September 2001 15:58
> > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Automating electric blanket
( yes its
that
> > time
> > > > of
> > > > > year )
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Pedro,
> > > > >
> > > > > Does it control the amount of heat, or does it
actually
operate a
> > > > > thermostat
> > > > > causing it to cut in/out?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Mark Harrison
> > > > > Head of Systems, eKingfisher
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
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> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Pedro de Oliveira [mailto:oliveirp@xxxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: 21 September 2001 14:38
> > > > > To: HA (ukha_d@xxxxxxx)
> > > > > Subject: [ukha_d] Automating electric blanket (
yes its that
time
> > of
> > > > year
> > > > > )
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi all
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm thinking of automating my electric blanket but
have some
> > doubts as
> > > > to
> > > > > the best method.  Could I use a LM and use the
dimming
function to
> > > > control
> > > > > the amount of heat dissipated by the electric
blanket or would
I
> > be
> > > > > limited
> > > > > to using an AM.  My electric blanket has a 0 - 1 -
2 - 3 - 0
> > "switch"
> > > > on
> > > > > the
> > > > > cord to control the level of heating so in theory
the
"element"
> > can
> > > > handle
> > > > > not being on full power.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers
> > > > > Pedro de Oliveira
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