Using this to dry out meat inside of a Ply wood box (24"x12"x12"), is there any chance of fire with the 150Watt Emitter?
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As long as you keep the emitter from coming in direct contact with the wood surface or anything flammable, you should not have any problems. Our is mounted only about an inch from a sheet of plexiglass and it has been that way for almost a year. They are pretty safe as long as you keep don't allow any direct contact with material or your animal.
839542
Probably not but I submerge the ply wood box in water for a day before using.
227668
No 240 watts @12 volts is 20 amps, so it will overheat and fail. I think a 20 amp model is available.
1653971
It would work, it is only 100W which is less than some light bulbs. Just letting you know it does get very hot so keep it away from anything that could be a potential danger of melting. And you don't want to leave it on all day like previously mentioned,I use it with a temperature controller that will shut it off when it reaches a certain temperature.
2231452
Yes it would more than likely cause a fire. I recommend a heavier gauge wire for 20 AMP
305315
Yes, it would work. No risk of fire. But remember to close when not in use. To save energy.
1415699
Hi Mike,If your requirement is for 12 volts and will draw less than 75 watts...you should be fine. I replaced a bad 60 watt with this and it worked for me! Good luck... Jud
417872
I have a 40ft motor coach and I leave my unit in it all year long in storage or not. It does not create enough heat to be a fire hazard.
964817
I am using this on a 12x14 It works pretty good. Burned up one circuit board already. Not sure why but other than that it has been great.
206344
I don't think a wood product would be a good idea under something that radiates so much heat. At the very least that repeated high heat would at the very least shrink and warp the wood.
1080810
My husband is an electrician. He said it would blow it up. It works with 120. : )
577502
Yes. This particular model will take up to a 300 watt safely. Anything more powerfull may need a bigger case to run it safely
1909114
No. 500 watts minimum with 2 x 6 pin connectors 32 amps on the 12v rail. I recommend at least a 750. Draws a lot of power and puts off a lot of heat.
1986741
I used a heat gun on low setting of 750watt, worked just fine, just be careful not to get too close, it can melt it.
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I have put 480 watts on the dimmer, and it heats up a lot. Not fire hot, but very hot.160 watts should be fine.
1442461
I don't think you should use heat emitters with this lamp fixture, cause of the heat output would be to great and definitely started a fire.
1035814
By my figuring 150 watts@14volts equals a little more than 10 amps so the answer is YES it should work, but be sure to mount the power supply so that the heat sinks have plenty of air circulation. Not a closed box!
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i can not help you sir! i got this to cook over open fire outside and have not used as yet ! cant get a fire to lite at -14