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Ever wondered what's in your boot warmer?
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These are the 12V ones supplied by www.alpenheat.com and made by www.dryguy.net

In each unit there are two 5W12R resistors in series. The units are wired in parallel. I've removed the car accessory plug from mine and connected it to a multi-voltage transformer. They now have adjustable heat settings and work both in Europe and USA/Canada. Smile Total cost ~£45
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One pair of Thermic Bootwarmers in 240v & one pair in 110v. Total cost £40 & no buggering about wink
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Tomsk Be VERY VERY CAREFUL WITH THOSE! That is exactly the type that is capable of melting your liners. Wrap them in newsprint the first time you use them at a new power supply.

Unfortunately I bought the pair way before the recall Leeroy mentions here:
http://forums.epicski.com/showthread.php?t=34406&highlight=heaters

Free to good home: pair of the above with slightly greyish tint to the pumpkin tone of the center plastic (Nordica liner residue).
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comprex, thanks for the heads up. However I'm guessing that the ones over at epicski are the 110V models. Mine are the 12V models, now wired to a variable voltage transformer adjustable from 6V to 15V. I also have some spare resistors (from my model RC days). I've currently been running them at 12V to get rid of the burn-in smell.

I've actually found a source for some self-regulating 100-240V PTC heaters which run at 50C, so I may be dumping these and making my own. Wink

My sister also found a battery operated boot dryer in one of her equestrian catalogues.
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Tomsk, power supply completely understood (I like the 50C selfregulating idea much better), but it is still a game of adequate airflow around the unit. The smaller the boot, the more care needed (these were 23.5 IIRC).
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