Gavin_Sons
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« on: November 09, 2015, 03:06:04 PM » |
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So latley I have been thinking about heated clothing. Have researched a ton about it. Since I'm a big DIY guy, thanks to my dad, I have decided to make my own. I want it to be portable as in wear it under my hunting clothes while in the stand and on the bike. So my solution is to use one of those small battery jump starters that fit in your pocket that has a 12v 10 amp accessory circuit to power the pants and jacket while in the woods and interchangable leads so I can plug it into the bike while on it. Of course it will have a dimmer dial on it to conteol the heat. Also im not using the traditional 30 gauge teflon wire but instead carbon fiber cloth tape. Carbon fiber is really conductive to electricity and will give off infered heat. It also comes in several widths. I'll be using 1" width throughout the whole suit. my plan it to sew the carbon fiber on the outside of a lightweight long john type of shirt and pants and wear it under my normal clothing. If it works out well enough ill eventually make a sew in liner for my riding pants and jacket. I think I can make this for under 100 bucks minus the cost of the jump starter power supply. My thing was finding a battery pack that would last longer than 2 or 3 hours on medium heat and I think these little power packs will give at least 6 hours of heat. Thought this may be interesting since it is getting cold out.
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MarkT
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« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2015, 04:58:25 PM » |
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Interested to hear on your results. I've made a number of DIY heated jackets but when made w/o nichrome wire, even top quality copper wire gets brittle with repeated heatings and will break eventually. I wonder why the companies that make heated clothing don't use carbon fiber tape if it's viable. Meanwhile I have several jacket liners and electric gloves and controllers, mostly from Warm N Safe. All of our bikes are wired to power them. Including the latest, Jade, my 97 Tourer.
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BudMan
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« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2015, 05:00:50 PM » |
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Please keep us apprised of the progress and test results.
I'm very interested. It sounds like a great approach to me.
Perhaps one of our Double Es could look over the current draw and advise on safety fusing? (I don't feel qualified to advise or comment.)
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Gavin_Sons
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« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2015, 05:17:04 PM » |
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For my connecting wire ill be using high temp wire. I have a couple hundred feet I saved from a job I did at work. This wire will withstand 1200 degree Celsius without breaking down so im sure it will be fine for a couple hundred degrees Fahrenheit. I have one of oir electrical engineers working on some sort of overload protection and safety circuits, probably just fused. Plan on starting on it in the next couple weeks and doing some test with it layed out on cardboard.
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« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2015, 05:45:48 PM » |
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Use cotton Longjohns as polyester will melt and stick to skin and in burns
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Gavin_Sons
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« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2015, 05:50:03 PM » |
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Use cotton Longjohns as polyester will melt and stick to skin and in burns
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« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2015, 06:27:44 PM » |
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I'm interested in seeing how this turns out as the cost of heated gear for what amounts to an electric blanket in a wind breaker is ridiculous  |
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« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2015, 07:05:29 PM » |
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http://www.instructables.com/file/FFX5RFWHGU2P22F/I don't know if you've seen this, but it might help. Well my link didn't really work, but in the instructables there are a couple guys that have done what you are talking about. Might be able to get a couple pointers.
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Gavin_Sons
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« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2015, 03:49:20 AM » |
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http://www.instructables.com/file/FFX5RFWHGU2P22F/I don't know if you've seen this, but it might help. Well my link didn't really work, but in the instructables there are a couple guys that have done what you are talking about. Might be able to get a couple pointers. yes i have seen that meathead, thanks |
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« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2015, 06:20:47 AM » |
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One of my other hobbies is remote control airplanes. The hobby has been completely revised with the advent of the Lithium Polymer an Lithium Ion batteries. A plane that used to take a 50cc gas engine, will now fly and out perform gas, with electric power. In the early days, the batteries where so large and inefficient, one had to really work to use them. Along came LiPo's and the game has been changed. They do come with some cautions, but I see some LiPo usage in our bikes, now. Takes special chargers.
I would think you could combine a few LiPo batteries in series to get the voltage needed for powering heated clothing.
Interested in how you do.
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