Block heater question
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Block heater question
PO cut the plug off of my block heater cord and I don't really want to buy a new cord from the dealer because of cost. I'd rather just splice one on for little or no cost.
The wire is a flat 3-conductor wire. Does anyone know how to wire a new 3 prong plug onto it?
The wire is a flat 3-conductor wire. Does anyone know how to wire a new 3 prong plug onto it?
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Thanks 99f350sd.
Does anyone know what the resistance should be. I'm thinking that the po cut it for a better reason than he/she needed a mail plug!
Also, would it matter if it were hooked up backwards so to speak? I figure it sould be easy enough to confirm the center ground, but what about the others, does polarity matter?
Does anyone know what the resistance should be. I'm thinking that the po cut it for a better reason than he/she needed a mail plug!
Also, would it matter if it were hooked up backwards so to speak? I figure it sould be easy enough to confirm the center ground, but what about the others, does polarity matter?
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Well, I stuck an Amprobe on mine and it draws in the neighborhood of 8 amps so resistance across the heater should be about 15 ohms. The ground wire goes to a little brass tab on the other end that contacts the steel shell of the heater element. Resistance to the truck frame should be less than 1 ohm for the ground lead and infinite from each of the other 2 conductors to vehicle frame.
