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On 28 Feb 98 at 19:23, northaven@worldnet.att.net wrote: > My husband bought me a wonderful portable heater/fan that plugs into > the cigarrette lighter for my '69 Fastback.....the problem is...I > don't know if the car will handle the amp drain, I can't find any > reference to it in the owner's manual. Once running, the heater > requires approximately 10 amps, but when it starts it requires 15 - > 20 amps. Can my car handle this?? Yes/No/Why? Alternatives? My > car windshield fogs up something terrible on cold damp mornings and > nothing seems to remedy it. VW used 8 and 16 amp fuses. If your (aftermarket) cigarette lighter is hooked up to a 16 amp fuse you might be okay. The better option is to figure out and cure your problem, which is too much moisture in the car. You need to look around all over the floor of the car and tell us where it is wet or you will soon have a nice car with totally rusted out floor. If the problem is just that the morning is cold and you have several (just the driver is usually no problem) passengers that insist on breathing then it will help to drive with the heat and def on as well as with one of the side vent windows (or one of the rear popouts) open. This will draw more air through the car and prevent moisture buildup. Another trick is to leave BOTH (you need the "flow-through" ventilation!) the driver and passenger windows open about 1/4" every night. This allows the interior to breath and get rid of yesterday's accumulation of moisture while you're sleeping. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA *******************************