24 E MINI ME Electric Conversion of 2009 Mini Cooper Clubman

Component selection strategies and installation of water heater for Mini Cooper environmental system

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• electric car
• Mini-Cooper
• Mini Cooper
• MINI-E
• E-Mini
• Clubman
• EV Conversion

[JRP3]

It should be noted that the thermostat on the Katz will probably fail under full pack DC voltage. The workaround would be to rewire the thermostat to control the relay. I realize you aren't using the Katz but most people won't spend $700 for the unit you are using. Katz+water pump+solenoid +remote radiator fill cap + some fittings: $40+$50+$65+$30+$10= $195. Add another $40 if you want 2 katz heaters.

[marionrickard]

We wouldn't really care about the thermostat in the Katz. We'd be switching voltage TO the Katz and when it's on, we would want it full on all the time. The thermostats are for use as a block heater where you would cycle it off and on.

You also need a little reservoir somewhere. I think if you really did it, when you got it to where it mostly worked, the $740 wouldn't look so bad.

if I were really on that kind of budget, I'd go back to the ceramic resistive units.

Jack

[irmulioks]

people we have technology ,its just heater :D

[Capitancanguro1]

Would a 12 volt hair dryer do the job?

[JRP3]

I'm not sure why you'd need a reservoir to be honest. So far as a test I've hooked up a Katz to my heater core and run it from 120 AC with no issues. I think you'd still want a thermostat to prevent overheating, I know one person hooked up their Katz directly to 144 DC, the thermostat stuck on and the Katz overheated.