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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
MightyMirageMpg (12-08-2016)
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
What's a ptc heater?
Edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heating_element
Cool very clever never knew that's how self regulating heaters functioned
--are block heaters suppose to be this type of element?
Last edited by MightyMirageMpg; 12-08-2016 at 12:52 PM.
I did a search of ptc heater and Mitsubishi mirage and was directed to a post on this site. It is interesting, but it's sad that it doesn't do the job. I've never seen a such a large difference in fuel economy from winter to summer in any other car before. And really this started mid fall when the temperatures were around 15 C
I think it only heats air for the passenger compartment, and only under certain conditions (such as calling for max heat, I think.) That, and load the alternator down.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
You could use 12v to power your Kats heater but then it would pull close to 35a@12v. That would squash a 12v car battery in short time. Unless you got a very large capacity battery, a switch like in motor homes that isolates batteries and automatically charges they batteries and a time to turn your heater on and off.
You could with a 70amp-hr battery get two hours of heating time but at low temps that same battery would only provide about 50% capacity so count on one hour of heating. You've got me thinking about this as a project. It might work and provide someone like you with better fuel economy. It won't work for someone who's going to drive for 5 miles or less after they've started their car @-20F (or C)
Since you're driving from Cambridge to Brampton which is about an hour IIRC, more if there's traffic, there is enough time to fully recharge the battery used for heating.
Last edited by Wallythacker; 01-05-2018 at 09:53 PM.
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Shelby AKA "Cute", 2017 ES 5MT, A/C.
Mirage owners look at the world differently than everyone else, but in a better way
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View my fuel log 2017 Mirage ES PLus 1.2 manual: 39.0 mpg (US) ... 16.6 km/L ... 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.8 mpg (Imp)
Last edited by Eggman; 01-06-2018 at 12:04 PM.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
Zero, 2014 ES Plus 5MT, written off but not forgotten.
Zero II, 2014 SE, 5MT, climate She's HOME now!
Shelby AKA "Cute", 2017 ES 5MT, A/C.
Mirage owners look at the world differently than everyone else, but in a better way
We're driving the Beetle of the 21st century, the greatest small car now available!
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View my fuel log 2017 Mirage ES PLus 1.2 manual: 39.0 mpg (US) ... 16.6 km/L ... 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.8 mpg (Imp)