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J. Clarke[_2_]

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Ignoramus12853 wrote:
I would like to find/make etc a space heater, I would say 200 watts,
that would be completely fire safe (say, I could surround it with
paper and it still would not start a fire). How would I accomplish
this?

Oil heaters. Not the ones that burn oil,
the electric ones that look like the old
steam radiators. They have oil sealed inside
and a heating element in the bottom.

Or 2 100 watt light bulbs in a metal box.

Raychem makes heating cable that will go to 150F and stay there--no
thermostat, the temperature control is inherent in the material of the
cable (the way they do it is kind of neat). Their "Gardian" brand roof
deicing cable puts out 8 watts/foot and costs about 4 bucks a foot--
google "Gardian W51" and you'll find some suppliers.