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Default Is an electric blanket an inductive load?

Harry Bloomfield, Esq. wrote:
The Natural Philosopher has brought this to us :
you should be ok. no way is a heating element any more than very very
slightly inductive


0.8amps - I would want something a bit more meaty, at least 10amps.

I agree a blanket is a resistive load. Why not take it a stage further,
with automatic temperature sensing and control?


From memory, an electric blanket is typically 70W on high - about 0.3A @
240V.

Stick a €˜smart plug on it and control it with Alexa (or Google Home etc).
Ideal if you are out for the evening and returning late, just turn the
blanket on remotely.



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