Re: heated windscreen wattage ?

Jorgen Moquist wrote:

> hi anyone knows wattage of a heated windscreen ?
> 
> my head lights and indoor light dimms slightly when switching on
> windscreen heater at idle.
> revving to 1500-2000rpm everything lightens up, normal ?
> no problem when activating rear window heater.
> 
> /Jorgen
> 
> ps. Focus 1.6l -05B ds.

This is absolutely normal. The loading is huge by car standards. They are
fed from a 50A fuse.

The heated windscreen will only switch on when the engine is actually
running otherwise the battery would be drained very quickly.

Chris

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