Block heater

[Kitz]

Hi yall i have a case ih 75c and was wondering if anyone would know what amps the block heater draws want to put a timer on it and i have a bunch of 15 amp timers made in china laying around thanks

 

[Billrog]

Any will work.

 

[ljjhouser]

Agree

 

[Jerry/MT]

Hi yall i have a case ih 75c and was wondering if anyone would know what amps the block heater draws want to put a timer on it and i have a bunch of 15 amp timers made in china laying around thanks

It's probably a 400 or 600 watt heater so 3.5-5 amps at 120 V. 15 amp timers will handle that easily. Make sure you extension cord can if you use one.

 

[Bavarian]

I agree on the amps.

The experience we made with some timers, the clock stops when too cold.