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From: dmmartindale@watcgl.UUCP (Dave Martindale)
Newsgroups: net.misc,net.physics
Subject: Re: Why don't thermostats work?
Message-ID: <2171@watcgl.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 25-Feb-84 14:22:30 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb 25 14:22:30 1984
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I disagree.  Electric blankets have thermostats in the blanket which
will shut off the flow of current if that particular area of the blanket
gets very hot.  These are not adjustable.  The thermostat which controls
the blanket temperature normally is in the control box.  It will respond
to room temperature changes, but it is really maintaining a constant
temperature in the control box (there is a little heater in there which
is on whenever the blanket is on) and thus the under-blanket temperatures
will not necessarily remain constant if the room temperature changes.