Wanted: Low-Power Flexible Heater

How about the heaters in snowmobile handgrips?

Check out Dennis Kirk or Shadetree catalogs.

How about the de-freezing heater of a larger fridge?

The main reason nobody will make that for you is due to the low resistance. They should have explained that to you, the lower the resistance the more difficult it becomes to obtain a very fine wire size.

Try using a different/higher rated element in regards to your voltage applied or maybe a stepup transformer from your dc power supply. It's costly but the only way to do it.

Try speaking to one of my suppliers Mr KT lee at Kaneta on kt@kaneta.com, maybe he could help you or recommend someone in the east?

Good luck

Ryan Sinnema. Q.B.E

Darton Suppliers

South Africa

I've successfully used short lengths of thin copper, SILICONE sheathed cable with a low voltage, constant current source to make small heaters. Jeff

We use custom flexible heaters from Holroyd to de-mist optics in cooled cameras. They are rated at 2W using 5V.

Have you tried heat trace cable they wrap around water pipes to keep them from freezing?