[Otmar]

I'm trying to help someone with a 2012 Ford Transit Electric. Anyone have a heater for one? 🙂
The replacement Mitsubishi heater (out of a iMiev) in it is failing to shut off and the case corrosion makes it questionable if I will be able to open that one up to fix it.

I'm looking for alternative heaters to use.
I do have a very old but never used MES-DEA RM3 heater rated 2000W 250-450Vdc.
I've had it for at least 15 years and I vaguely recall that there was a reliability problem with some of these heaters.
Manual

Does anyone know about them? Is it safe to use?

Anyone know of other potential options?
I've already built a heater control board for the vehicle since the VCU is not responding to diag commands, so I'm flexible on the control connections.

Thanks,
-Otmar

 

[oudevolvo]

I'm trying to help someone with a 2012 Ford Transit Electric. Anyone have a heater for one?

Yes, new in box

Send me a PM or e-mail (lars (at) evcreate (dot) nl ) if you are interested.

 

[Otmar]

Update: I was able to replace a failed IGBT in the iMiev heater that is in it and for now it’s working out. Hopefully it holds. Fortunately old Zilla IGBTs were very similar.