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  I've made heaters of 200 watts, 2X200 watts, and 250 watts (on its
way to Texas).  The first two in B43's and the last is on its way
to a B30.  I also used a 250 watt 'crankcase' heater in my last
restore, a Weeden 44, even though I had an original heater.  Of
course, they all work but the 2X200 watter is the most powerful.
This video is of the B43 with 2X200 carts.

Wayne

Thanks for the video, that's a good runner! I'm basically using the same approach with my B31. I've heard of folks having blanket heaters made up for the B31, but I wanted to try it with cartridge heaters, as I'm more familiar with them. Plus, I can machine the blocks which are necessary to transfer the heat to the boiler. I'll be posting a thread soon on how this worked out. Sounds like you've had quite a bit of experience along these lines.

Paula