[Shop-talk] Off topic - Electric heating bed blanket

[scott.hall at comcast.net]

my wife bought one this winter (how is she cold here?  I'm usually in shorts well past thanksgiving) from bed bath and beyond.  it doesn't get heating pad hot, but it can get warm, and certainly uncomfortably warm to lay under.  I don't think it could actually burn someone, but it's definitely hot enough to know it's on.  at high you'd need to be outside on a cold windy night to not be uncomfortable.

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From: Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net>
> Well, my first answer is to agree with everyone else, and say that 
> yes, an electric blanket should feel quite warm.  But my answer and 
> most of the other answers are based on our experiences many years 
> ago.  There have been a lot of safety concerns over electric 
> blankets, everything from harmful electric fields to overheating 
> people to fire hazards.  It is possible that the newest electric 
> blankets have been regulated to be less warm.  Does anyone have any 
> experience with a new electric blanket?