[20230730_225921] 2008 Ford e450 super duty that used to be a party bus. I have no idea what these switches do or what the symbols mean? I flip them and nothing much seems to happen. The one on the right turns on a floor mounted box that I also don’t know what it is, but my guess is an unworking …

YaltsCarrie: Without seeing the bigger picture, it looks like whoever converted the Econoline to a party bus added these rocker switches during the modifications. The switch on the left is often a symbol for dome or interior light. The one on the right looks like a fan with heater coils. Was the…

You could always look inside the B pillar to see the name of the company that converted it and give them a call (if they are still in business lol), they should know what the switches are for, they may or may not have a record of the complete build, but they should know what the symbols mean and may…

That’s a great idea thank you!!

I’m guessing the same as above, the left switch is supposed to turn on a light somewhere probably in the passenger compartment, and the right turns on an electric heater and its fan. I’ve never seen an electric heater used in a car, would use a lot of electrical power, but such a thing is possible…

[image] George_San_Jose1: I’ve never seen an electric heater used in a car, would use a lot of electrical power, but such a thing is possible I guess Ummm EV???.. I’m sure they have different ways of making heat in different EV’s, I am not up on them but they don’t have ICE heating systems… …

My EV uses a heat pump to provide heating and cooling if the cabin and battery.

[image] jtsanders: My EV uses a heat pump to provide heating and cooling if the cabin and battery. The same with my plug-in hybrid.

I’m trying to remember the year but must have been 1963 or 64. I remember a classmate talking about the new ford they just bought and it had electric heat. It was winter and they lived out in the country and he was impressed with getting instant heat on a cold morning. He swore it was electric he…

Let’s do the arithmetic. A typical car battery’s storage capacity is around 40 amp hours. That’s 40 X 12 = 480 watt-hours. A typical electric heater turned on “high” uses around 1000 watt-hours per hour.

What are these switches on my dash?

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YaItsCarrie July 31, 2023, 10:35pm 4

There is a unit in the back that is supposed to be a heater & ac mounted on the roof, but I could never get it to heat at all even when flipping that switch. I’ve not been able to find a light that turns on with the left switch but everything might just be broken af because that seems to be the recurring issue with half this bus. Thank you for your help!

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What are these switches on my dash?

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