/challenges-projects/design-challenges/texas-instruments-safe-sound-wearables-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/safe-and-sound-winter-survival-suit---post-6-power-requirementsFor this weeks update I will be discussing the power requirements to heat the suit. I have finished sewing in the carbon fiber heating tape into the suit. I used 750mm lengths of tape to keep my power consumption consistent (It also worked out that wen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/texas-instruments-safe-sound-wearables-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/safe-and-sound-winter-survival-suit---post-6-power-requirementsMon, 03 Apr 2017 18:50:59 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:dc4596d5-29ee-42c5-97ac-37fbb910f336DAB1<p>It will be interesting to see if you can supply enough heat on extreme temperature days.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2804&AppID=150&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/texas-instruments-safe-sound-wearables-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/safe-and-sound-winter-survival-suit---post-6-power-requirementsMon, 03 Apr 2017 00:40:18 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:dc4596d5-29ee-42c5-97ac-37fbb910f336mcb11<p>Looks like you are progressing well.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Presumably the insulation properties will be crucial to the run time.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>is there a method of altering where the energy is applied.?</p><p>ie will you be able to heat the legs and arms without the torso, given that these suffer the most and are likely to stop any movement for self preservation.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>mark</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2804&AppID=150&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">