Bj”rn Forsstr”m (2:203/614.61) wrote to Steven Horn at 12:02 on 04 Feb 2004:

  SH> Not quite.  It's a pad with wiring in it which you wrap around
  SH> the battery
 SH> and then plug in.  The heat improves cranking power.

 BF> OK.

Call the battery blanket a battery's heating pad.  See the following URL
for more Winter driving stuff:

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk/030205.htm

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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