Introduction
We built this workshop heater to be a straight swap for the heat source in your industrial work cells, machine enclosures, or spot heating zones. It’s a halogen infrared tube, designed to blast a tight beam of high-density energy into a small space. The idea is simple: you heat the exact spot you need, without wasting time and energy warming up the air all around it.
Let’s Get Into the Details
We set this thing up to work with the realities of an industrial shop floor. It’s rated for 400V, so it runs right off a standard three-phase power supply. That keeps the current draw down, which means you can use smaller wiring compared to 230V alternatives. It cranks out 2500W of power from a tube that’s only 300mm long. That’s a lot of heat packed into a small space, so it warms up fast. The short design keeps the heat focused, so you can put it where longer tubes just wouldn’t fit.
How It’s Built
Inside the quartz tube, a halogen cycle keeps the filament at the right temperature, so the heat output stays steady over time. The reflective coating on the tube does its job, too. It pushes the infrared energy forward, so you get more heat where you aim it and less gets wasted on the mounting hardware. And the R7s connector? It’s a simple, straight-fit end-cap that’s easy to wire up and holds its alignment in a bracket. This thing is a true drop-in replacement for the common R7s heaters, so you can swap it out without having to rework the whole fixture.
What It’s For
This heater is built for the rough-and-tumble of workshop life. Think localized heating, pre-heating for a process, or even just keeping things from freezing up near equipment. The focused infrared beam means you get a fast response and a consistent temperature right where you need it. Now, with that much heat density, you just need to make sure there’s enough airflow or heat sinking around it. That way, you can keep nearby components from getting too hot.
The Specs, Quick and Clean
- **Power:**2500W
- **Voltage:**400V
- **Tube Length:**300mm
- **Base:**R7s
- **Tech:**Halogen infrared
- **Coating:**Reflective