Product comparison Air heaters

Pramotronic (ELTRA) (RUS) / Air heater Pramotronic-4D

Eberspächer / Airtronic D4

A WORLD OF COMFORT
Company information Pramotronic

- In October 2008 JSC “Eltra-Termo” and JSC “Likhoslavl Radiator Plant” open
joint-stock companies were reorganized into the production company
Pramotronic.
- The company’s scope of activity is focused on the development,
manufacturing, sales and maintenance service of modern climatic systems
and systems of independent heating and cooling of vehicles engines for the
commercial transport, the buses and special equipment.
- Summary of product range:
- Radiators of cooling systems for passenger and commercial automobiles engines
made of copper brass and aluminum; Radiators of cabin heaters;
- Pre-heaters:
• Autonomous pre-starting liquid heaters Pramotronic, having heat productivity
range of 11.5 to 35 kW and voltage 12 and 24 V, depending on the type of
motor transportation vehicle operated on diesel fuel;
• Air heaters Pramotronic (4 KW)
– Liquid electric pumps, with productivity of 1500 to 5800 l/h. To be used in
combination with heaters.
– Heat exchanger

Eberspächer 2010 / 2
Product comparison Pramotronic 4D / Airtronic D4

Pramotronic 4D

Pramotronic 4D / Airtronic D4

Control element for Pramotronic 4D

Eberspächer 2010 / 3
Technical product features Pramotronic 4D
-General-

General -Heaters are definitely heavier and have a larger size than Airtronic D4.
-Smaller heat flow band width compared to Airtronic D4.
-Efficiency is immaterial higher than Airtronic D4.
-Some details were copied from Airtronic D4, e.g. the outward appearance and the blower.
-The combustion chamber is a mixture between Airtronic and the Compact heater. The fuel pump is identical
in construction to the Webasto pump (from Thomas Magnete).

Eberspächer 2010 / 4
Product comparison Pramotronic 4D / Airtronic D4
-Technical data-

Pramotronic-4D Airtronic D4
Dimensions (l x b x h) 410 x 137 x 145mm 371 x 140 x 150mm
Weight 4,95kg 4,5kg
Electrical power
At max. heating output 53W (40W) 40W
At min. heating output 18W (18W) 7W
At start 60 -100W (100W) 90 – 130W
Fuel consumption
At max. heating output 0,54l/h (0,50l/h) 0,51l/h
At min. heating output 0,22l/h (0,19l/h) 0,11l/h
Heater air flow rate
(without counterpressure) With hood 90mm
At max. heating output 183kg/h (140m³/h) 185kg/h (160m³/h)
At min. heating output 116kg/h (60m³/h) 60kg/h (55m³/h)
Heat flow
At max. heating output 4,1kW (4kW) 4,0kW
At min. heating output k.A.² (1,5kW) 0,9kW
Efficiency
At max. heating output 78% 76%
At min. heating output k.A.² 83%

²) No messure possible Blue data in brackets from manual

Eberspächer 2010 / 5
Product comparison Pramotronic 4D / Airtronic D4
-Technical data-

Pramotronic-4D Airtronic D4

Control of heat flow Control with temperature sensor at Control with internal or external
the control element or with external temperatur sensor
sensor

Heat flow stages 2 heat flow stages 4 heat flow stages

Keep 2001/56/EG
CO: ≤ 0,1Vol% Yes Yes

Smoke number: ≤ 4Ba Yes Yes

Temperature heating air max. No, max. 188°C Yes

150°C

Heater guide number 13³ 10 with hood 90mm

³) Tolerances (fuel amount, blower, …) not considered.

Eberspächer 2010 / 6
Product comparison Pramotronic 4D / Airtronic D4
-Scope of delivery-

1x control element, analog, with integrated room sensor

1x heater
1x fuel pump + mounting parts, fuel hose
1x fuel tank plastic 12l
1x bag mounting parts for fuel tank
1x muffler
1x exhaust flex tube metall length 1m da=30mm with
adapter cover 25x0,5; di=24mm
1x combustion air flex tube length 1m da=31 (plastic)
1x external sensor (NTC) with Leitungsstrang Länge ca.
3m
1x cable voltage supply length appr. 4m
1x cable control element
1x cable fuel pumpe length appr. 4m.
1x bag mounting parts (angles, clamps, screws etc.)
1x fuel hose length appr. 4,5m Ø5,5x1,5

Price appr. 380 Euro

Eberspächer 2010 / 7
Technical product features Pramotronic 4D
-Control unit-

Controller Pramotronic 4D

Controller -Unprotected controller; untight, unprotected controller house with painted circuit board
-Controller has no ground connection to the heater and no relay (security-relevant)
-Component-contacts with cable clamps to screw.
-Bracket controller analog Airtronic
-Execution of controller cable harness through jacket shell analog JE

Eberspächer 2010 / 8
Technical product features Pramotronic 4D
-Glow plug-

Glow plug Pramotronic 4D

Glow plug -Ceramic glow plug with thin cable cross section, cable is soldered at glow plug (without connectors), with tin-plated braided
wire ends
-Glow plug grommet is like JE, but has bad tightness and backlash

Eberspächer 2010 / 9
Technical product features Pramotronic 4D
-Combustion chamber-

Combustion chamber

Combustion -Welded combustion chamber with very much weld seams; complex manufacturing
chamber -Steel fuel pipe with external diameter 5mm, internal diameter 3mm
-Hole duct combustion chamber
-Combustion chamber is a mixture between Airtronic and the Compact heater, without ignition plug screen and without
gasket at the flange to the combustion chamber

Eberspächer 2010 / 10
Technical product features Pramotronic 4D
-Fan engine-

Electric engine Pramotronic 4D

Fan engine -Bühler-fan engine analog Airtronic D4, but with prototype label
-The revolution speed of the engine is irregular and sometimes it has resonance
-Bad balanced fan wheel

Eberspächer 2010 / 11
Technical product features Pramotronic 4D
-Fan wheel-

Fan wheel Pramotronic 4D

Fan wheel -Fan wheel is a copy of the D4-wheel, without magnet

-Bad balanced

Eberspächer 2010 / 12
Technical product features Pramotronic 4D
-Combustion air fan-

Combustion air fan Pramotronic 4D

Combustion -Combustion air fan wheel with straight, unsymmetric blade position and mechanical plan ground, with brass socket.
air fan -Due to the vertical blade position of the combustion air fan very loud.

Eberspächer 2010 / 13
Technical product features Pramotronic 4D
-Heat exchanger-

Heat exchanger Pramotronic 4D

Heat exchanger -Heat exchanger: 2,5 kg, few ribbed

-In operation the jacket shell has been countersunk by the heat exchanger (very low distance heat
exchanger - jacket shell)
-Heat exchanger along ejected (cheaper in production and lower tool costs)
-The heat exchanger has a smaller surface and a worse efficiency

Eberspächer 2010 / 14
Technical product features Pramotronic 4D
-Fuel pump-

Fuel pump Pramotronic 4D

Fuel pump -Identical pump like Webasto (Thomas Magnete)

Eberspächer 2010 / 15
Technical product features Pramotronic 4D
-Fault detection-

-The error output is acoustically (beep) and with blink signal on the LED on
the control element. The LED blinks red; in normal operation long green.
-Example: At an unsuccessful start test (fuel interruption) the error output is
2x beeps at the same time and 2x blinking LED with followed fault trailing. By
pushing the Power button for approx. 2 seconds you can quit the error
message.
-After 3 same faults the heater will be locked. Both LED´s blink for 5 times
with beep at the same time. Release of heater if you make it strainless. You
find the errors listed in the documenation.

Eberspächer 2010 / 16
Control elements
Control element (analog)
with integrated room sensor
Eberspächer
-The temperature can be selected with the analog control element
-Functions heating and ventilation
-Digital transmission to the heater
-The error output is acoustically (beep) and with blink signal on the LED of the control element. The LED
blinks red; in normal operation long green
-The control element makes an inferior impression and according to tests of our development it has a bad
regulation.
2010 / 17
Summary
-Comfort & special properties Pramotronic 4D-

-Very loud combustion air fan

-The revolution speed of the engine is irregular and sometimes it has
resonance
-Fan has strong vibrations
-Strong rubber smell at initial start
-High compensate revoluation speed like at minimal power (2.800 rpm)
-During the glow phase (90s) no revolution speed or other „life sign“ of the
heater
-Muffler only damps moderate the high frequencies
-Very unstable jacket shell, fan easily touches the jacket shell
-Ventilation function with approx. 4400 rpm
-In operation jacket sheel touches the heat exchanger
-The control element makes an inferior impression

Eberspächer 2010 / 18
Summary
-Customer arguments-

- Very loud combustion air fan

- Heaters are definitely heavier and have a larger size than Airtronic D4.
- Smaller heat flow band width compared to Airtronic D4.
- Efficiency is immaterial higher than Airtronic D4.
- Unprotected controller and -connectors are delicately for enviromental
influences
- Restless fan, without speed control
- Inferior control element
- Some details were copied from Airtronic D4, e.g. the outward appearance,
the blower and the engine.
- Combustion chamber is a mixture between Airtronic and the Compact heater.
- The fuel pump is identical to Webasto.

Eberspächer 2010 / 19