Transparent Heater Windows and Screens
ThermoClare - Transparent Heaters
Transparent Heaters are used for the defrosting and maintaining LCD displays at optimum operating
temperatures for screen response or the defrosting and maintaining windows from moisture.
Fullchance Systems have developed a clear transparent heater circuit with a proprietary rugged
busbar termination that can incorporated with our range of contrast enhancement and EMI shielded filter
Specification
The Fullchance Transparent Heaters are either unlaminated or fully laminated glass filters with an Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) coating of 12 ohms/sq. This is an optimum coating density to provide excellent heating performance with good optical clarity compared to the highly reflective thin resistive wires typically used to provide heat.

Extensive testing and military qualification has proved the Optical Filter transparent heater to maintain a LCD at 20'C with an outside temperature of -50'C and 3’C/minute temperature gradient.
Termination Method
Highly rugged proprietary insulated busbar and wire termination along two opposing edges. |
ApplicationTransparent heaters are used in a board range of applications including: public information displays, material handling equipment, military ground based vehicles, naval flight deck equipment, control panels on heavy agricultural and earth moving equipment, periscopes and off-shore oil platforms.
Product Range
Un-laminated glass transparent heater
Transmittance @ 550nm 89%
Thickness 1.1mm only
Material Plain float finish only
Max size 400 x 500mm
Laminated glass transparent heater
The ITO surface is located within the lamination for ruggedization and additional layers incorporated for mechanical and impact resistant.
Thickness 2.5mm upwards
Finish plain, etch non-glare and anti-reflective coating
Additional elements for Multi-function
windows with transparent heater
EmiClare EMI shielding
Contrast enhancement
Etch non-glare and anti-reflective coated front surface finish
Silk screen printing
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