My car charger can boil water really fast [video]
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Re: My car charger can boil water really fast [video]
#2I am a farmer with giant water pumps and center pivots that run on 3 phase 480 volt power. One of my pumps has 85 horsepower. I wonder if I could wire up some sort of custom made tea kettle and get water to boil in five seconds?
Re: My car charger can boil water really fast [video]
#3I am a farmer with giant water pumps and center pivots that run on 3 phase 480 volt power. One of my pumps has 85 horsepower. I wonder if I could wire up some sort of custom made tea kettle and get water to boil in five seconds?
For sure, you could use six 240V heating elements wired in series in three pairs to get their rated power.
Of you can wire 240V elements directly to 480V to quadruple the power, as shown in the video ;)
Re: My car charger can boil water really fast [video]
#4I am a farmer with giant water pumps and center pivots that run on 3 phase 480 volt power. One of my pumps has 85 horsepower. I wonder if I could wire up some sort of custom made tea kettle and get water to boil in five seconds?
3-phase electeode Boiler comes to mind.
Just have it as a pass-through with a grounded shield at the end to keep you from accidentally touching dangerous voltage.
Re: My car charger can boil water really fast [video]
#5I am a farmer with giant water pumps and center pivots that run on 3 phase 480 volt power. One of my pumps has 85 horsepower. I wonder if I could wire up some sort of custom made tea kettle and get water to boil in five seconds?
For a small amount of water, I would be afraid of flashing the water into steam, and the resulting steam explosion.
Re: My car charger can boil water really fast [video]
#6I am a farmer with giant water pumps and center pivots that run on 3 phase 480 volt power. One of my pumps has 85 horsepower. I wonder if I could wire up some sort of custom made tea kettle and get water to boil in five seconds?
For a small amount of water, I would be afraid of flashing the water into steam, and the resulting steam explosion.
And that's why nobody invites you to parties.
Re: My car charger can boil water really fast [video]
#7I am a farmer with giant water pumps and center pivots that run on 3 phase 480 volt power. One of my pumps has 85 horsepower. I wonder if I could wire up some sort of custom made tea kettle and get water to boil in five seconds?
You might need a pressure vessel and a stirrer to hit 100 deg C in 5 seconds.
Re: My car charger can boil water really fast [video]
#8You can run an induction range top off a nema 14-50 and be boiling in like a minute
Re: My car charger can boil water really fast [video]
#9He mentions induction 'hot plates' towards the end, and says that they're limited to the same 1800W and 120V as kettles, but there are "commercial" portable induction stoves that are 220V and can go up to 3500 and 5000W; e.g.:
* https://www.vevor.ca/induction-cooktop-c_10592/vevor-portabl...
* https://www.trueinduction.com/Commercial-Single-Induction-Co...
Just need a NEMA 6 plug (GFCI/AFCI per code as well probably):
Re: My car charger can boil water really fast [video]
#10He mentions induction 'hot plates' towards the end, and says that they're limited to the same 1800W and 120V as kettles, but there are "commercial" portable induction stoves that are 220V and can go up to 3500 and 5000W; e.g.: * https://www.vevor.ca/induction-cooktop-c_10592/vevor-portabl... * https://www.trueinduction.com/Commercial-Single-Induction-Co... Just need a NEMA 6 plug (GFCI/AFCI per code as well probably)…
In the US. In the UK 2200W induction plates are readily available with a standard plug for ~£40, or if you spend a little more you can go to 3kW - [0] which is about the limit of most domestic circuits but is hotter than most gas hobs.
If you _really_ want more than that you can go a little mental and use one with an integrated battery which can push out 10 kW [1]
[0] https://www.nisbets.co.uk/nisbets-essentials-single-zone-ind...