| Re: [GMCnet] Induction cooktop run off an inverter [message #325064 is a reply to message #325058] |
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Jim Miller
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On Oct 17, 2017, at 7:02 PM, John Yurtinus wrote:
> This is one thing I never quite got. What's the allure of an induction cooktop in an RV? I don't see any advantage over propane and a whole lot of drawbacks.
Hi John,
I am usually a lurker on GMCnet and only pipe up occasionally. I, too, am interested in the reasoning behind using any electrical cooking method in a GMC be it inductive or resistive - but even more so I was wondering why one would even consider running it from an inverter.
Like solar panels and wind turbines, these inverters seem to have some magical Star Wars light-saber allure and end up getting used for all the wrong reasons. Unfortunately the EE concepts of P=IE and P=I^2R (re conductor loss) are usually ignored on the inverter setups and result in installations that are either marginal in performance or are outright dangerous.
I guess if one has an unlimited supply of DC then drawing 12V @ 200 amps for a half hour while cooking dinner is OK..but why not just use propane? Or, if you really must have electrical cooking - start the genset for a bit?
Sign me “baffled”...
—Jim
Jim Miller
1977 Eleganza
1977 Royale
Hamilton, OH
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Jim Miller
1977 Eleganza II
1977 Royale
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