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Re: [GMCnet] Induction cooktop run off an inverter [message #325107 is a reply to message #325100] Wed, 18 October 2017 11:33 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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I wonder if an isolation transformer in 2 in series would kill the
high-frequency component filling in the gaps of the switching inverter. The
key would be to have energy stored in the iron core.

On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 7:06 AM, Johnny Bridges via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:

> You can buy an inverter which does in fact produce a good sine wave.
> Actually, if you look at the Onan waveform, it gets up around 5 - 10%
> distortion
> when it's heavily loaded. Be sitting down when you see what such an
> inverter is going to cost you. If it's producing a true sine wave, not
> something
> assembled fro a bunch of steps, it doesn't matter what speed the power
> supply switches. The estimate price of Peer's propane conversion to German
> spec might buy one.
> I have an old UPS which came out of a transmitter plane when we upgraded
> to run the whole place sans utility power. This thing kept some of the
> computers alive until the genset took load and restarted the
> transmitters. I put a 35KVA 3 phase UPS in place with about 6 - 7 minutes
> of batteries
> which was more than enough to start the genset. It actually made a better
> waveform that Ga Power at the location. I run the little one off the house
> batteries if I need 5 minutes of A/C for something. One outlet, suitable
> for my soldering gun or iron or the like.
>
> --johnny
> --
> 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
> Braselton, Ga.
> "I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me
> in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
>
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