power inverter isnt enough :(

lotas · Post by **lotas** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:04 pm

Well i went to install my waffle iron in my trunk the other day with my 300-400watt power inverter and it turns out waffle irons are like 1200-1500watts. Im so attached to this project that i feel i MUST get the waffle iron in, ive woroked so hard on the fiberglass and such, but id have to buy a 1000watt power inverter, and it'd cost like $100

is there any other way to power something like that besides an inverter?

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:42 pm

Have you tried looking on ebay? i dont know of any other way to do that considering most home appliances use 110 volt and a car runs off of 12.
TEDD

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:46 pm

damn
Thought if you come to the CAC gathering you were making us breakfast!

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:51 pm

That would be nice bc waffles are my favorite breakfast food!

TEDD

nist7 · Post by **nist7** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:11 pm

have you actually checked the wattage ratings on your iron?

and i wouldn't be too worried about under-powering, it would prolly just take longer to cook breakfast

William from NOLA · Post by **William from NOLA** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 7:13 pm

Well, if there aren't enough amps, then he'll probably just blow the fuse.

You could always just power it with your amplifier :) (refer to the video where a Sawzall is powered by a Cadence amplifier...)

lotas · Post by **lotas** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:48 pm

nist7 wrote:have you actually checked the wattage ratings on your iron?

and i wouldn't be too worried about under-powering, it would prolly just take longer to cook breakfast

well i found a generic list. it said waffle irons are 1200-1500watts. I could probably use a 1000watt continous because it might only need a surge of power at the beginning.

Anyways yeah im pretty bummed, I mean i know the idea is silly, but i was perfectly fine with it, even with spending $ on fiberglass supplies. But now if i have to spend over a hundred bucks on it thats getting a little out of hand.

so theres nothing you can install in between the iron and inverter that lowers the wattage load on the inverter or something? like a flux-capacitor

?

there's gotta be some electrical resistor thing or someting.

cmon engineers!

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 4:07 am

Nuclear reactor? Use a 12V DC motor to a generator? Run a wire off your alt before the DC rectifier? Really long extension cord?

lol

Dunno

daykareboards · Post by **daykareboards** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:19 pm

William, where can i find that video of the sawzall?

William from NOLA · Post by **William from NOLA** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:20 pm

http://www.realmofexcursion.com/videos.html It's under Various, which is last in the list