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I picked up something called a Chill-Chaser on eBay a while ago. It's a heat stick with a temperature control on it. I'm having trouble finding any specs on it, but would like to figure it out.
I metered the element at 15.6 ohms
and my outlet at 125 volts.
V = I * R
125 = I * 15.6
I = 8 amps
P = I * I * R
P = 1000 Watts
Did I use the formulas correctly?
The reason I ask is that when I use the Time to Boil Calculator at 1000 watts, I have to set the efficiency at 60% to match the time it take me to raise the temperature. This is even at lower temperatures increases (say 140 to 150 degrees) with an insulation wrap around the pot. Is this typical or am I missing something?
I metered the element at 15.6 ohms
and my outlet at 125 volts.
V = I * R
125 = I * 15.6
I = 8 amps
P = I * I * R
P = 1000 Watts
Did I use the formulas correctly?
The reason I ask is that when I use the Time to Boil Calculator at 1000 watts, I have to set the efficiency at 60% to match the time it take me to raise the temperature. This is even at lower temperatures increases (say 140 to 150 degrees) with an insulation wrap around the pot. Is this typical or am I missing something?