electric kettle & toaster with generator
Submitted: Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 11:23
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Member - bill & netti p (VIC)
Hi all .not really necessary,just wanted to know if any has used electric kettle & toaster with 2kva Honda,we tried it direct to unit worked ok but feel it is pushing it bit that's with household items,maybe there is better suited items around.would really appreciate opinion's
Regards
Bilnetti
Reply By: carlsp - Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 11:35
Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 11:35
Will not run a kettle but we use a Breville 1050 watt toaster and it worsk fine. Revs a bit.
We can run a upto 1400watt phillips iron no worries as
well.
You need to turn of the caravan battery charger to do this.
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Follow Up By: Tenpounder (SA) - Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 11:41
Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 11:41
Agreed. Honda's own brochure states the EU20i as rated at 1600W, and indicates power consumption of 900-1200W for toasters, and 1600-2400W for kettles. Many appliances are designed to use up to 2400W, that being the standard rating of domestic power circuits (240v; 10 amp, or 2400W). But s afe operating load for a genny is often suggested to be 80% of rating, or a tad under 1300W in the case of the EU20i.
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Follow Up By: ob - Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 12:17
Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 12:17
The EU20i I have is rated at 2000 watts max and 1600 watts continuous.
Things like kettles, toasters and anything with a heating element are pretty power hungry, you need to have a look at the particular appliance requirements
ob
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Follow Up By: Who was that again? (Vic) - Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 20:33
Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 20:33
Carl and tenpounder, the section of the right gear is important. We have found a 1500w kettle and that runs easily enough. We also carry a 1700w coffee machine to spoil ourselves and friends occasionally. Turn off the ecothrottle and let it hum properly some times. It needs that to blow out the cob webs occasionally. Need to stop the cylinder
bore polishing.
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Reply By: Member - bill & netti p (VIC) - Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 11:57
Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 11:57
Thanks carlsp & tenpounder
Great replys I think are prbly better off using gas or the old open fire ,thats whats it suppose to bee about
Thanks again Bilnetti
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Reply By: Member - Old Girl (QLD) - Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 13:15
Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 13:15
We tried it at
home once. The 2kva gen almost stalled. We use stove top kettle or the Coleman for hot water. No fire no toast simple unless you have a caravan then you have a gas grill.
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Reply By: Motherhen - Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 16:41
Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 16:41
One of those gauze toasters over a gas burner and a kettle on gas burner works without needing to start up a genny, and they are lightweight and take up little room when camping.
Motherhen
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Follow Up By: Tenpounder (SA) - Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 16:51
Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 16:51
Couldn't agree more. Just had a week in the Flinders: gas stove (with built in toaster - such luxury!!), gas light and even a gas heater, plus a 12v fluoro plugged into the car. Fridge, of course, is taken care of by the deep cycle batteries.
No need for power up to the stage where the vehicle batteries need a top up!
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Follow Up By: Fatso - Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 18:34
Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010 at 18:34
Sounds like you were living it up there Tenpounder
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Reply By: Ray - Thursday, Jun 03, 2010 at 08:32
Thursday, Jun 03, 2010 at 08:32
I believe that alot of people believe that bigger is better. I have a 650watt generator that runs all my lights, Weaco fridge and television and I use a kettle and toaster (those mesh ones) either on a fire or the gas stove and sometimes an electric fan. I do have an air con but if I wanted to use it I would need a 2.5 to 3kva generator and under normal operating conditions, without an air con running, I would soon glaze up the engine and have no power at all and breakdowns usually occur when your
miles from nowhere.
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Follow Up By: Member - Laurie K (WA) - Thursday, Jun 03, 2010 at 09:15
Thursday, Jun 03, 2010 at 09:15
The Honda 2kva runs the air con no problems, but turn off the battery charger first.
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