Re: sale on Kill-A-Watt meter

On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:16:36 +0000 (UTC), EskWIRED@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:

In alt.coffee, Randy G. <frcn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

How about thinking outside the box you're in? You could plug your
Hottop into it to monitor the heater elements' functioning in order to
learn how the machine works....?

I was thinking it might work well on my roaster.

It's another connection in series with the roaster, so will drop the
available voltage ever so slightly. Use a VOM in parallel to find out
what the voltage is doing. Use an Amp Clamp if you want to know the
current.

I don't know how much
current the thing pulls.

I think it draws about 7 amps.

Maybe a 20 amp circuit would allow bigger loads?

ONLY if there is a significant V drop on the circuit. A 20 amp circuit
will still only deliver ~110 if that's what's coming off the pole. A
variac allow you to standardize the element voltage.


I already have a 12 gauge cord on it. But when I flip the switch and turn
on the heater, the fan slows. Could I use such a meter to find the
bottleneck?
What else is on the circuit and is powered when you roast that might
draw significant current? Fridge?

Roughly speaking, ~120 becomes ~117 under load with only a couple of
junctions and 100' of 12ga wire.

Plugging close to the distribitution panel will give you a volt or two
more. A dedicated circuit with no other loads might help.

A friend with a home studio was having problems with some gear. Using
a VOM, it was determined that when the AirCon came on he was barely
getting 108 from the street. DWP replaced the transformer. Problem
solved.
.

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