low wattage induction cooktop

goldenyears · Senior Member

low wattage induction cooktop

Very happy camper · Veteran Member

Hi Goldenyears

There are induction cookers that start up at 2000 watts and then can be turned down to 500 watts. It is recommended to have an inverter a bit bigger than 2000.

You can buy an induction cooker that starts up at 500 watts and then you can turn it up to 2000, ( very expensive to buy )

http://www.yourhomedepot.com.au/ecoheat-power-lite-portable-induction-cooktop.html

For these the solar people told me to get at least a 1500 inverter.

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liz795 · Veteran Member

hi golden years
we bought a nuwave at a caravan show, only used it on mains power the wife loves it we even use it as a barbie.works great for 2
starts at 800 w 1200 w 0r 2000 i have a 2000w inverter, but have not tried it yet
it cooks meals very quickly, we boiled water on gas in a pan and then the same amount on the induction cooker it took 2min longer on gas to boil
i know 2 min is nothing when your out and about , it was only to compare

goldenyears · Senior Member

Thanks for the info everyone .. think maybe I should invest in a pure sine invertor as current one just wont handle the higher wattage ... these cookers appear to be an amazing bit of technology even though they have been around for a while .

A little bit of research certainly goes a long way doesn't it ..

Thanks again everyone .

PeterD · Guru

Very happy camper wrote:
You can buy an induction cooker that starts up at 500 watts and then you can turn it up to 2000, ( very expensive to buy )

These devices generally do not vary their power by varying the current to the heating element. They use an on off control. They run full blast for a very short time and switch off for a very short time and keep cycling like that. They average things out and compare the on time to the on + off time to work out the average heat they are supplying to the pot. Your inverter has to be capable of running the heater for the full bore on time to be of any use.

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

goldenyears wrote:
Hi all have an 1100 watt modified sine invertor and would like to purchase a one heater induction cook top can anyone recommend one that would suit my invertor ? Think that this site would be the best place to find out ... maybe someone out there has one ?

I would not run anything that had any electronics in it with that inverter.

How will you replace the energy it uses and what batteries are you intending to use it with?

Cheers,

Peter

goldenyears · Senior Member

Hi peter and marge yes have used this invertor to run an 850 watt microwave it is also used for electric shaving charges up laptop etc all appliances under 1100 watt had no prob for last 5 years I have a 100 amp dry cell battery charged up with 250 watt solar panel if needed and also from alternator when driving also carry small battery charger when using powered sites ... I can only speak from my own experience with free camping etc . no prob IT WORKS . But when using microwave when realy necessary few minutes at a time .

Plan to upgrade invertor to 2000 watt pure sine so have more options to run other small appliances when necessary .

Bottom line is keep that second battery charged up all the time allows optimum use of invertor .

Thanks for reply

dorian · Guru

I found the following thread very helpful. An engineer/technician (ALERTLINKS) gives some detailed advice regarding the use of electronic appliances with various inverter types (pure sine / modified sine / square wave).

Advantages/disadvantages of square wave inverter vs modified sine wave inverter:

www.edaboard.com/thread232279.html

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