> ;1189129']On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:12:57 +0100, moscow
> moscow.30e85b8@foodbanter.com
> wrote:
> --
> Pretty much worthless in the US, though -- no induction product that
> produces
> full power from 110 v.a.c., if it works at all.-
>
> Hi, larry
> That online store is selling induction cook top which can work under
> 110V,the power will reach 1500W, I think it is enough .-
>
> Not when I visited it yesterday, or again this very minute -- they
> offered six
> induction hobs, none of which had any stated power at 110 - 120 vac,
> specifying
> only running at ~300 watts "under 110v."
>
> Power and heat devices do not have switching power supplies, which can
> maintain
> output over a broad range of input voltages. This latter statement
> leads one to
> suspect that they won't be running at much -- if any -- more than 300
> watts or
> so at exactly 110v.
>
> In the best case, since they're claimed to have maximum outputs of 1800
> - 2000
> watts at 220-240 vac, one would expect half that, or 900-1000 watts, at
> 110-120.
>
> Sorry, but if they don't publish an accurate specification for 110-120
> vac, only
> a fool would waste the money on one.
>
> -- Larry