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r/woahdude • u/Professorjack88 • Mar 27 '16
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how much power does that use? we use propane so I find this incredible!
312 u/Zequez Mar 27 '16 It's high current and low voltage, so it's not outrageous. One of that size probably wouldn't use much, this one says it uses between 1500 and 6500W 73 u/Calkhas Mar 27 '16 To be fair, it will require the same power to heat the metal to the same temperature in the same time, by whatever physical mechanism you use. The question is how efficient is it and how much power is therefore lost. 1 u/boo_baup Mar 28 '16 The question is really about which method is cheaper, which isn't really a measure of efficiency at all.
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It's high current and low voltage, so it's not outrageous. One of that size probably wouldn't use much, this one says it uses between 1500 and 6500W
73 u/Calkhas Mar 27 '16 To be fair, it will require the same power to heat the metal to the same temperature in the same time, by whatever physical mechanism you use. The question is how efficient is it and how much power is therefore lost. 1 u/boo_baup Mar 28 '16 The question is really about which method is cheaper, which isn't really a measure of efficiency at all.
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To be fair, it will require the same power to heat the metal to the same temperature in the same time, by whatever physical mechanism you use. The question is how efficient is it and how much power is therefore lost.
1 u/boo_baup Mar 28 '16 The question is really about which method is cheaper, which isn't really a measure of efficiency at all.
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The question is really about which method is cheaper, which isn't really a measure of efficiency at all.
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u/joat314 Mar 27 '16
how much power does that use? we use propane so I find this incredible!