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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: Electicity Supply |
| Date | 2025-09-06 15:01 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <dtntolxk22.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink) |
| References | (18 earlier) <1094g9v$26hbg$1@paganini.bofh.team> <1096fcv$djbq$1@dont-email.me> <vqsiolx4om.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <109h2mk$2v7cs$2@dont-email.me> <109h3tf$2vpls$3@dont-email.me> |
On 2025-09-06 12:54, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 06/09/2025 11:33, Nuno Silva wrote: >> On 2025-09-02, Carlos E.R. wrote: >> >>> On 2025-09-02 12:03, Nuno Silva wrote: >>>> On 2025-09-01, Ian wrote: >>>> >>>>> c186282 wrote: >>>> [...] >>>>>> Oh, 13a at 240v ... over 2700 watts. Wow ! >>>>>> >>>>>> Guess your clock-radio won't overload THOSE ! :-) >>>> >>>> I think one notorious difference that I've seen mentioned a couple >>>> times >>>> on the web is that water kettles will boil water more quickly. And that >>>> in the US stovetop kettles were more often seen because such electric >>>> kettles wouldn't be as fast as in ~240V. Now I've got no idea of how >>>> precise such assessments are. >>> >>> It is true. UK kettles are more powerful. Doubling the voltage with >>> the same current means double power. >> >> (Yeah; the precision I was alluding at was of stovetop kettles being >> more common in 110/120V land, not of the higher efficiency of 240V >> ones. The latter, indeed, is implicit because of the much higher >> voltage.) >> > > Well yes. A 3kW kettle with just enough water to make one cup of coffee > will be boiling in the time it takes to grind the beans. > > Stove kettles take MUCH longer. My stove kettle on my induction ring with just about 1KW boils faster that getting the fresh tea leaves on the strainer. https://share.google/images/A4uRsiiXLGxiQvVVl ... -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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Re: Electicity Supply Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-06 11:33 +0100
Re: Electicity Supply The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-06 11:54 +0100
Re: Electicity Supply Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-09-06 14:16 +0200
Re: Electicity Supply The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-06 13:22 +0100
Re: Electicity Supply "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-06 15:01 +0200
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