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Re: What maximum power inverter for car?

From	Ralph Barone <ralph@invalid.com>
Newsgroups	sci.electronics.design
Subject	Re: What maximum power inverter for car?
Date	2017-05-17 02:26 +0000
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<edward.ming.lee@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 11:32:18 AM UTC-7, Jon Elson wrote:
>> edward.ming.lee@gmail.com wrote:
>> 
>>> On Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 9:08:54 AM UTC-7, tabb...@gmail.com wrote:
<snip>
>>>> 
>>>> You'd need to tell us more about what you're doing.
>>> 
>>> Keeping 5 cu.ft. of space at 150 degree for an hour (local driving).
>> If you preheat the food and the heater with mains power before putting it in 
>> the car, you sure don't need 1000W to keep it warm.  You can probably do 
>> this with 100 W or less, if the insulation is good.  If not, get better 
>> insulation.  Wrap the whole thing with a thermal blanket of some kind.  I 
>> think the pizza delivery guys know all about this stuff.
>> 
>> Jon
> 
> If we can do it with 500W or less, we can certainly build a box for it.
> Yes, preheat with main power and swap in the inverter without opening the box.
> 

I'd be sorely tempted to take a controller from a gas fired hot water tank
and some gas fittings and build a propane powered heater for your box.

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What maximum power inverter for car? edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-15 08:14 -0700
  Re: What maximum power inverter for car? "Carl Ijames" <carl.ijamesDDD@EEEverizon.net> - 2017-05-15 12:29 -0400
    Re: What maximum power inverter for car? edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-15 10:02 -0700
      Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Tim Wescott <seemywebsite@myfooter.really> - 2017-05-15 12:43 -0500
      Re: What maximum power inverter for car? bloggs.fredbloggs.fred@gmail.com - 2017-05-15 10:59 -0700
      Re: What maximum power inverter for car? "Carl Ijames" <carl.ijamesDDD@EEEverizon.net> - 2017-05-15 14:18 -0400
    Re: What maximum power inverter for car? oldschool@tubes.com - 2017-05-15 14:01 -0400
      Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-15 14:14 -0700
  Re: What maximum power inverter for car? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-05-15 10:38 -0700
    Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Tim Wescott <seemywebsite@myfooter.really> - 2017-05-15 13:10 -0500
      Re: What maximum power inverter for car? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-05-15 12:56 -0700
  Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2017-05-15 13:53 -0500
    Re: What maximum power inverter for car? edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-15 13:00 -0700
      Re: What maximum power inverter for car? "Carl Ijames" <carl.ijamesDDD@EEEverizon.net> - 2017-05-15 17:09 -0400
      Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-15 14:15 -0700
        Re: What maximum power inverter for car? mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2017-05-15 17:34 -0700
          Re: What maximum power inverter for car? edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-15 17:41 -0700
            Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-15 18:14 -0700
              Re: What maximum power inverter for car? edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-15 19:34 -0700
          Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-15 18:10 -0700
      Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2017-05-15 16:28 -0500
      Re: What maximum power inverter for car? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-05-15 15:43 -0700
        Re: What maximum power inverter for car? edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-15 17:44 -0700
          Re: What maximum power inverter for car? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-05-15 17:59 -0700
            Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Chris Jones <lugnut808@spam.yahoo.com> - 2017-05-16 21:40 +1000
              Re: What maximum power inverter for car? edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-16 08:03 -0700
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-05-16 09:08 -0700
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-16 09:19 -0700
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-05-16 09:36 -0700
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2017-05-16 13:34 -0500
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-16 12:52 -0700
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-16 13:27 -0700
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Ralph Barone <ralph@invalid.com> - 2017-05-17 02:26 +0000
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-16 21:50 -0700
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? "Carl Ijames" <carl.ijamesDDD@EEEverizon.net> - 2017-05-17 10:46 -0400
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-17 22:31 -0700
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? "Carl Ijames" <carl.ijamesDDD@EEEverizon.net> - 2017-05-18 10:26 -0400
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-18 08:23 -0700
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2017-05-17 13:59 -0500
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Ralph Barone <ralph@invalid.com> - 2017-05-18 01:02 +0000
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? "Carl Ijames" <carl.ijamesDDD@EEEverizon.net> - 2017-05-16 15:34 -0400
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2017-05-16 15:48 -0700
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-05-16 13:05 -0400
                Re: What maximum power inverter for car? edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-16 11:12 -0700
      Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-05-23 07:02 +0000
        Re: What maximum power inverter for car? edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-05-23 07:29 -0700
  Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-15 14:09 -0700
  Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-05-23 06:43 +0000
    Re: What maximum power inverter for car? Neon John <no@never.com> - 2017-05-27 12:49 -0400

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