I’ve heard of truckers cooking meatloaf with a lighter plug, but it took hours and was well insulated. I’m calling BS on this one.
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Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 months ago
A car cigarette lighter, if it’s on a 20A fuse, can provide 240w. I’m amazed someone managed to burn pancakes with so little power.
Assuming this happened.
Artyom@lemm.ee 3 months ago
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 3 months ago
calling bs on a joke greentext. very brave.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 months ago
And a truck is likely 24v, so twice the power for the same current. It’s also not unheard of for trucks to have high power devices like inverters in the cab, so may have much more current and power available.
fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 3 months ago
12v car battery and alternstor is more than enough. The limiting factor is the fuse and/or melting wires. Thats why giant 1000w subwoofers use thick wire and larger fuses directly from the battery.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Vehicles like that will usually have an upgraded alternator, either that or be constantly dealing with a flat battery.
1kw at 12v is 85 amps, that’s well over half the capacity of a typical car alternator.
Valmond@lemmy.world 3 months ago
It was a european car, so on 48 volts.
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uis@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Well, it can go up to 15 volts and provide 300 watts. So there is that.
velvetThunder@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
After googling i found numbers like 1200 to 2400 watts being produced by a car alternator. Just bridge the fuse and you can make pancakes in your car happy and without worries.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Your typical car is at the lower end, and don’t forget the vehicle itself uses power, quite a bit of it in fact.
2kw would be commercial vehicles, four wheel drives etc that have a lot of accessories, dual battery systems etc.
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
Use a bullet as a fuse. You’ll know when it pops.
Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
That is like the least obviously made up part. 😂
Most physically impossible, though.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 months ago
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004338221979
They do exist, I have no idea if you could cook a pancake though.
r00ty@kbin.life 3 months ago
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/12v-Dc-Hot-Plate-Cooktop-400W_1600610214693.html?spm=a2700.pccps_detail.0.0.346a13a0eHoBt1
Pros don't use the cigarette lighter!
I actually used to do something similar with my radio equipment. A bit much for the cigarette lighter (usually rated at 10a not 20). So I just parked the car, set up the aerial and wires straight to battery.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Wiring everything straight to the battery is a classical move for amateur auto electricians, I’ve done similar myself.
r00ty@kbin.life 3 months ago
For clarification, my radio has inline fuses right at the start of the positive and negative wires. If you've ever seen wires melted into people's carpet because they didn't have a fuse on their hardwired car electrics... Yeah.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Oh definitely, I’m not that rough.