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Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• r00ty@kbin.life ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Wiring everything straight to the battery is a classical move for amateur auto electricians, I’ve done similar myself.

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    • r00ty@kbin.life ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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      • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Oh definitely, I’m not that rough.

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• Artyom@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  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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  • rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    calling bs on a joke greentext. very brave.

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  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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    • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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      • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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• Valmond@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It was a european car, so on 48 volts.

  /j

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  • uis@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Well, it can go up to 15 volts and provide 300 watts. So there is that.

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• velvetThunder@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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  • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Use a bullet as a fuse. You’ll know when it pops.

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• Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  That is like the least obviously made up part. 😂

  Most physically impossible, though.

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  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004338221979

    They do exist, I have no idea if you could cook a pancake though.

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