"Roger Hamlett"


Also, a 'cooker', that is rated at 1235W when running, will typically
draw many times this rating for a few seconds whenever the element
switches on.


** What bull**** !

Heating elements use wire with an essentially fixed resistance value.

Won't change by more than few percent from cold to hot.

Never heard of Ni-Chrome ???


Yes, heard of Ni-Chrome, and a _lot_ of modern equipment, does not use it
(cost)....


** Many cheaper alternatives exist - all with low tempcos.


Many of the devices like the one being shown, use ceramic printed
elements, which have over 2:1 resistance change from cold to hot.


** More absolute BULL****.

The variation is only a few percent.



Not as large as things like Tungsten filament lamps, which typically have
over 4:1,


** Tungsten lamps vary by a ratio of 10:1 or more.

You are just plucking numbers out of you fat bum.





.......... Phil