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coffee cup (mug) warmer
Been unable to locate 25 watt one. All the new ones which have little
more than half that wattage don't keep coffee hot enough for me. My old Dazey 25 watt one did a great job, but it died. What controls wattage? Would like to convert one of the new lower wattage ones to 25 watts. What would I have to replace to do that? |
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on 5/9/2008 6:46 AM Frank Thompson said the following:
Been unable to locate 25 watt one. All the new ones which have little more than half that wattage don't keep coffee hot enough for me. My old Dazey 25 watt one did a great job, but it died. What controls wattage? Would like to convert one of the new lower wattage ones to 25 watts. What would I have to replace to do that? The cup. -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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Frank,
Most likely the heating element determines the wattage. I'm guessing that you have a mini hot plate so it would be difficult to upgrade the wattage. I looked around on the net and most of these ot plates don't have a wattage on their ads. You could try a bigger hot plate such as those designed for a carafe. And of course there's the microwave oven or sterno. Dave M. |
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"Frank Thompson" wrote in message ... Been unable to locate 25 watt one. All the new ones which have little more than half that wattage don't keep coffee hot enough for me. My old Dazey 25 watt one did a great job, but it died. What controls wattage? Would like to convert one of the new lower wattage ones to 25 watts. What would I have to replace to do that? http://www.amazon.com/The-Bakers-Hea...0337868&sr=8-1 This one rated at 24 watts. |
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Joseph Meehan wrote:
Running it on 240V would double the wattage (assuming you are now on 120V) but it also would likely burn out the element. Google or Frank would appear to be your best answer. "Frank Thompson" wrote in message ... Been unable to locate 25 watt one. All the new ones which have little more than half that wattage don't keep coffee hot enough for me. My old Dazey 25 watt one did a great job, but it died. What controls wattage? Would like to convert one of the new lower wattage ones to 25 watts. What would I have to replace to do that? Doubling the voltage would increase the power by a factor of four (P=(E)squared/R) because it is a square law function. |
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Frank Thompson wrote:
Been unable to locate 25 watt one. All the new ones which have little more than half that wattage don't keep coffee hot enough for me. My old Dazey 25 watt one did a great job, but it died. What controls wattage? Would like to convert one of the new lower wattage ones to 25 watts. What would I have to replace to do that? Those things make me nervous. I bought one with two safeties, a switch that turns it off if the weight of the coffee cup is removed, and a timer that lets it run only so long even if there is a cup in place. But a CD case on my desk ended up leaning up against the cup warmer when there was a mug on it, melted the case and the CD all to hell, made me wonder. So now if I'm going to take awhile to drink some coffee I'll just put it in an insulated mug, less worrying. |
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On May 9, 8:46 am, George wrote:
Joseph Meehan wrote: Running it on 240V would double the wattage (assuming you are now on 120V) but it also would likely burn out the element. Google or Frank would appear to be your best answer. "Frank Thompson" wrote in message ... Been unable to locate 25 watt one. All the new ones which have little more than half that wattage don't keep coffee hot enough for me. My old Dazey 25 watt one did a great job, but it died. What controls wattage? Would like to convert one of the new lower wattage ones to 25 watts. What would I have to replace to do that? Doubling the voltage would increase the power by a factor of four (P=(E)squared/R) because it is a square law function. The base equation is P=IE |
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On May 9, 11:36*am, "Joseph Meehan"
wrote: Running it on 240V would double the wattage (assuming you are now on 120V) but it also would likely burn out the element. * * Google *or Frank would appear to be your best answer. "Frank Thompson" wrote in message ... Been unable to locate *25 watt one. All the new ones which have little more than half that wattage don't keep coffee hot enough for me. *My old Dazey 25 watt one did a great job, but it died. * What controls wattage? *Would like to convert one of the new lower wattage ones to 25 watts. What would I have to replace to do that? -- Joseph Meehan *Dia 's Muire duit Never realised that coffe was such a dangerous substance! But by the way; DOUBLING THE VOLTAGE! Doubling the voltage (of a resistive device such as a heater) will also double the current. Twice the voltage and twice the current will result in FOUR Times the wattage!!!! Absolutely basic Ohm's Law; ....... Volts times Amps = Watts |
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On May 9, 8:51 pm, terry wrote:
On May 9, 11:36 am, "Joseph Meehan" wrote: Running it on 240V would double the wattage (assuming you are now on 120V) but it also would likely burn out the element. Google or Frank would appear to be your best answer. "Frank Thompson" wrote in message ... Been unable to locate 25 watt one. All the new ones which have little more than half that wattage don't keep coffee hot enough for me. My old Dazey 25 watt one did a great job, but it died. What controls wattage? Would like to convert one of the new lower wattage ones to 25 watts. What would I have to replace to do that? -- Joseph Meehan Dia 's Muire duit Never realised that coffe was such a dangerous substance! But by the way; DOUBLING THE VOLTAGE! Doubling the voltage (of a resistive device such as a heater) will also double the current. Twice the voltage and twice the current will result in FOUR Times the wattage!!!! Absolutely basic Ohm's Law; ....... Volts times Amps = Watts You are confusing two equation he P=IE (power or Watts) and E=IR (Ohm's Law, volts=current x resistance) |
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