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minus-squareJoelk111@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoMicrowaves are usually 1000 or 1100 watts, in the US at least. Only the cheapo Walmart microwave I had in college was 900W. A kettle in the US is still more powerful and faster at up to 1500W or, less commonly, nearly 1800w.
minus-squareCaveman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoImagine if we could have a 3phase kettle with 3x32A for 22kW. It would in theory boil 1L in 15s.
Microwaves are usually 1000 or 1100 watts, in the US at least. Only the cheapo Walmart microwave I had in college was 900W. A kettle in the US is still more powerful and faster at up to 1500W or, less commonly, nearly 1800w.
Imagine if we could have a 3phase kettle with 3x32A for 22kW. It would in theory boil 1L in 15s.