<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Are you trying to run the whole house or just the burner? </div><div dir="ltr">I’m also curious about how you calculated the VD. I ran it on a few programs and it came up much less VD. I’d go direct or try the load and measure the VD. It won’t use the full power for long. Or at least when I use my induction top it takes so short to bring anything to a boil, after that it’s turned down. </div><div dir="ltr">Lots of options. </div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 20, 2026, at 11:23 PM, William Miller via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: Calibri; }
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div.WordSection1 { page: WordSection1; }</style><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Friends:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A long-time client has an ADU 755 conduit feet from the main house. They started off-grid but they are now grid connected.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In 1999 we pulled a 120 volt feeder of #1 aluminum to the ADU. This provides about 10 amps at 5% voltage drop.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This client wants to abandon a propane cook-top in the ADU in favor of an induction cook-top (indoor air pollution as a consideration). A sample two burner induction cook-top is 1800 watts--too much power draw for this feeder. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I was wondering if a portable power station rated at enough power to run the induction cook-top might solve this problem. The 10 amp power feed can charge the power station at (hopefully) an acceptable amperage over an extended time period and the power station can provide enough surge power to run the cook-top intermittently.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I see the Bluetti AC500, for example, can be adjusted to draw no more than 10 amps when plugged into AC. Unfortunately this charge rate, when running at the full 10 amps, allows little overhead for other loads. I presume this 10 amps draw is only 10 amps when the internal battery is fully discharged. Maybe other units can charge at a lower rate.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Have any of you tried this? Any input is appreciated.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">William</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">William Miller</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Miller Solar</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.millersolar.com/">www.millersolar.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">CA License C-10 77398</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div>
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