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Old 02-13-2008, 10:30 PM
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Default Re: What do you think???

mine is 63 cf and 11 kw= 174 watts per cubic inch takes about 25 minuteson the first run.
but we all have to remember that wattage is not the only thing that affect the warm up time ,insulation and also the gage of steel used inside has to sink in the heat so a thicker gage will take longer to sink to temp but will stay warmer longer . also bing able to bring an oven in a short time when empty is something
but getting a heavy mass of steel might take much longer in an oven that is on the low side of the watts per cubic feet.
an example my oven with 25 minutes to get to 400 with 11 kw is fine for regular parts but if i fill it with 300 pounds of 1 inch thick steel plates in there it takes
too long to heat up tht why i am looking into adding a few more kw s to give it a boost
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