element wattage

[baz]

hi , if i have an element and i want to know how many watts it is and nothing is stamped on the bracket how do i proceed

[JTW37]

Hi Baz
Don't know if I know that, but what I have found is someties they put that (watts) info on the element itself. Sometimes you need to get out the magnifying glass to see it, but I have found it that way or just have my Son read it. small print.

Just found this in the past post.

measure the resistance of the element. Now take the voltage it is run at. Usually 240, devide by the resistance(ohms) that will give you the Amps that the element will draw. Now, multiply those amps by the voltage, = Watts OR

go here and put in the number that you know.
http://www.angelfire.com/pa/baconbacon/page2.html

[baz]

Originally Posted by JTW37

Hi Baz
Don't know if I know that, but what I have found is someties they put that (watts) info on the element itself. Sometimes you need to get out the magnifying glass to see it, but I have found it that way or just have my Son read it. small print.

Just found this in the past post.

measure the resistance of the element. Now take the voltage it is run at. Usually 240, devide by the resistance(ohms) that will give you the Amps that the element will draw. Now, multiply those amps by the voltage, = Watts OR

go here and put in the number that you know.
http://www.angelfire.com/pa/baconbacon/page2.html

thanks for the link ,that s what i was looking for.

[BottleFed70]

You should be able to measure the resistance to get an idea. Resistance changes with temperature a little, but should be close.

Power = Voltage * Current

Current = Voltage / Resistance

With simple algebra we can thus say that power = (Voltage * voltage) / resistance

[precise]

Measure your voltage, then your amps, Multiply the two there you go you got the watts