Thread: 12v car kettles
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Old Sep 16th, 2020, 14:29   #6
SwissXC90
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A standard kettle uses around 1000 watts of energy to heat the water

A car cigarette lighter can only supply 12V x 10A = 120 watts.

So they just don't work well at all. Take forever and chew through the battery power.
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