This was the most useful video on induction cooking with battery power supply. In terms of how much power is used. I watched 4 others prior to yours,

@accelerateoffgridtouring

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@masudsaleh5155

Жыл бұрын

@@accelerateoffgridtouring lol 😆

I was on Google trying to find this specifically, and it led me to your video. You answered everything I wanted to know about this. Thank you so much. You have a new subscriber.

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Thx for the video. Not worrying about gas (now $10 for a 1 pound bottle) and wind is a nice feature! I've had the wind kill my cooking plans too many times. Takes less room in my Bronco too.

@accelerateoffgridtouring

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Not a worry at all! Wind can be a nuisance 🙂

Amazing video to show me that I will definitely convert away from gas in our next caravan. Thanks for posting. dd

Great video! I'd love to see one on a microwave convection oven like you see in a lot of vans & RVs these days!

Really enjoy your video’s. Lots to learn when it comes to RV’s Cheers Rob

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob!

Short, sweet all the useful info. Awesome review! 🙏🏼

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Cheers.

Very useful and informative video great to see supporting Aussie cookware! Cheers Steve

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind comment Steve!

Hi, dearest brother Many thanks for the induction cooktop info, great videos

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment!

Thanks for the precise, fully informative info. I guess in a less sunny climate like in the UK a split charge relay running from the engine alternator could supplement solar whilst driving.

@accelerateoffgridtouring

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and going to the trouble of editing etc. Love your content and will be coming up soon to have your expertise done on Mt van. 👏👏👏

@accelerateoffgridtouring

2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait!

Legend mate great video, looking forwards to my induction cooking setup for my campervan!

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

That’s helpful mate. Thank you!

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

Thank you

How have you mounted that in the slide out or do you have it sitting in a tray?

induction + solar is the perfect combination 😁

What brand is your pop up kettle that was used on the induction cooker?

Really useful video. I am planning a Coaster conversion and wonder if, sticking to the 'all electric' theme, you have any suggestions on a) hot water for washing / showers, and b) heating the van on cold South Island mornings? Many thanks Greg

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Unfortunately we have not found an efficient Electric Hot water system & Van Heater. Generally, We use a Gas / 240v hot water system & a Diesel heater in the caravan. Heating appliances use a lot of battery power when consistently in use!

Got one today for the boat

@accelerateoffgridtouring

8 ай бұрын

That's great!

I’d love to know what brand and size the induction cooktop is

Attention science experts - considering all of the energy used is converted to heat somewhere in the system, if the kettle only transfers half of the energy to the water where is the rest going? Either the inverter or battery is getting hot too. It would be interesting to see how a 12v kettle performs ie no inverter.

@accelerateoffgridtouring

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment!

as a long term induction cooktop user, I found comparing it to a kettle is more complex. from my testing. comparing induction vs kettle vs birko ( for the same amount of water) the induction is not the best for heating water.( measuring watt hours etc) but great for cooking etc.

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

❤️

Thanks for the informative video, I would like to ask what size induction cook top Thanks, Barry

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! It was a 2000w Induction cook top 🙂 Thank you for watching!

Would the redarc 2000w inverter be a good choice for induction cooking ? The red one, not the newer black aluminum version

@accelerateoffgridtouring

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! The redarc 2000w inverter (Red) can be used for an induction cooktop as long as your cook top does not exceed 2000w.

thank you for the most excellent video in 6min, covered everything I wanted and didn't have to listen to some idiot banging on for 30min + like all the other induction cooking videos

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Possibly best comment we've had to date. Thanks appreciate your honesty!

@masudsaleh5155

Жыл бұрын

Lmfao

How did you mount the cooker to the slide out table? Is it just sitting in a cut out of the table?

@accelerateoffgridtouring

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Adam. Thanks for the comment! We had to cut and fabricate a bracket to suit for the mounting of the induction cook top. It is permanently bolted in place from underneath.

I've noticed that Aussy's refer to what we call "Ham" as "Bacon". What do you guys call american style bacon?

@accelerateoffgridtouring

3 ай бұрын

Hi Dexter! Thanks for your comment! I believe there are a few used terms but we just call it American style bacon. thanks for watching. 🙂 - The Team at Accelerate Off-Grid Touring

Can you recess the portable cooktop like in the video with no dramas or do I need to keep it above bench

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! If you have an adequate space underneath it is not a drama! In this application, the base of the unit had ample ventilation when in use.

I can imagine the carpet surround will get cruddy over time with cooking

@Rw-gh9hk

Жыл бұрын

I did not get the carpet at all.

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

To date we haven't had any issues

I have two questions. Why carpet around a cooktop? Can you just run plug into an inverter, or is this a 240v electrician job?

@accelerateoffgridtouring

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! We carpeted the section the cook top is mounted into for looks & to demonstrate that Induction cook tops are cool to touch very quickly after using them. You can plug them directly into an inverter as long as you have a correctly rated inverter. In our case, the induction cooktop is wired to a Power point behind the pull out via our inverter which was installed by a licensed 240v Electrician.

Awesome vid! Can I ask what brand kettle your using for the induction??

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

www.tentworld.com.au/buy-sale/supex-collapsible-kettle-1-2l

@tonywrobluskie5816

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou, I went to buy it and says not suitable for inductions lol but it looks it works fine

I have 100a maximum discharge from my lithium 120AH, I was curious if you get an induction cooktop which you set to medium (1000w for example) it sounds like it pulses at full draw rather than continuous at the lower power...

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! We recommend a minimum of a 200ah Lithium battery and a 2600w inverter for Induction operations.

@masudsaleh5155

Жыл бұрын

@@accelerateoffgridtouring Why not a lead acid battery?

@erroneouscode

Жыл бұрын

@@masudsaleh5155 Because they're not rated to draw that many amps and will damage the battery. Also, because of the inherent voltage sag of lead acid batteries with large amp draw it will pull the battery voltage down during use which will increase the amperage drawn from the battery even further. If you want to run AC appliances with more than >600watts in a mobile setup you really need lithium or a massive lead acid based system which is unrealistic due to size and weight in a vehicle.

@peterandbarbs7829

Жыл бұрын

​@@accelerateoffgridtouringjust confirming do you find the Redarc 2000W happily runs the induction cook top, as you have stated here you need a 2600W which I think is one of the enerdrive standard sizes. Love induction but trying to resist having to buy a Redarc 3000W inverter to be confident no trips etc. Currently running a cheaper 2000W inverter and induction trips even though in wall socket only pulls a max of 1850W.

Thanks..Great video...Which induction cooktop are you using and any recommendations..

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! We use the Breville 'the Quick Cook' Portable Induction Cooktop: www.breville.com/au/en/products/induction-hotplates/lic400.html

@organicchook3058

Жыл бұрын

Hi there. Could you tell me what brand kettle you used on the induction please?

Gday Mate I’ve got a Bluetti EB70 AC output 220 240v / 1000w would I be able to use an induction cooker? Thanks Mate I get a wee bit confused with some of the videos but you seem switched on Cheers

@accelerateoffgridtouring

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Duncan. Thanks for your comment! We are unfamiliar with the Bluetti products but if it is only rated at 1000w you may struggle to run an induction cook top. We recommend a minimum of a 2000w Inverter for this application. Hope this helps!

What's that cool pot you used to heat the water with?

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Hey, this is the one from Tentworld! www.tentworld.com.au/buy-sale/supex-collapsible-kettle-1-2l

What brand battery do you use? Does it have to be able to discharge at least 177A then?

@accelerateoffgridtouring

2 жыл бұрын

We use Invicta's The induction was running of a Invicta 200aH www.4wdcaravanelectrics.com.au/collections/invicta/products/invicta-12v-200ah-lithium-battery-with-bluetooth?variant=39302640828458

@HeathCarson

Жыл бұрын

So that battery is over $2700 Aussie with a max 180 amp discharge which just scrapes in on the 177 amps for the cooktop. What are your thoughts on value for money?

Same question as below. What’s make, model, size of induction cooker pls.

@accelerateoffgridtouring

2 жыл бұрын

We use the Breville 'the Quick Cook' Portable Induction Cooktop: www.breville.com/au/en/products/induction-hotplates/lic400.html

Around 1800W draws 150 Ah, that's a lot of sunlight to cook anywhere from 1/2 hour to 1 hours, that's a 300Ah AGM flat for a stew.

@accelerateoffgridtouring

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! thats why we use & recommend Lithium Batteries for this application over AGMS due to being able to use 90% of the capacity out of a Lithium Battery compared to your standard AGM.

At 2 minutes it was stated that it was drawing 177 amps. What voltage are you using?

@alishabab3

2 жыл бұрын

He would be using 12v but with the inverter would be using 240v for the induction cooktop. But yea 240v to 12v would be hitting 177amps at 2000w on induction stove

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! This system is a 12v system utilising a lithium battery. Generally speaking the operational voltage of the lithium battery is anywhere from 12.5v - 13.2v with no charge input depending on the State of Charge.

How many amps are used when you are not cooking (e.g. power to run the clock and digital board)?

@accelerateoffgridtouring

5 ай бұрын

Hi John, Unfortunately this vehicle is no longer ours and I can't quickly go and have a look to give you an exact draw, but usually its very little, sometimes around .1 of an amp up to 1 amp, its very hard to say as each system is ever so slightly different. For example, in my personal vehicle, one of my USB charge points has a light the annoying doesn't turn off and I constantly pull 0.1amp because of it but have never ran my battery flat from the tiny draw. Having a quality battery monitor is always handy to keep an eye on these kinda of draws 🙂 The Enerdrive ePRO is what I use but you also have the Victron Smart Shunt and RedArc SMART BATTERY MONITOR. Hope this helps, thanks for watching! Accelerate Off-Grid Touring

I have the same cooktop👍 I can on my cook at max 1600w untill my 2500w eBay inverter cuts out. Do you still get to cook at full 2000w with your inverter?

@accelerateoffgridtouring

2 жыл бұрын

Yes we can. We've found cheaper inverters with higher wattage aren't as good as brand names such as Enerdrive and RedArc.

@alishabab3

2 жыл бұрын

I'd say it's not your inverter cutting out, it be your battery bms. Check what bms you have in the battery. pretty much all cheap lithium batteries use 100a bms which the continuous discharge is 60-100amp. 100a discharge will get you close to 1500w but after that it will cut off. Best to stick below 1400w. Unless your bms is 200a+

@-Bigjordan

Жыл бұрын

was having the same issue with a 100amp battery soo i added another 200amps of battery inverter works perfectly also a cheap ebay special, iam using lead acid batteries big inverters need more amps

Used my single burner induction cooktop this past 2 days. I could not cook higher than level 2 of 5. My lithium would shut off. It is rated for 100 amps. I guess that is not enough if yours pulled 170 amps! I need a second one to get 200 amp rating.

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Lots of batteries and inverters are rated to certain levels but we have seen they don't perform. 100% need top quality battery & inverter to get it to work. We run induction in our caravan with Enerdrive and in our truck with Redarc and no issues at all.

@lorneserpa5888

Жыл бұрын

@@accelerateoffgridtouring yes, just found out my battery BMS is bad. It only allows upto 75 amps for a short period of time. My new battery did 140 amps for my 30 second test. The defective one is being replaced so I can have 2 new working batteries.

How many $G’s to upgrade my camper trailer? 200Ah, redarc manager 30, 2kW inverter, stove, labour?

@alishabab3

2 жыл бұрын

Without labour it is going to cost around $5-7k minus stove as they can be cheap

What brand of induction cooktop is it and what power.

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

We use the Breville 'the Quick Cook' Portable Induction Cooktop: www.breville.com/au/en/products/induction-hotplates/lic400.html

Induction cookers are harder to set to simmer then gas as they just keep turning on and off.

@accelerateoffgridtouring

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Yes, induction cooks tops will cut the power once the set temperature has been reached, depending on which brand of induction cooktop you are using, some aren't as sensitive as others and are fantastic to cook with but some people just still refer gas, it a personal preference for people 🙂 Thank you,

Like your content what model induction cooker have you installed

@accelerateoffgridtouring

2 жыл бұрын

We use the Breville 'the Quick Cook' Portable Induction Cooktop: www.breville.com/au/en/products/induction-hotplates/lic400.html

With this all in mind, is it realistically possibe to go off grid without the use of gas at all. i.e electric everything including hot water, air con and fridge/stove.? Great videos BTW.

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

With enough battery power & solar you can certainly go All electric!

@masudsaleh5155

Жыл бұрын

@@accelerateoffgridtouring in the winter ?

What brand kettle is that?

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

The little kettle that sits on the induction cooker and folds down is just from our local tentworld. The 240v kettle...I think a sunbeam - it was from good guys, just a 1l capacity so smaller

And hour and a half of recharging for one breakfast or about 10 minutes of use. Good to know.

@accelerateoffgridtouring

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! An hr & a half just relying off 150w of solar 🙂

What brand was cook top

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

We use the Breville 'the Quick Cook' Portable Induction Cooktop: www.breville.com/au/en/products/induction-hotplates/lic400.html

Don’t run induction with a 100 amp lithium? Good vid 👍

@accelerateoffgridtouring

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! To run an induction cooktop you usually require a minimum of a 2000w inverter. 100ah Lithium Batteries do not have a correctly rated BMS (Battery Management System) to handle the continuous draw of a 2000w inverter & you can damage the battery if you try to do so.

@stevecrowe176

2 жыл бұрын

What about running the induction cook top at 50% on a 100A lithium?

@billdavies6463

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevecrowe176 In my experience (Tefal Everyday Slim) the power is controlled by varying the on-off cycle. This means that, intermittently, the hob is drawing full current, even on low power settings. I can hear a relay switching on and off, and water go from simmer to still then simmer again.

I don’t understand how you are pulling 170 +amps on the cabling used to wire these appliances.

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Essentially, takes alot of 12v DC to make 240v AC. The 170amp Current draw is what the inverter is drawing off the DC 12v battery to convert into 240vAC. The appliance will be operating as per its 240vAC specifications.

We had the same experience with a 100ah battery and the same time to boil water at 1000 ft of elevation. One caveats the bms needs to be a 100amp bms or the battery will shut down a 50amp bms cannot deliver the peak voltage required

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

👍

No one seems to have mentioned you can get a 110v induction cooker from America. Use a 240v to 110v 1kw transformer on a 240v 2000w inverter. That way the transformer absorbs the initial spike of the full power of the induction hob without tripping the inverter so long as you reduce the power of the induction hob after starting it.

@ozbowling

Жыл бұрын

why not just get an inverter that can handle the peak current, no need to add a transformer.

@alexnewton1936

Жыл бұрын

@@ozbowling Yea If you have a way to keep charging batteries that's great but if your trying to save battery amps my method even works with a small 1000 Jackery Explorer power bank with solar charging

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! We are unsure if using a 240v - 110v transformer would meet the Australian regulations when it comes to 240v used in Caravan & canopy applications.

You kind of lost all authority calling that bacon. As an American I feel offended lol. I am curious about the difference between a electric skillet and a induction. I know it's higher but I can cook more on the skillet and avoid using more power for a second burner right? I might do a small one burner induction and a skillet depending on what I need.

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Haha, yes the Bacon is different over here! We have not had the opportunity to experiment with Electric skillets as of yet!

see this is the kind of stuff we need to hear, raw numbers. Not like yeah i think it was about probably maybe a 1000w or something to cook my whatever. No just come with the battery you have and a percentage, or Ah you used. That means i can now go on and think like ok my system can do this easy. So i might actually go on and buy a bit bigger inverter and cooktop as im running prettymuch double-3times the solar and a 560Ah battery. So i think i could even get away with a normal 3 zone induction plate and a 4kw inverter then and stil not pull that battery to 0.

@masudsaleh5155

Жыл бұрын

Lmfao 😂 😆 😂

Keep doing a great job!!! You should look into using a service such as P-R-O-M-O-S-M!!!

i think more about how many Watts tbo

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Can do

My guess is minimum 30 amps to cook pasta. Then the meat. Then the vegetables. Then a cup of tea. Then heat water for washing up. No way dinner is getting cooked for a family for under half your battery capacity. Fine if your near a caravan park. No good in the bush.

@elliedo01

2 жыл бұрын

That depends on your cookware. If you have good cast iron dutch oven that retains heat, you can get the water boiling, add your pasta, stir, put the lid on, turn the cook top off and it will finish cooking without any further power. Same with steaming your veg. Too many variables with cooking meat to get into here, but a Dutch oven with a good sealing lid will conserve a lot of your battery capacity.

@xwhite2020

Жыл бұрын

Spot on. Nobody is regularly feeding a family at night with that setup.

@accelerateoffgridtouring

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! This system was paired with a fixed solar system with the option to add portable solar also to increase the recovery time of the battery & stay off grid longer. It was also paired with adequate DC charge sources with the ability to recover the battery from flat within a short time period of driving! Yes, it can deplete your battery system but power management & the ability to replenish it is a key factor into any off grid application.

We readily accept computers and cell phones but are more reluctant to go from a flame to induction. Mostly in the states in stores which have gas and electric ranges for sale, no one even has an induction range on the sales floor and the staff has no idea why this electric range costs more. To learn we have to keep that area of our brains active and it is good that we do, as if we continue to learn into our senior years, we stand a better chance of going the distance to, when we die, die with out wits undimmed. Whatever we need to apply ourselves to learn and why it works and how to get the best out of it, helps us ultimately in everything else we do. I do have an induction range in my kitchen, had to wait 7 weeks to get it, and it was well worth the wait. I had to argue with the electricians who did not put the proper circuit breaker into carry the load. Whipped out my owner’s manual and said: “These are the manufacturer’s specs and this is the power usage. Get the wire, the proper circuit breaker and BTW, the outlet has to match the hook up from the range”. They did not want to do it and my husband isn’t very good at understanding how induction works until we had it installed. Now he loves it. Men may not like a woman who can read and then understands what she reads but the specs are all about what is safe to carry the load so that the romax is the gauge to carry the load. It is the oven as in the standard electric range which takes more power to run, but so you can also have all 4 burners running, means the amperage is greater. No, duh! Blonde hair and female do not equal “stupid”. My dad had Alzheimer’s at my age and my mother’s wit were also dimmer. I am 69. We eat a plant-based diet due to cancer concerns and arthritis and asthma which we were not expecting it would help. The diet means I no longer have to use my wheelchair. As we age, we need to go with what is smarter and not take the doctor’s toxic “you’ll be on these meds the rest of your life” meds. It is good for him and his bank account and the drug manufacturers. My husband is 70, he takes one blood pressure pill as he loves his salt shaker more than I. I don’t take meds, don’t need to. Yes, loads to learn about the diet change. But it is better than being sick. Good video. Think even though we have a motor home with an LP range, that a two-burner induction portable cooktop, is a good idea. I do have a single burner I used to see if induction was what I would like and it was. Advantage is that cabinets don’t get coated with a sort of lacquer from the residue of burned gas and animal fats. A cleaner environment at home or on the road is best for health too.