Ok .. I have to throw a question out to clear my head...
How does wire thickness (AWG) relate to conductivity?
Why??
I have a friend (I know, I know, but it's sadly true) who changed his
propane stove out for an electric one. He decided to upgrade the
provided power cable so that his oven would heat up faster. He now
says his wife can't preheat to cook anything frozen as it all burns.
For my own sense of sanity, would someone explain this? What I
remember from school, that ain't the way it works. I know that 200
line is heavier than 110 because of the increased current, but that
doesn't mean it gets there faster. Or have I forgotten my physics?
`Casper
Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:25:32 -0400, Casper<[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>>
>>> This doesn't sound right. In fact, it sounds like there could be a problem
>>> with either the wiring or the control system within the stove. He should
>>> retain the counsel of a competent repair person to check into this.
>>> Tim Daneliuk
>>
>> It didn't sound right to me either. He believes larger wire is getting
>> more power to the stove causing the oven to heat up faster and hotter.
>> I think there might be something wrong with the internal temperature
>> control or switch(s) in the oven but he won't listen to me.
>>
>
> Size of the wire would have nothing to do with faster heating. Yes,
> small wire can reduce the flow of power, but once you reach the proper
> size for the load, larger does nothing.
>
> But this is USENET. Why let facts screw up the thought process.
New a domestic item repair man once, he got an iron in once with knots
all up the lead, asked why and was told, to stop it getting too hot.
Casper wrote:
>
> Her husband has offered not only to pay for her to get cooking
> lessons, but even offered to go with her. He even offered/asked if we
> would teach her. She hates cooking and only does what she must.
We have close friends that are kinda like that. The wife just hates to cook
and for the 25 years they've been married, she has only done the absolute
minimum to get by. By that - I mean the *absolute* minimum. I couldn't
live with a woman like that, although she's a good mother and a good wife in
other regards.
>
> Sadly, the last two times I ate over their house, I got sick
> afterwards. That being said, I have been having GI trouble with some
> foods since I had my gallbladder out. However, I don't seem to suffer
> when I go out to eat, at least not anywhere near as often.
These friends had us over for Thanksgiving dinner once many years ago.
That's an experience that will never happen again - I can assure you! It
was nice of them to have us over and we appreciate the thought behind it,
but well... it'll never happen again!
>
> My friend tells everyone his story and everyone gives him a strange
> look, which he ignores. I try to help make his life easier, since he
> has health issues, but he just does not want it. So, I mind my own B.
Sometimes, ya just can't...
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
On 9/18/2012 2:44 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
>
> Personally next stove I get is going to be gas. The one I have is
> electric and when I turn the burner off the pot keeps boiling for
> several minutes after--with gas the heat control is instant.
SWMBO cannot stand gas stoves. For the past 38 years she's cooked on
ceramic top electric. I agree about the lack of control of the OLDER
glass tops but no longer. The GE that she's had for the past 7 years or
so is, simply, amazing.
Rather than the old Corning style top, this one is somewhat translucent
when in use. You turn it on and you can see a ring of LEDS(?) beneath
the glass and instantly you feel the heat.
It's not induction but there is control to it very similar to gas. If
the pot of pasta begins to froth over, simply turning off the burner
seems to squelch the problem - just like gas. On the old Corning top,
turning off the burner did very little for that first five minutes or so<g>
>
> One [i]can[/i] cook well on an electric stove--Julia Child used one on
> her TV series--but it's a lot easier with gas.
I agree that the control with gas is still better with gas but not
necessarily easier, after all, we are dealing with SWMBO's wishes. If
Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy! Right?
In article <[email protected]>,
Casper <[email protected]> wrote:
> How does wire thickness (AWG) relate to conductivity?
> Why??
> I have a friend (I know, I know, but it's sadly true) who changed his
> propane stove out for an electric one. He decided to upgrade the
> provided power cable so that his oven would heat up faster. He now
> says his wife can't preheat to cook anything frozen as it all burns.
Think she just needs to learn how to properly operate the stove.
Cooking on electricity is a lot harder than cooking with gas and requires
different techniques.
--
Stuart Winsor
Only plain text for emails
http://www.asciiribbon.org
The analog is valid, but one just can't do what one thinks.
Valve is a switch. Tank is a capacitor. Bellows are inductors.
And so on.
If one were to pinch off the water it is like adding resistance.
Some just don't understand how it works.
Martin
On 9/16/2012 2:01 PM, J. Clarke wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
>>
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:25:32 -0400, Casper<[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> This doesn't sound right. In fact, it sounds like there could be a problem
>>>>> with either the wiring or the control system within the stove. He should
>>>>> retain the counsel of a competent repair person to check into this.
>>>>> Tim Daneliuk
>>>>
>>>> It didn't sound right to me either. He believes larger wire is getting
>>>> more power to the stove causing the oven to heat up faster and hotter.
>>>> I think there might be something wrong with the internal temperature
>>>> control or switch(s) in the oven but he won't listen to me.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Size of the wire would have nothing to do with faster heating. Yes,
>>> small wire can reduce the flow of power, but once you reach the proper
>>> size for the load, larger does nothing.
>>>
>>> But this is USENET. Why let facts screw up the thought process.
>>
>> New a domestic item repair man once, he got an iron in once with knots
>> all up the lead, asked why and was told, to stop it getting too hot.
>
> Schools teach kids that electricity flowing in a wire is analogous to
> water flowing in a pipe, and the kids trust teacher.
>
>
>
>
Tim Daneliuk wrote:
>
>> He now says his wife can't preheat to cook anything frozen as it all
>> burns.
>
> This doesn't sound right. In fact, it sounds like there could be a
> problem with either the wiring or the control system within the stove. He
> should retain the counsel of a competent repair person to check into this.
I rather suspect the competence of the cook.
Perhaps she's following the recipe for room-temperature food instead of
frozen food. All the recipes I've seen (maybe as many as three) demand that
the ingredients first be defrosted. I'd wager that cooking a frozen 25#
turkey would result in a still-frozen inner core.
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:25:32 -0400, Casper<[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>> This doesn't sound right. In fact, it sounds like there could be a problem
> >>> with either the wiring or the control system within the stove. He should
> >>> retain the counsel of a competent repair person to check into this.
> >>> Tim Daneliuk
> >>
> >> It didn't sound right to me either. He believes larger wire is getting
> >> more power to the stove causing the oven to heat up faster and hotter.
> >> I think there might be something wrong with the internal temperature
> >> control or switch(s) in the oven but he won't listen to me.
> >>
> >
> > Size of the wire would have nothing to do with faster heating. Yes,
> > small wire can reduce the flow of power, but once you reach the proper
> > size for the load, larger does nothing.
> >
> > But this is USENET. Why let facts screw up the thought process.
>
> New a domestic item repair man once, he got an iron in once with knots
> all up the lead, asked why and was told, to stop it getting too hot.
Schools teach kids that electricity flowing in a wire is analogous to
water flowing in a pipe, and the kids trust teacher.
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
> > I have a friend (I know, I know, but it's sadly true) who changed his
> > propane stove out for an electric one. He decided to upgrade the
> > provided power cable so that his oven would heat up faster. He now
> > says his wife can't preheat to cook anything frozen as it all burns.
>
> >Think she just needs to learn how to properly operate the stove.
>
> I agree. Honestly she hates to cook.
>
> >Cooking on electricity is a lot harder than cooking with gas and requires
> >different techniques. Stuart
>
> I don't agree here, but I am biased as I have always had an electric
> stove at home. Personally I think she just doesn't really try to cook.
>
> I've never had someone cook for me that didn't keep for themself what
> they considered the worse selections. In her case, she feeds everyone
> else the burnt and bad and keeps the best to herself. /shrug .. To
> each their own.
Personally next stove I get is going to be gas. The one I have is
electric and when I turn the burner off the pot keeps boiling for
several minutes after--with gas the heat control is instant.
One [i]can[/i] cook well on an electric stove--Julia Child used one on
her TV series--but it's a lot easier with gas.
Induction has most of the same advantages as gas, but you can't use
aluminum or copper or nonmagnetic stainless pans with it--the burner
won't turn on unless it senses something that will attract a magnet on
top of it. It's also much more expensive to buy and has a lot more that
can go wrong with it.
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
> The analog is valid, but one just can't do what one thinks.
>
> Valve is a switch. Tank is a capacitor. Bellows are inductors.
>
> And so on.
>
> If one were to pinch off the water it is like adding resistance.
>
> Some just don't understand how it works.
Which means that the analogy is so misleading as to be useless.
> Martin
>
> On 9/16/2012 2:01 PM, J. Clarke wrote:
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > [email protected] says...
> >>
> >> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>> On Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:25:32 -0400, Casper<[email protected]>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> This doesn't sound right. In fact, it sounds like there could be a problem
> >>>>> with either the wiring or the control system within the stove. He should
> >>>>> retain the counsel of a competent repair person to check into this.
> >>>>> Tim Daneliuk
> >>>>
> >>>> It didn't sound right to me either. He believes larger wire is getting
> >>>> more power to the stove causing the oven to heat up faster and hotter.
> >>>> I think there might be something wrong with the internal temperature
> >>>> control or switch(s) in the oven but he won't listen to me.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Size of the wire would have nothing to do with faster heating. Yes,
> >>> small wire can reduce the flow of power, but once you reach the proper
> >>> size for the load, larger does nothing.
> >>>
> >>> But this is USENET. Why let facts screw up the thought process.
> >>
> >> New a domestic item repair man once, he got an iron in once with knots
> >> all up the lead, asked why and was told, to stop it getting too hot.
> >
> > Schools teach kids that electricity flowing in a wire is analogous to
> > water flowing in a pipe, and the kids trust teacher.
> >
> >
> >
> >
Casper wrote:
> Ok .. I have to throw a question out to clear my head...
>
> How does wire thickness (AWG) relate to conductivity?
>
> Why??
>
> I have a friend (I know, I know, but it's sadly true) who changed his
> propane stove out for an electric one. He decided to upgrade the
> provided power cable so that his oven would heat up faster. He now
> says his wife can't preheat to cook anything frozen as it all burns.
>
> For my own sense of sanity, would someone explain this? What I
> remember from school, that ain't the way it works. I know that 200
> line is heavier than 110 because of the increased current, but that
> doesn't mean it gets there faster. Or have I forgotten my physics?
> `Casper
>
Not sure 220 needs larger wire than 110 for the same amount of total
current. When I lived in Sicily the house voltage was 220 and the
wiring to light fixtures etc. looked like telephone wire. I thought
one reason they used 220 was to save on cost of wire.
But the wiring to a stove or electric dryer has to be large because it
requires a lot of current.
And, no, it doesn't get there any faster.
--
G.W. Ross
Brain cells come and brain cells go,
but FAT cells live forever.
On 09/14/2012 08:38 PM, Casper wrote:
> How does wire thickness (AWG) relate to conductivity?
- For a given a amount of power, the higher the voltage, the *lower* the
required current. This assumes a constant resistance in the circuit.
- At low frequencies (like line power) the conductivity of a piece of wire is roughly
proportional to the cross sectional area of the wire. This is NOT true for
high frequencies which tend to conduct along the *surface* of the wire
(this is called "skin effect" and is not relevant to 50/60 Hz line power).
So - all other things being equal - when you increase wire size, you reduce
resistance in proportion to the increased cross sectional area of the wire.
> Why??
Power = Voltage * Current
So, if you increase voltage, you need less current to make the same amount of
power. This isn't exactly the whole story because in AC circuits, you have
to take into account something called the "power factor", but for our purposes
here it is close enough.
BTW, this is why long distance power distribution is done at very high voltages.
High voltage means much lower current and that, in turn, allows them to drive
it over (relatively) smaller diameter wiring for a given delivered power.
> He now says his wife can't preheat to cook anything frozen as it all burns.
This doesn't sound right. In fact, it sounds like there could be a problem
with either the wiring or the control system within the stove. He should
retain the counsel of a competent repair person to check into this.
--
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tim Daneliuk [email protected]
PGP Key: http://www.tundraware.com/PGP/
>- For a given a amount of power, the higher the voltage, the *lower* the
> required current. This assumes a constant resistance in the circuit.
>
>- At low frequencies (like line power) the conductivity of a piece of wire is roughly
> proportional to the cross sectional area of the wire. This is NOT true for
> high frequencies which tend to conduct along the *surface* of the wire
> (this is called "skin effect" and is not relevant to 50/60 Hz line power).
> So - all other things being equal - when you increase wire size, you reduce
> resistance in proportion to the increased cross sectional area of the wire.
I thought I understood the basics but after being seriously zapped in
my childhood, I tend to blank out anything relating to electricity.
Which is funny considering I am a Tesla fan.
>This doesn't sound right. In fact, it sounds like there could be a problem
>with either the wiring or the control system within the stove. He should
>retain the counsel of a competent repair person to check into this.
>Tim Daneliuk
It didn't sound right to me either. He believes larger wire is getting
more power to the stove causing the oven to heat up faster and hotter.
I think there might be something wrong with the internal temperature
control or switch(s) in the oven but he won't listen to me.
I tend to tease him his middle name is Tim Allen. Why? Well let me put
it this way ... he took his saw and cut through a wall and cut a power
line. Pzzzt! Out goes the power in the house. Why? Because he didn't
think he needed to check to see if anything would be inside the wall.
`Casper
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:02:53 -0500, Unquestionably Confused
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 9/18/2012 2:44 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
>>
>> Personally next stove I get is going to be gas. The one I have is
>> electric and when I turn the burner off the pot keeps boiling for
>> several minutes after--with gas the heat control is instant.
>
>SWMBO cannot stand gas stoves. For the past 38 years she's cooked on
>ceramic top electric. I agree about the lack of control of the OLDER
>glass tops but no longer. The GE that she's had for the past 7 years or
>so is, simply, amazing.
We have had electric stoves for 35 years, then we bought a dual fuel stove
(gas top, electric oven) a couple of years ago. SWMBO loves it and will be
really pissed at the stove in the new house. I'm sure I'll be forking over,
again, to put LP in (>$1000 last time) and the same stove ($2500).
>Rather than the old Corning style top, this one is somewhat translucent
>when in use. You turn it on and you can see a ring of LEDS(?) beneath
>the glass and instantly you feel the heat.
I *highly doubt there are LEDs in the top. Electronics and heat don't mix.
It's probably an "infrared" top, though there is usually only one or two (of
four or five) of these on a top. That's what we had before the gas stove and
that's what the new house has. It's OK but it's not cooking with gas. ;-)
>It's not induction but there is control to it very similar to gas. If
>the pot of pasta begins to froth over, simply turning off the burner
>seems to squelch the problem - just like gas. On the old Corning top,
>turning off the burner did very little for that first five minutes or so<g>
They're better than the Calrod type burners but it's not the same as gas.
They're easier to clean, though.
>> One [i]can[/i] cook well on an electric stove--Julia Child used one on
>> her TV series--but it's a lot easier with gas.
>
>I agree that the control with gas is still better with gas but not
>necessarily easier, after all, we are dealing with SWMBO's wishes. If
>Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy! Right?
That's the bottom line. It's her kitchen (even though I've been using it for
five months). She decides what goes into it. It makes life easier for
everyone. ;-)
On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:07:44 -0400, Casper <[email protected]>
>I've never had someone cook for me that didn't keep for themself what
>they considered the worse selections. In her case, she feeds everyone
>else the burnt and bad and keeps the best to herself. /shrug .. To
>each their own.
Was it always that way or did it become that way over time?
Whenever I cook for guests (roasts and stuff), I usually ask them
which parts they want. However, if I was cooking for them *all* the
time, maybe I might start hoarding some of the better parts for
myself.
Which leads me to ask. If she's giving you the worst/burn parts of the
food, then perhaps you might take up some of the cooking for yourself?
Never know, you might be a celebrity chef in hiding. :)
> I have a friend (I know, I know, but it's sadly true) who changed his
> propane stove out for an electric one. He decided to upgrade the
> provided power cable so that his oven would heat up faster. He now
> says his wife can't preheat to cook anything frozen as it all burns.
>Think she just needs to learn how to properly operate the stove.
I agree. Honestly she hates to cook.
>Cooking on electricity is a lot harder than cooking with gas and requires
>different techniques. Stuart
I don't agree here, but I am biased as I have always had an electric
stove at home. Personally I think she just doesn't really try to cook.
I've never had someone cook for me that didn't keep for themself what
they considered the worse selections. In her case, she feeds everyone
else the burnt and bad and keeps the best to herself. /shrug .. To
each their own.
On Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:25:32 -0400, Casper <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>>This doesn't sound right. In fact, it sounds like there could be a problem
>>with either the wiring or the control system within the stove. He should
>>retain the counsel of a competent repair person to check into this.
>>Tim Daneliuk
>
>It didn't sound right to me either. He believes larger wire is getting
>more power to the stove causing the oven to heat up faster and hotter.
>I think there might be something wrong with the internal temperature
>control or switch(s) in the oven but he won't listen to me.
>
Size of the wire would have nothing to do with faster heating. Yes,
small wire can reduce the flow of power, but once you reach the proper
size for the load, larger does nothing.
But this is USENET. Why let facts screw up the thought process.
>>I've never had someone cook for me that didn't keep for themself what
>>they considered the worse selections. In her case, she feeds everyone
>>else the burnt and bad and keeps the best to herself. /shrug .. To
>>each their own.
>
>Was it always that way or did it become that way over time?
Always that way. In thinking back, I can safely say we've been invited
over for dinner less than we've got fingers.
>Whenever I cook for guests (roasts and stuff), I usually ask them
>which parts they want. However, if I was cooking for them *all* the
>time, maybe I might start hoarding some of the better parts for
>myself.
In my home, with my family, the cook always gives the best out. My
mother and her mother wouldn't have it any other way.
>Which leads me to ask. If she's giving you the worst/burn parts of the
>food, then perhaps you might take up some of the cooking for yourself?
>Never know, you might be a celebrity chef in hiding. :)
Now that is amusing. Why? Because they/she loves to come over and eat
here. My other half is a damn good cook and they love our cooking so
much, they will bring the food over for us to cook.
Now I don't mind sharing with friends, and I don't even mind the
occasional unexpected surprise dinnerees, but after a few dozen
occurances, one has to stop and think.
Her husband has offered not only to pay for her to get cooking
lessons, but even offered to go with her. He even offered/asked if we
would teach her. She hates cooking and only does what she must.
Sadly, the last two times I ate over their house, I got sick
afterwards. That being said, I have been having GI trouble with some
foods since I had my gallbladder out. However, I don't seem to suffer
when I go out to eat, at least not anywhere near as often.
Lastly, a couple of years ago she got seriously sick (GI flora) due to
taking too many antibiotics. She was on meds and unable to eat many
things for almost eighteen months. If I were her, I would certainly
start to take a more direct approach to what goes in my mouth.
What would you make of all of it?
Sorry if this has digressed. I merely wanted to calrify for myself
that I had a basic understanding of electricty, wiring and stoves.
My friend tells everyone his story and everyone gives him a strange
look, which he ignores. I try to help make his life easier, since he
has health issues, but he just does not want it. So, I mind my own B.