Inverters

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And yet another view, this one with direct experience of the Aldi machine in a mobile situation.


Hi all, thought I would share my experience with the Aldi machine on an inverter. I installed a 2500w pure sine inverter in our Eyre M/H connected to the truck battery via a couple of 90A relays (one each for pos. and neg. legs to handle the current) which is controlled inside the M/H by a small switch near the remote power point plugged into the inverter. Using this setup I can have two short blacks or Chai Lattes made in less than two minutes from scratch. It draws a lot of current but only for very short periods and is up to temperature in around 20 seconds. The reason for using the truck battery is that it is designed for short very high current draws (as in starting the vehicle), unlike the house batteries which are the opposite style of battery. If I need to make more than 3 or 4 coffees I just start the engine before using the machine. If frothed milk is required we use the Aldi frother which is very good and uses very little power. To be honest, especially if you choose the right pods the coffee is pretty darn close to that we have at home from our $2500 DeLonghi machine, and in the middle of nowhere!

This is in a fiat Ducato based Winnebago with 12v starter battery.