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# That would be the holy grail for me at work
powering a small hob unit to cook my Spaghetti Hoops using a USB - surely it could store up enough heat over a couple of hours/weeks/days
(I helped save b3ta! Mster Johnny Ekstrom, now that's a name, Wed 19 Jan 2011, 19:46, archived)
# I'm thinking that it might work if I add the live from second port to the live on the kettle
(I helped save b3ta! Paul_P http://www.Paul-hub.com, Wed 19 Jan 2011, 19:48, archived)
# Do you mean cross the streams?
(I helped save b3ta! Mster Johnny Ekstrom, now that's a name, Wed 19 Jan 2011, 19:49, archived)
# yeah what's the worse that could happen
(I helped save b3ta! Paul_P http://www.Paul-hub.com, Wed 19 Jan 2011, 19:50, archived)
#
shaktronics.com/2008/07/usb-coffee-boil.html
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Wed 19 Jan 2011, 19:53, archived)
# I need this
(I helped save b3ta! Paul_P http://www.Paul-hub.com, Wed 19 Jan 2011, 19:54, archived)
# Surely....
... you could use your USB port to charge up a f-off massive capacitor bank, or maybe just a car battery, really slowly over a week or two and then turn on the kettle automatically when you have enough charge stored.... only one cupper a month but USB powered!
(I helped save b3ta! Ugi , it's a game of give and cake, Fri 21 Jan 2011, 10:55, archived)