Tumbler Power Usage

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How much power does an average tumbler use? I've seem some models that come in 110 or 220. What's with the 220. Is it nessassary. I've been tumbling a lot of brass lately and don't want a surprize on my hydro bill. Thanks
 
I did a quick look for how much power a Tumbler uses

Don't worry

a estimate 3A x 120V=360w and if you ran if for 24 hours at .18c KWH
it would cost you less than $ 2 (yes 2 bucks) maybe as little as 10 cents a hour

now if you ran your air conditioner
for 12 hours x 12A x 240V it would cost you over $6-7 bucks

warning cost is estimate and my math is sometimes wrong
 
In the UK, for instance, all households are equipped with 220 volt. Its standard fair. Thats why the kettle boils so much faster. Boy does it take a long time to boil the kettle in Canada.
 
trebor2880 said:
How much power does an average tumbler use? I've seem some models that come in 110 or 220. What's with the 220. Is it nessassary. I've been tumbling a lot of brass lately and don't want a surprize on my hydro bill. Thanks
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I just looked at my tumbler. Looks like the motor is a 20 watt fan motor. Say it consumes 25 watts and average cost of electricity is 20 cents per KW-Hr. The power cost to run your tumbler is half a cent per hour, or 2 cents to run for four hours, which is my usual tumble time.

Say my assumption on motor size is wrong and the actual consumption is double, that is only one cent per hour. Negligible.

Now as far as 110 or 220 volts, in North America we are supplied power at 115 volts. Some parts of Asia, I know is 220 volts.
 
easyrider604 said:
I just looked at my tumbler. Looks like the motor is a 20 watt fan motor. Say it consumes 25 watts and average cost of electricity is 20 cents per KW-Hr. The power cost to run your tumbler is half a cent per hour, or 2 cents to run for four hours, which is my usual tumble time.

Say my assumption on motor size is wrong and the actual consumption is double, that is only one cent per hour. Negligible.

Now as far as 110 or 220 volts, in North America we are supplied power at 115 volts. Some parts of Asia, I know is 220 volts.
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That 20 watt fan motor is probably just the cooling fan for the real motor. I don't know how many watts a tumbler uses, but it has to be more than 20. I'll look at mine next time I'm home.
 
It's not fun though when you stick your finger in an empty light socket.....as I did as a 7 year old....knocked me right across the room & out.

Peter (Burlington, Ont.)

warrenb said:
Not sure why I said the UK was 220. Its 240 volt. Fastest kettle boilers in all of Christendom. :)
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We call our voltage anything between 110 and 120v.....Europe is anything between 220 and 240. It floats, depending on where you are..how good your local power authority is...the condition of the lines...there are lots of factors that can change things slightly.

My dad's house, 3 hours north of Toronto...I can guarantee you I can go and plug a $700 Fluke meter into the wall and it will be 109.7 volts...it's rock steady, all day, every day. I Have no idea why it's so stable. My house here in Edmonton on the other hand is a bit of a mess. I get anywhere from 107 volts to (and yes, I've measured this) 131 volts. We can't keep incandescent lightbulbs going in this place for more than a few months. The compact fluorescent bulbs seem to be holding their own. I really should do a graph, then present it to the power company and tell them to get their product straightened out.

Anyway...I can't help you with numbers. I just went and looked at my Lyman Turbo 1200 and it doesn't have any numbers on it...doesn't even have a CSA/UL sticker on it, which is strange.
 
cam1936 said:
That 20 watt fan motor is probably just the cooling fan for the real motor. I don't know how many watts a tumbler uses, but it has to be more than 20. I'll look at mine next time I'm home.
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The fans are built into/onto one end of the motors. 20 watts would be OK for a really small tumbler, and lightly loaded.

REAL TEST RESULTS

Plugged in an inline power consumption meter, "watts up Pro"
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Small tumbler, motor rated at 1.8 Amps 77w unloaded, 85 loaded
Large tumbler with HD motor, Thumler Industrial 18, motor 1/20hp rated at 1.6 amps, unloaded or loaded, 125w.


BTW, our power cost is 13 to 14 cents/kwh. That is all taxes, fees etc, divided by total usage.
 
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