Coffee!
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Topic: Coffee!
Posted By: Zeester
Subject: Coffee!
Date Posted: 10 April 2011 at 12:22
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Hi, I plan to install a Nespresso coffeemachine on my 370. I wonder if anyone tried this before. Can anyone tell me if I have to change anything in the fuses if I want to install such a machine? regards, Ron ------------- 370#546 |
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Posted By: Johan Hackman
Date Posted: 10 April 2011 at 17:59
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Are you planning to use it when connected to shore power or are you thinking of using it with an inverter?
The main factor is how many watts the coffee maker takes. Johan -------------  http://www.johanhackman.se" rel="nofollow - http://www.johanhackman.se |
Posted By: Zeester
Date Posted: 10 April 2011 at 18:52
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At least I want to use it when on shore power. The label on the machine I have at home shows that it uses 1260W. For my boat I plan to buy a smaller version. I don't know if that one uses less power.
If this works, maybe the next step will be the invertor. Grz, Ron ------------- 370#546 |
Posted By: Regis
Date Posted: 10 April 2011 at 19:12
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I use my nespresso for several heats on shore power without Amy problems.
I use the krups it uses1260 watts of power , IT fits perfectly in THE cupboard under the sink bevind the garbage bin. Ric ------------- 370 # 487; Former Feeling 286S; Once Stern #929 |
Posted By: Zeester
Date Posted: 10 April 2011 at 19:27
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Hi Ric, do you have pics on how you installed your machine? ------------- 370#546 |
Posted By: Johan Hackman
Date Posted: 10 April 2011 at 20:28
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I have a 500 Watt "shore power coffee brewer" that I am also using with an 800 Watt inverter. There is a reason why I still call the coffee "shore power coffee" though.
When making coffee using the inverter it draws 45 A, and the two small cups the brewer makes take 3 Ah off the batteries. Now, the power of an inverter should not be more than ten percent of the capacity of the battery bank. I have an 180 Watt pure sine inverter that I use for any other task. My battery bank is 200 Ah so the inverter is pretty much the right size. The reason for not having a bigger inverter is that if you exceed a certain amount of Amperes you take out of a battery the characteristics of the battery change - it gets smaller. I am making an exception for my coffee brewer but I think it takes more from the battery than the 3 Ah the battery monitor shows. Johan  ------------- http://www.johanhackman.se" rel="nofollow - http://www.johanhackman.se |
Posted By: Stella*Nova
Date Posted: 11 April 2011 at 14:20
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Nespresso is a very tasty coffee, but don't install it with an inverter. It sucks 100A from your batteries, so you must have thick cables.
If you use the nespresso on shore power there should be no problem with the boat, but possibly with the fuse of the harbour. ------------- BR Ralf, Ex. 'a mare' H370 |
Posted By: Windsurfer
Date Posted: 16 April 2011 at 01:30
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I use the Krups cofeemaker which is 1500 watts directly from the receptacle near the kitchen sink...no problem so far...I am planning to install a huge 2600 Watts inverter to be able to plug in anything that might be required while sailing...question is...where to install it...and where to install a heavy deep cycle battery to feed that monster... ------------- Hanse 320 #079 White hull, tiller, short keel and rudder, standard North sails, Sparcraft rig |
Posted By: Peter-Blake
Date Posted: 16 April 2011 at 10:00
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This is what we use. We have a pretty big one (for 9 or 12 espressocups). it works perfect and the
coffee / espresso is perfect. We never need electrical power or shore
power for it, always only a little bit gas. BTW: it is cheap aswell! http://lacuisineus.com/catalog/images/espresso.jpg - http://lacuisineus.com/catalog/images/espresso.jpg ------------- Blake 370 
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Posted By: silversailor
Date Posted: 24 April 2011 at 13:03
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I use a stainless steel french press. All that is required is boiled water. No inverter. No battery draw. Pick your grind and strength and end up with perfect coffee, 2 large cups at a time. Once the water boils it takes only minutes to brew the coffee.
------------- Silversailor South Haven, MI USA S/V Legacy 2010 Andrews 28 |
Posted By: h315idra
Date Posted: 24 April 2011 at 17:45
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The best way to make coffee aboard! Moka Bialetti.
Bravo Peter-Blake!
------------- Alessandro Camerini 315#526 Marina di Salivoli, Piombino ITALY |
Posted By: nickfabbri
Date Posted: 25 April 2011 at 19:57
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We put a Nespresso Pixie on board this weekend. It draws 1300w and works fine with shore power.
Two drawbacks though; one is that the draw on the batteries makes it unusable at sea, even if we did have a huge invertor. secondly, is the amount of grief I am getting from my sailing mates, who are using the word " ponce" with renewed vigour. ------------- Nick71 Hanse 320 |