Dehydrator power consumption?

Has anyone checked power using a KILL A WATT meter on a residential grade meat/vegg/fruit dehydrator?
Would like to get one, just wondering about "actual" power consumption.
Would like to get one, just wondering about "actual" power consumption.
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I have a 5 tray Excalibur and it uses @400 watts, I believe the 9 tray uses 660. I have a 9 tray harvest maid and it is listed as 440 watts as well. These units all have fans as well as heating units.
The small round jobs run 200-300 watts. I consider them trial units, to see if you like dehydrating. My 5 tray (15"x15") Excalibur likely holds 3 times the amount of a 5 tray little round job (Harbor Freight sells one for $25-30)
- Assorted other systems, pieces and to many panels in the closet to not do more projects.
http://theselfsufficientliving.com/8-free-diy-or-homemade-solar-food-dehydrator-making-plans/
-Bill
I could be very wrong. Just can't remember.
Dried about 80 lbs of apples last year, opened the last mason jar about a month ago. No canning, but putting in an air tight container with an oxygen depleter like iron filings, helps keep bad things from happening to them.
- Assorted other systems, pieces and to many panels in the closet to not do more projects.
I got a dehydrator at Costco, one of the round ones with low-med-hi settings. I used it to break in my generator and also used my kill-o-watt meter. I think it was about 750w and used about 1/2 the output of my 1600w inverter generator.
Resistance heating takes LOTS of power.