Can this little blender run 3 minutes continuously without overheating the motor?
1571691
I always gave mine a few seconds rest every minute; that said, I would say yes. That would be at its most powerful setting; I never bothered with the lighter settings. Hope that helps! :)
1571692
Hmmm...I've never tried to run it that long so I'm not sure. I will say I tried blending a protein drink with milk and twice the amount of protein powder and it got bogged down and a bit warm.
1817239
I am not sure but I ran it for 2 hours with load continuously at 75% speed, the motor was not even warm to the touch.
903671
I wouldn't recommend continuous 4 hour use as this will certainly cause the machine to overheat. Our manufacturer instructs us on a 15 minute break every hour and 25 minutes. Sorry
1046671
It will run through the frozen drink cycle and then stop. The whole blender doesn't power off when the cycle is through.
1844184
I've never used it continuously for more than about 15 minutes. No problem within that time frame.
1197318
Must be plugged in. Note: this is from the manual. I can personally say that using too long WILL burn out the motor 'Never operate the Mini-Mate Plus Chopper/Grinder more than 30 seconds at a time, more than 1 minute out of 5 minutes, or more than 3 minutes an hour.' Suggest trying one of the rechargeable hand blenders or there are a couple of rechargeable food processors or blenders available but doubt they will work as well as promised, "If it's too good to be true, it isn't" Try Hamilton beech plus info at this site I ran across for you http://www.weloveblenders.com/best-battery-operated-blender/ Buy a sharp knife, the battery never quits.
1921916
Sorry, the blender was a gift and I've heard no feedback. I should ask if it works as hoped. Thank you for the reminder!
1071465
I honestly don't know the answer to this question. My wife and I like to crunch on the seeds as we drink/eat the smoothies we make. This blender has a very powerful motor and very high RPM's. I assume it would do what you want if you let it run @ the highest RPM's a bit longer. Hope this helps!
802644
I run it consecutively 4-5 times with only a slight pause inbetween, and I've never had it overheat. I've owned it for over 2 years now and it still runs fine.
1794787
I have left mine running for a while on high and it shut off. I think there is an overheating sensor or maybe even a timer of some sort. The two pre-programmed settings have a set cycle and shut the blender off automatically.
1405121
Depends on how often you make them. Even the best blenders will burn out if used too much. Best case scenario is if it's for daily use, don't purchase this.
593334
I've successfully ran it for approximately 6 hours. Was still going strong when I turned it off. I think it would be fine running as long as you keep it full of chocolate.
1503184
You can preset it to run 1,2, or 3 hours, then stop automatically, or have it run without a timer. The packaging suggests you don't run it for more that ten hours at a time, but full it will run much longer than that.
1844188
I don't really know. I know I ran it for at least 5 minutes and it did not overheat
815450
I have used it for continuous use for a couple of hours without issue. Don't see why it couldn't go longer
423006
I've found it to be very good at this task. I've left my smoothie on the counter for an hour or toe, when I came back, it's still fully incorporated. Hope you like your blender.
1269966
I have 3 of these. You would not be able to run it constantly.... the motor would burn out. I have filled the tank and set it to go off every 5 min for 20 seconds and it lasted for two hours. I'm sure you could rig it to pump from a larger reservoir if you wanted too.