microwave for the truck

following this post......want to know what your results are

 

Im looking at a 400 watt inverter...that has 800 watt peak surge....on paper a 700 watt microwave....at medium level should draw 350 watts...the cobra inverter $30 at pilot...microwave $60 at walmart...

 

I dont know about you, but ME, I would be tired after a long day, pop my dinner in the micro, punch in the time, and forget to set it to medium power......

 

me too ... i would need to have a paper taped to the glass door...saying MEDIUM !!! ....are you the driver at CRST??...hows things going there...ok I hope

 

Bad idea ... optimally your power source should be twice of what you will draw ...

 

Start this coming monday......ask me on tuesday

 

plus isnt a microwave kinda like a compressor that it draws a higher initial charge to get it going? plus I see 1500 inverters on sale for around $100 sometimes

 

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ny limit is plug in 400 watt...I may still try it...the 400 watt has an 800 watt peak surg limit

 

well...cant run a microwave oven on 400 watt inverter....even if oven is on lowest setting....oven cycles from low watts to high watts....even if the setting is at low.....at least now I know for sure

 

yeah I have always been told to have an inverter with at least double the watts so running a 600 watt microwave I would prefer to have a 1500 inverter