PSW 300W Inverter Sale

6 left at the Santa Clarita Lowes. They're hiding in the middle of the lighting section

THIS was just posted on another thread about inverters.
Mine acted the same, but I replaced the inverter not only because it drove the MW nuts, but it was burning up other things like a heating pad, small back massager, and a couple of other things. I had had enough

MrWizard wrote:
It's not the motor or digital pad or mechanical timer

It's the magnetron circuitry that produces the micro waves
The cooking power

The mw will work on msw, it just makes less power, than when it has psw power input, warming up a cup of water or coffee takes longer, but it's also easier on the batteries, because it draws less inverter power, less amps from the battery for a longer period

Makes sense... I will mostly be using the inverter to run a t.v. (The law requires me to shut down for 10 hours at a time..I don't sleep that long). Just thought I might like some popcorn or leftover meatloaf. Not going to be cooking meals...ok, maybe an egg or potato.

My old 12v t.v. broke, and the truck is wired for inverter. Figure its time to upgrade my lifestyle.

If that little egg thingy my wife uses in the micro takes 5 min instead of 3...so be it. Beats a 5 min walk across the lot to spend $5.00 on a soggy egg-muffin out if the convenient warmer.

It's not the motor or digital pad or mechanical timer

It's the magnetron circuitry that produces the micro waves
The cooking power

The mw will work on msw, it just makes less power, than when it has psw power input, warming up a cup of water or coffee takes longer, but it's also easier on the batteries, because it draws less inverter power, less amps from the battery for a longer period

I'm ok with that

It's easier on my batteries

Question for you electronic smarty-pants (or just the off-grid know-it-all).

Is the problem with microwaves on a Modified-sine an issue of the motor (whatever makes a microwave heat-up), or all the electronic gadgets built into modern microwaves.

I guess what I am asking....if I buy a cheap microwave with a rotary timer (they still sell them), no clock, etc... will it be more likely to run on a modified sine inverter...or do I really need to spend the money on a pure-sine????????

I was really looking at the 2000w for $135.00, so I asked the on-line "helper" to locate me one...ROAD TRIP. Unavailable in my state (Pennsylvania).

Bummer....that was a good deal on a 2000w PURE sine. Guess I'll have to buy a CEN-TECH, MODIFIED Sine, from Harbor freight for $139.00 I am NOT willing to spend the big bucks just to run a t.v. and maybe a small microwave in the SEMI....we usually camp full hook-up.

Picked up 2 of the 300 watt for $37 and 1 of the 600 watt for $49. All 7 miles from my campground in Prescott AZ that I left today.
Thx to the OP for the info. Giving 2 as gifts.

Good info Jeff, sounds like a great value on a well made inverter. Gonna check with my local store and see if they have any left.

Yes it has a fan that turns on at 100w. Can you hear it?, of course, it's a fan. Is it a hurricane? No. With a constant 150w load it's stone cold, so if it bothers me I might look at how to change the load switch for the fan, but I think in a cabinet it will do fine.. For those commenting about build quality never having seen it, as I said, it built like a GoPower, so not bad. The normal store price is $150, not $40. It has a soft start and can surprisingly light a 300w lamp. The inverter doesn't care and handles it fine. My 12v power supply hates it tho. This is a clearance sale, that's the reason for the price. For those looking online, obviously that doesn't work as has been proven several times on this thread. Pick up the phone with the stock number and ask. My local store has a stack of them, I'm sure many more do as well

I would only assume it has a fan. Otherwise it would need an external sink.