Can I run my microwave off of battery power?
I'm almost afraid to ask this, because this might just break the space-time continuum and cause irreparable harm to the ozone layer. But, ... using my 2000 watt inverter, can I run my 1000 watt mic...
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wa8yxm wrote:jplante4 wrote:
I have 4 6v batteries and a 2000w MSW inverter. I've used the microwave for short bursts like defrosting with no issues. It sounds like it's unhappy but the amp draw was within expectations.
I did notice that the clock runs faster on the inverter.
Ok some science.. The clock runs faster because it is MSW.. Now.. I do not know if you know what a STILE is (Has 3 meanings I am familure with. IN one series of science fiction books it is the name of Citizen BLUE. He got that name (Which also means a pile of what the horse left behind) Because after looking at a pile of. Horse...stuff.. He diagnosed a horse as sick and a vet was able to easily cure saving his master (he was a slave not a citizen at the time) many bucks.
IT is also the name of the stairs that go up and over a fence. We had one on the SWINE side of the farm I grew up on . People (And cats) can cross but SWINE can not.
This last resembles teh MSW wave form.. Stair steps up and down. Usually 3 steps.. Flat topped. the clock reads every STEP not just the cycle as it does with True Sine.
Now if you draw a straight line at ZERO and look only at the POSITIVE side of the wave form the area under the stair steps is identical to the area under a same RMS Sine wave.. So you get 125V RMS. if you power an incandescent lamp or resistive heater. SAME SAME either way.
But the microwave is a peak reading. and the MSW is "Flat topped" so the peak is LOWER.. thus the Microwave has less power.
Oh and Steps are made up of all the odd harmonics 60hz. 180 hz (3rd harmonic) 5th 7th 99ths 1001th Eventually the filters cut them out but that is why they can mess up your TV and Audio systems.
And the steamer just said "DInner time" So I'll end this post here.
Excellent writeup. Had the steamer not called, I'm sure you would have elaborated on those "odd" harmonics and in particular, described how damaging they can be due to excessive heating of components because of the high frequencies.
What I do know is my Sharp MW REALLY doesn't like my MSW inverter, I mean REALLY!!!
