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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road-runner wrote:3 tons wrote:I can't speak for usually because I'm only a sample of one. I can say from first hand experience that the dual GC Trojans ARE the problem in my case. The battery cables are about 2 feet long, and I lose a couple of tenths of a volt in them. A few seconds after the microwave load hits the inverter, it kicks out from low battery voltage. I agree with the suggestion of a lower power microwave, but it's not worth it to me to rip out the nice factory installation. And with many newer rigs not having a gas oven, the selection of convection/microwave combo ovens is extremely limited. It's quite possible that there are none at all with a microwave cooking power under 1,000 watts.
As I stated, its usually NOT the GC’s that are the problem, its the equipment and/or the overall configuration - Inverter wattage is only one part of the equation, the equipment needs to be compatible in all ways to run optimally...
your experience with a pair of GC is similar to mine and many others. I have a 2ft run of 4/0 to the PSW inverter, the issue with 2GC isn't as much the cables as a flooded cell GC internal resistance. Worked fine at 1000W as long as battery SOC was in the 80+% area. with 4 GC-2's it works down to 50% SOC. This is an example where the GC is NOT the ideal solution to the problem. for high draws 12V jars are much better. parallel banks reduce current/jar and the lower internal resistance limits voltage drop. But we with 4GC-2 I have what I need for occasional high draw use and maintain the life and ability to go to 30%SOC for many many cycles when needed w/o damage to the batteries.
