Generator advice
I'm looking at buying a generator. 95% of what I need it for is charging house battery while dry camping. The other 5% is to run the microwave for hot pockets and pizza for the kids. I borrowed a 2...
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BFL13 wrote:+1
The 2000w will run the microwave (1500w) if that is the only thing on. It seems you were also running the battery charger/converter (1000w) at the same time, which would overload the 2000w gen.
"Power management" is the answer.
Verify the fridge and water are set to propane only. Turn the breaker to the converter off if you just need the MW for a few minutes. I would go with 2200 watts max generator rating to save weight and space.
Eventually you will want to review the converter charging system that you are getting 14.2+ volts on the battery.
