Microwaves on inverters.
I have a unit with 1500 watt microwave and would like to be able to use it occasionally when dry camping (10 min or less at a time). I plan to use a 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter. Also plan usin...
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bid_time wrote:
The batteries are only half of the equation. What do you do so you can run the coffee maker and microwave the next day? And what about the times when the sun doesn't shine for 4 days? And what is the cost of that side of the equation?
Just buy the generator and be done.
We have a Honda i2000W inverter generator which we carry all the time. Might as well be a boat anchor. Never use it. Batteries are more than half the equation. They keep you going through the highs and lows of solar if you have enough AH. The inverter is the silent answer to the generator. Even in shade or cloudy conditions, we can harvest 4 A from the panels(high of 22A/hr). Our Micro in 4 minutes uses 12.5 AH which is around 3 hours of low sun. We have 450AH of available storage.
If you are the type that dry camps or boondocks like they are at home, then you will be running your genny constantly and running out of water within a few days.
If you camp like you are in a back country environment without the luxuries of home, then without giving up too many comforts, a few simple conservation choices for power and water will see you staying a lot longer in the bush without alot of genny noise complements of your hard working batteries, solar and your inverter.
Dave.
